# 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing in the second round to Stanford.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 14–18, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Rams were defeated by Massachusetts in the second round.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mike Powell | 1 | G | 5'11 | 175 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transfer |
| Xavier Munford | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Hillside, NJ | Graduated |
| Jonathan Nazarko | 22 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | East Lyme, CT | Graduated |
| Mike Aaman | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Hazlet, NJ | Assaulted in off-campus incident |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Earl Watson | 33 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Fort Pierce, FL | Chipola College |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jarvis Garrett PG | Milwaukee, WI | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, OSN | | Pace | W 94–54 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (4,210) Kingston, RI |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, OSN | | UMass Lowell | W 72–56 | 2–0 | Ryan Center (4,320) Kingston, RI |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm, OSN | | No. 21 Nebraska | W 66–62 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI |
| 11/27/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Kansas Orlando Classic quarterfinals | L 60–76 | 3–1 | HP Field House (3,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Santa Clara Orlando Classic consolation round | W 66–44 | 4–1 | HP Field House (4,383) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Georgia Tech Orlando Classic 5th place game | L 61–64 | 4–2 | HP Field House (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/06/2014* 8:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 75–43 | 5–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,156) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 60–68 | 5–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,246) Providence, RI |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, OSN | | Delaware State | W 83–44 | 6–3 | Ryan Center (4,613) Kingston, RI |
| 12/20/2014* 4:00 pm, OSN | | Detroit | W 69–55 | 7–3 | Ryan Center (4,694) Kingston, RI |
| 12/31/2014* 4:00 pm, OSN | | Brown Ocean State Cup | W 80–60 | 8–3 | Ryan Center (5,015) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Louis | W 65–53 | 9–3 (1–0) | Chaifetz Arena (8,677) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 68–65 | 10–3 (2–0) | Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 61–60 | 11–3 (3–0) | Palumbo Center (2,309) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/13/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 17 VCU | L 60–65 | 11–4 (3–1) | Ryan Center (6,011) Kingston, RI |
| 01/17/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Massachusetts | L 56–60 | 11–5 (3–2) | Mullins Center (5,273) Amherst, MA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, OSN | | La Salle | W 59–47 | 12–5 (4–2) | Ryan Center (4,481) Kingston, RI |
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm, OSN | | St. Bonaventure | W 53–48 | 13–5 (5–2) | Ryan Center (5,312) Kingston, RI |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 64–63 | 14–5 (6–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622) Bronx, NY |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, OSN | | George Washington | W 59–55 | 15–5 (7–2) | Ryan Center (7,097) Kingston, RI |
| 02/08/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Richmond | W 79–74 | 16–5 (8–2) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 64–65 | 16–6 (8–3) | Hagan Arena (3,681) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, OSN | | Saint Louis | W 81–68 | 17–6 (9–3) | Ryan Center (5,314) Kingston, RI |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | | Massachusetts | W 75–59 | 18–6 (10–3) | Ryan Center (7,118) Kingston, RI |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 71–56 | 19–6 (11–3) | Patriot Center (4,740) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, OSN | | Davidson | L 59–60 | 19–7 (11–4) | Ryan Center (6,050) Kingston, RI |
| 02/28/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle | W 59–56 | 20–7 (12–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,286) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 59–75 | 20–8 (12–5) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm, OSN | | Saint Joseph's | W 78–68 | 21–8 (13–5) | Ryan Center (7,121) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2015 9:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. George Washington Quarterfinals | W 71–58 | 22–8 | Barclays Center (7,423) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/14/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Dayton Semifinals | L 52–56 | 22–9 | Barclays Center (8,488) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (3) | (6) Iona First round | W 88–75 | 23–9 | Ryan Center (2,638) Kingston, RI |
| 03/22/2015* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | No. (3) | at (2) Stanford Second round | L 65–74 | 23–10 | Maples Pavilion (1,235) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||