# 2012–13 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first 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 8–21, 3–13 in A-10 play finish in a tie for 14th place. They failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Alwayne Bigby | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Graduate | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1 | Mike Powell | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Jarelle Reischel | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 4 | Jordan Hare | Forward | 6–10 | 205 | Freshman | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 5 | Xavier Munford | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Hillside, New Jersey |
| 10 | DeShon Minnis | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Andre Malone | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 13 | T. J. Buchanan | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 14 | Ifeyani Onyekaba | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 20 | Eric Youncofski | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | Middletown Township, New Jersey |
| 23 | Nikola Malesevic | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Senior | Užice, Serbia |
| 30 | Shane Plunkett | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Brookville, New York |
| 33 | Ryan Brooks | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | Mays Landing, New Jersey |
| 34 | Mike Aaman | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Freshman | Hazlet, New Jersey |
| 55 | Gilvydas Biruta | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Jonava, Lithuania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2012* 7:00 pm | Coast Guard | W 83–31 | – | Ryan Center (3,210) Kingston, RI |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Norfolk State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 55–67 | 0–1 | Ryan Center (5,045) Kingston, RI |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 50–69 | 0–2 | Cassell Coliseum (6,270) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/17/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. No. 4 Ohio State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic semifinals | L 58–69 | 0–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,003) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/18/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Seton Hall Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 3rd place | L 55–60 | 0–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,863) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 54–58 $^{OT}$ | 0–5 | Ryan Center (3,614) Kingston, RI |
| 11/25/2012* 4:00 pm | at Auburn | W 78–72 $^{2OT}$ | 1–5 | Auburn Arena (4,557) Auburn, AL |
| 11/28/2012* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | George Mason | L 52–55 | 1–6 | Ryan Center (4,056) Kingston, RI |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm | Vermont | W 76–66 | 2–6 | Ryan Center (4,126) Kingston, RI |
| 12/06/2012* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports | at Providence Ocean State Cup | L 57–72 | 2–7 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,344) Providence, RI |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm | SMU | W 72–50 | 3–7 | Ryan Center (3,822) Kingston, RI |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | Georgia State | W 65–60 | 4–7 | Ryan Center (3,822) Kingston, RI |
| 12/27/2012* 10:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 59–82 | 4–8 | McKeon Pavilion (2,783) Moraga, CA |
| 01/04/2013* 7:00 pm, OSN | Brown Ocean State Cup | W 59–47 | 5–8 | Ryan Center (3,858) Kingston, RI |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 61–64 | 5–9 (0–1) | Robins Center (4,024) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | Charlotte | L 50–58 | 5–10 (0–2) | Ryan Center (3,758) Kingston, RI |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (1–2) | Chaifetz Arena (8,693) Saint Louis, MO |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | George Washington | L 65–66 | 6–11 (1–3) | Ryan Center (4,111) Kingston, RI |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm | at Fordham | L 63–66 | 6–12 (1–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,014) Bronx, NY |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | VCU | L 64–70 | 6–13 (1–5) | Ryan Center (6,632) Kingston, RI |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 9 Butler | L 68–75 | 6–14 (1–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 53–81 | 6–15 (1–7) | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (4,124) Amherst, MA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 61–67 | 6–16 (1–8) | Ryan Center (1,933) Kingston, RI |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Dayton | W 75–72 | 7–16 (2–8) | Ryan Center (3,388) Kingston, RI |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | W 67–62 | 8–16 (3–8) | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,632) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | Xavier | L 42–55 | 8–17 (3–9) | Ryan Center (6,154) Kingston, RI |
| 02/24/2013 2:00 pm | La Salle | L 65–72 | 8–18 (3–10) | Ryan Center (5,180) Kingston, RI |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | at Temple | L 70–76 | 8–19 (3–11) | Liacouras Center (9,493) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 44–81 | 8–20 (3–12) | Hagan Arena (3,743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2013 2:00 pm | Massachusetts | L 66–75 | 8–21 (3–13) | Ryan Center (4,869) Kingston, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||