# 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18-15, 9-9 in A-10 Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated La Salle And VCU to advance to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to St. Bonaventure.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.
On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut. On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| E. C. Matthews | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| Jarvis Garrett | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
| Stanford Robinson | 13 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Senior | Landover, MD | Graduated |
| Jared Terrell | 32 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Weymouth, MA | Graduated |
| Andre Berry | 34 | F | 6'8" | 275 | Senior | West Hempstead, NY | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jermaine Harris #7 C | Upper Marlboro, MD | Rock Creek Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Dana Tate #36 SF | Springfield, MA | Rock Creek Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tyrese Martin #76 PG | Woodstock, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Omar Silverio SG | Bronx, NY | St. Raymond High School for Boys | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 25, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Pace | W 80–65 | | 19 – Russell | 7 – Langevine | 6 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (4,058) Kingston, RI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bryant Ocean State Cup | W 97–63 | 1–0 | 21 – Russell | 10 – Harris | 9 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,010) Kingston, RI |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston A10–CAA Challenge | L 55–66 | 1–1 | 18 – Langevine | 10 – Langevine | 4 – Dowtin | TD Arena (4,276) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | W 76–74 | 2–1 | 31 – Dowtin | 10 – Langevine | 5 – Russell | Ryan Center (5,494) Kingston, RI |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 58–68 | 2–2 | 15 – Langevine | 12 – Langevine | 3 – Tied | Ryan Center (5,016) Kingston, RI |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Brown Ocean State Cup | W 71–51 | 3–2 | 19 – Langevine | 17 – Langevine | 4 – Russell | Ryan Center (4,828) Kingston, RI |
| December 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 50–59 | 3–3 | 18 – Langevine | 12 – Langevine | 2 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,997) Providence, RI |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Holy Cross Worcester Showcase | W 79–63 | 4–3 | 19 – Tied | 11 – Langevine | 4 – Dowtin | DCU Center (2,312) Worcester, MA |
| December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | W 83–70 | 5–3 | 18 – Russell | 8 – Thompson | 7 – Dowtin | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 22, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Bucknell Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | L 82–84 | 5–4 | 26 – Russell | 8 – Dowtin | 4 – Russell | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 24, 2018* 12:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Charlotte Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round | W 75–61 | 6–4 | 20 – Russell | 11 – Langevine | 5 – Dowtin | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 5th place game | L 60–68 | 6–5 | 17 – Dowtin | 14 – Langevine | 7 – Russell | Stan Sheriff Center (5,696) Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 72–60 | 7–5 | 17 – Dowtin | 8 – Martin | 5 – Russell | Ryan Center (6,382) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Louis | L 53–60 | 7–6 (0–1) | 18 – Martin | 10 – Langevine | 6 – Dowtin | Chaifetz Arena (7,356) St. Louis, MO |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 78–67 | 8–6 (1–1) | 24 – Dowtin | 7 – Tied | 5 – Dowtin | Robins Center (5,006) Richmond, VA |
| January 13, 2019 5:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | L 67–84 | 8–7 (1–2) | 15 – Tied | 14 – Langevine | 4 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,383) Kingston, RI |
| January 16, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | St. Bonaventure | W 75–63 | 9–7 (2–2) | 18 – Tied | 8 – Langevine | 5 – Russell | Ryan Center (5,616) Kingston, RI |
| January 19, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle | W 78–67 | 10–7 (3–2) | 22 – Dowtin | 14 – Langevine | 4 – Russell | Tom Gola Arena (2,147) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | VCU | W 71–65 | 11–7 (4–1) | 19 – Russell | 7 – Tied | 2 – 3 tied | Ryan Center (5,874) Kingston, RI |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Massachusetts | L 70–77 | 11–8 (4–3) | 23 – Martin | 7 – Langevine | 5 – Russell | Mullins Center (4,145) Amherst, MA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 72–75 | 11–9 (4–4) | 24 – Langevine | 8 – Langevine | 7 – Russell | Palumbo Center (2,345) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Louis | W 65–54 | 12–9 (5–4) | 17 – Dowtin | 10 – Martin | 4 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (6,129) Kingston, RI |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Davidson | L 53–68 | 12–10 (5–5) | 16 – Langevine | 14 – Langevine | 3 – Russell | John M. Belk Arena (4,341) Davidson, NC |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 48–77 | 12–11 (5–6) | 23 – Langevine | 10 – Langevine | 6 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,259) Kingston, RI |
| February 16, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Fordham | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (5–7) | 15 – Russell | 18 – Langevine | 4 – Russell | Ryan Center (6,258) Kingston, RI |
| February 19, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 42–76 | 12–13 (5–8) | 14 – Dowtin | 11 – Langevine | 4 – Dowtin | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| February 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Davidson | L 66–75 | 12–14 (5–9) | 16 – Martin | 13 – Langevine | 3 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | George Washington | W 80–53 | 13–14 (6–9) | 16 – Dowtin | 6 – Langevine | 5 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,423) Kingston, RI |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Dayton | W 72–70 | 14–14 (7–9) | 26 – Langevine | 8 – Langevine | 5 – Russell | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 86–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (8–9) | 41 – Russell | 6 – Preston | 3 – Russell | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 94–75 | 16–14 (9–9) | 27 – Russell | 10 – Langevine | 5 – Russell | Ryan Center (6,938) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (8) | vs. (9) La Salle Second Round | W 76–57 | 17–14 | 25 – Langevine | 12 – Langevine | 7 – Russell | Barclays Center (6,802) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 15, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (8) | vs. (1) VCU Quarterfinals | W 75–70 | 18–14 | 22 – Dowtin | 9 – Langevine | 3 – Martin | Barclays Center (7,194) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (8) | vs. (4) St. Bonaventure Semifinals | L 51–68 | 18–15 | 15 – Langevine | 10 – Martin | 3 – Russell | Barclays Center (8,133) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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