# 2013–14 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Massachusetts.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | E. C. Matthews | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Romulus, Michigan |
| 1 | Mike Powell | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Jarelle Reischel | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | RS Sophomore | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 4 | Jordan Hare | Forward | 6–10 | 205 | Sophomore | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 5 | Xavier Munford | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Hillside, New Jersey |
| 10 | DeShon Minnis | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Matthew Butler | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12 | Hassan Martin | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Staten Island, New York |
| 13 | T. J. Buchanan | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 14 | Ifeyani Onyekaba | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 20 | Eric Youncofski | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Sophomore | Middletown Township, New Jersey |
| 22 | Jonathan Nazarko | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | East Lyme, Connecticut |
| 30 | Shane Plunkett | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Brookville, New York |
| 34 | Mike Aaman | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Sophomore | Hazlet, New Jersey |
| 55 | Gilvydas Biruta | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | RS Junior | Jonava, Lithuania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | Southern Connecticut | W 93–77 | | Ryan Center (N/A) Kingston, RI |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, OSN | Maine | W 97–77 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (5,410) Kingston, RI |
| 11/11/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 58–89 | 1–1 | Garland Special Events Center (3,239) Garland, TX |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, OSN | North Carolina A&T | W 72–59 | 2–1 | Ryan Center (4,821) Kingston, RI |
| 11/18/2013* 8:00 pm | vs. Metro State NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | W 66–63 | 3–1 | McKale Center (N/A) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/19/2013* 11:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 5 Arizona NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | L 59–87 | 3–2 | McKale Center (13,354) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/23/2013* 7:00 pm, OSN | UMass Lowell | W 79–68 | 4–2 | Ryan Center (4,342) Kingston, RI |
| 11/25/2013* 7:30 pm | UNC Asheville NIT Season Tip-Off consolation round | W 73–56 | 5–2 | Ryan Center (869) Kingston, RI |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm | NcNeese State NIT Season Tip-Off consolation round | W 76–71 | 6–2 | Ryan Center (858) Kingston, RI |
| 11/30/2013* 4:00 pm, OSN | at George Mason | L 54–61 | 6–3 | Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/05/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Providence Ocean State Cup | L 49–50 | 6–4 | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI |
| 12/08/2013* 2:00 pm | at Detroit | L 68–70 | 6–5 | Calihan Hall (2,413) Detroit, MI |
| 12/22/2013* 2:00 pm, OSN | New Hampshire | W 62–45 | 7–5 | Ryan Center (3,246) Kingston, RI |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, OSN | Southern Miss | L 64–77 | 7–6 | Ryan Center (3,462) Kingston, RI |
| 01/02/2014* 7:00 pm, MyRITV | at Brown Ocean State Cup | W 75–66 | 8–6 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,229) Providence, RI |
| 01/04/2014* 8:00 pm, OSN | at LSU | W 74–70 | 9–6 | Maravich Center (8,789) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/07/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Saint Louis | L 58–59 | 9–7 (0–1) | Ryan Center (4,510) Kingston, RI |
| 01/11/2014 2:30 pm, NBCSN | at George Washington | L 56–69 | 9–8 (0–2) | Smith Center (2,644) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | at La Salle | L 62–72 | 9–9 (0–3) | Tom Gola Arena (2,655) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/18/2014 12:30 pm, NBCSN | George Mason | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (1–3) | Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | at Saint Joseph's | L 57–61 | 10–10 (1–4) | Hagan Arena (3,861) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Dayton | W 88–76 | 11–10 (2–4) | Ryan Cener (6,211) Kingston, RI |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | at Fordham | L 79–85 | 11–11 (2–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,851) Bronx, NY |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at VCU | L 52–68 | 11–12 (2–6) | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA |
| 02/09/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Massachusetts | L 68–73 | 11–13 (2–7) | Ryan Center (6,511) Kingston, RI |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | at Dayton | L 69–76 | 11–14 (2–8) | UD Arena (12,255) Dayton, OH |
| 02/15/2014 12:00 pm, OSN | Duquesne | L 71–83 | 11–15 (2–9) | Ryan Center (4,112) Kingston, RI |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | Saint Joseph's | L 54–57 | 11–16 (2–10) | Ryan Center (4,712) Kingston, RI |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 87–78 | 12–16 (3–10) | Reilly Center (5,405) Olean, NY |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | at Massachusetts | L 67–70 | 12–17 (3–11) | Mullins Center (6,234) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2014 2:00 pm, OSN | Richmond | W 66–43 | 13–17 (4–11) | Ryan Center (5,113) Kingston, RI |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, OSN | Fordham | W 77–65 | 14–17 (5–11) | Ryan Center (4,414) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 9:00 pm, CSN | vs. Massachusetts Second round | L 61–65 | 14–18 | Barclays Center (8,755) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||