# 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Baron's ninth season at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 26–10, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to North Carolina.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Stevie Mejia | 5'9" | 175 | G | So. | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Lawrence Academy |
| 2 | Ben Eaves | 6'7" | 225 | F | Jr. | Lancashire, England, U.K. | Worcester Academy UConn |
| 4 | Jamal Wilson | 6'5" | 195 | G | So. | Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Neumann-Goretti HS |
| 5 | Marquis Jones | 6'1" | 200 | G | Jr. | South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | St. Thomas More Prep |
| 10 | Akeem Richmond | 6'1" | 180 | G | Fr. | Sanford, North Carolina, U.S. | Southern Lee HS |
| 12 | Orion Outerbridge | 6'9" | 210 | F | So. | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | New Hampton School |
| 15 | LaMonte Ulmer | 6'6" | 215 | F | Sr. | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Notre Dame Prep |
| 20 | Lisandro Ruiz Moreno | 6'0" | 180 | G | Fr. | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | South Kent School |
| 21 | Delroy James | 6'8" | 220 | F | Jr. | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Laurinburg Prep |
| 22 | Keith Cothran | 6'4" | 195 | G | Sr. | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | The Winchendon School |
| 23 | Nikola Malesevic | 6'7" | 200 | F | Fr. | Užice, Serbia | Uzicka Gimnazija |
| 24 | Ryan Brooks | 6'8" | 220 | F | Fr. | Mays Landing, New Jersey, U.S. | South Kent School |
| 32 | Will Martell | 7'0" | 245 | C | Jr. | Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S. | Hun School |
| 44 | Anthony Malhoit | 6'3" | 200 | G | Jr. | Waterford, Connecticut, U.S. | Piney Woods HS |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/2009* 7:30pm | | at Brown | W 78–57 | 1–0 | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,695) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 11/22/2009* 1:00pm | | Holy Cross | W 92–75 | 2–0 | Ryan Center (4,080) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 11/24/2009* 7:30pm | | Stony Brook | W 75–58 | 3–0 | Ryan Center (4,030) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 11/28/2009* 2:00pm | | at Davidson | W 75–65 | 4–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,731) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 12/2/2009* 7:30pm | | at VCU | L 80–82 | 4–1 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/5/2009* 1:00pm, Cox Sports | | Providence | W 86–82 | 5–1 | Ryan Center (7,675) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/8/2009* 7:00pm, NESN | | Quinnipiac | W 83–74 | 6–1 | Ryan Center (4,061) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/10/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | Northeastern | W 79–76 | 7–1 | Ryan Center (4,271) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/13/2009* 6:45pm, NESN | | at Boston College | W 80–69 | 8–1 | Conte Forum (4,263) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| 12/20/2009* 1:00pm | | Fairfield | W 89–84 | 9–1 | Ryan Center (3,114) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | at Drexel | W 80–79 | 10–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,703) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1/2/2010* 2:00pm | | vs. Oklahoma State | W 63–59 | 11–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,111) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 1/5/2010* 7:00pm | | at Akron | W 68–63 | 12–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,429) Akron, Ohio |
| 1/10/2010 1:00pm, Cox Sports | | No. 21 Temple | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (0–1) | Ryan Center (6,122) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/13/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | Saint Joseph's | W 101–4 | 13–2 (1–1) | Ryan Center (4,579) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/16/2010 2:00pm | | at Fordham | W 85–67 | 14–2 (2–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,354) Bronx, New York |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | Duquesne | W 75–67 | 15–2 (3–1) | Ryan Center (5,236) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/23/2010 6:00pm, Cox Sports | | at Xavier | L 61–72 | 15–3 (3–2) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1/26/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | at Dayton | W 65–64 | 16–3 (4–2) | UD Arena (12,501) Dayton, Ohio |
| 1/30/2010 1:00pm | | George Washington | W 72–66 | 17–3 (5–2) | Ryan Center (7,280) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/2/2010 7:00pm | | at La Salle | W 90–83 | 18–3 (6–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,812) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/6/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports | | UMass | W 93–85 | 19–3 (7–2) | Ryan Center (7,579) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/10/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | Richmond | L 67–69 | 19–4 (7–3) | Ryan Center (7,101) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/13/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports | | at Temple | L 56–78 | 19–5 (7–4) | Liacouras Center (7,080) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/17/2010 9:00pm, Cox Sports | | at Saint Louis | L 57–62 | 19–6 (7–5) | Chaifetz Arena (7,257) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/20/2010 4:00pm | | Fordham | W 101–75 | 20–6 (8–5) | Ryan Center (6,620) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/27/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports | | at St. Bonaventure | L 74–81 | 20–7 (8–6) | Reilly Center (3,511) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| 3/3/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | | Charlotte | W 80–58 | 21–7 (9–6) | Ryan Center (6,984) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/6/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports | | at UMass | L 67–69 | 21–8 (9–7) | Mullins Center (5,527) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports | (5) | (12) Saint Joseph's A-10 First Round | W 87–76 | 22–8 | Ryan Center (3,960) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/12/2010 2:30pm | (5) | vs. (4) Saint Louis A-10 Quarterfinals | W 63–47 | 23–8 | Boardwalk Hall (5,416) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 3/13/2010 1:00pm, CBSCS | (5) | vs. (1) No. 17 Temple A-10 Semifinals | L 44–57 | 23–9 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/17/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | (2 VT) | (7 VT) Northwestern NIT First Round | W 76–64 | 24–9 | Ryan Center (2,734) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/22/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | (2 VT) | (6 VT) Nevada NIT Second Round | W 85–83 | 25–9 | Ryan Center (3,419) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/24/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | (2 VT) | at (1 VT) Virginia Tech NIT Quarterfinals | W 79–72 | 26–9 | Cassell Coliseum (7,055) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 3/30/2010 9:00pm, ESPN2 | (2 VT) | vs. (4 MS) North Carolina NIT Semifinals | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 26–10 | Madison Square Garden (11,689) New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MS=NIT Mississippi State bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||