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2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–20 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
UMass 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
VCU 11 7   .611 24 14   .632
Duquesne 10 8   .556 25 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
La Salle 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Fordham 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Davidson 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Anthony Harris 0 G 6'4" 195 RS Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Transferred to St. Thomas (FL)
Abdou Samb 1 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Upper Malboro, MD Transferred to IUPUI
Brayon Freeman 2 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Sebastian Thomas 4 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Providence, RI Transferred to Albany
Jalen Carey 5 G 6'3" 186 RS Junior Harlem, NY Transferred
Ishmael Leggett 10 G 6'2" 180 RS Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred to Pittsburgh
Malik Martin 12 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Staten Island, NY Graduated
Alex Tchikou 22 F 6'11" 230 RS Sophomore Paris, France Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Louis Hutchinson 24 G/F 6'7" 185 Freshman Upper Malboro, MD Transferred to Charleston Southern

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zek Montgomery 0 G 6'6" 210 Junior Louisville, KY Bradley
Luis Kortright 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Manhattan, NY Quinnipiac
Jaden House 2 G 6'4" 201 Junior Richmond, VA High Point
Always Wright 5 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Carthage, MO Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Tyson Brown 10 F 6'9" 225 Junior Virginia Beach, VA Florida SouthWestern State
David Green 23 F 6'7" 215 RS Junior Apopka, FL Louisiana Tech

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Connor Dubsky
SG
Woodbridge, VA Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Cam Estevez
PG
New Milford, CT Canterbury School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 24, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
David Fuchs
PF
Vienna Austria Ratiopharm Ulm 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A May 25, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Hammond
#45 PG
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyonne Farrell
SF
Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zek Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Louis Christian Academy
Bradley
Louisville, KY
G 1 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Raymond
Quinnipiac
Manhattan, NY
G 2 Jaden House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Middleburg Academy
High Point
Richmond, VA
G 4 Cam Estevez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Canterbury School Harlem, NY
G 5 Always Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Joplin
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Carthage, MO
F 10 Tyson Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Massanutten
Florida Southwestern State
Virginia Beach, VA
C 11 Jeremy Foumena 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Orangeville Prep Montreal, QC
G 14 Connor Dubsky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 15 Rory Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Orangeville Prep Toronto, ON
G/F 20 Brandon Weston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Hillcrest Prep Academy
Seton Hall
Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Josaphat Bilau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Spire Academy
New Mexico JC
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
F 23 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Ocoee
Louisiana Tech
Apopka, FL
F 24 David Fuchs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) Vienna, Austria
G 30 Jimmy Ball (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Arlington Catholic Medford, MA
G 34 Ray Allen III (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gulliver Prep Miami, FL
G 35 Jameson Smith (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Munson Falls Church, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Assumption W 96–54 
 19  House   11  Fuchs   4  Wright  Ryan Center (3,641)
Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 81–70  1–0
 25  House   6  Brown   9  Wright  Ryan Center (4,118)
Kingston, RI
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fairfield W 93–80  2–0
 22  House   11  Fuchs   4  Fuchs  Ryan Center (4,155)
Kingston, RI
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner W 69–53  3–0
 16  Foumena   11  Montgomery   6  Montgomery  Ryan Center (3,795)
Kingston, RI
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Northwestern
Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals
L 61–72  3–1
 18  Montgomery   7  House   2  Montgomery  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,112)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Washington State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off third place game
L 57–78  3–2
 19  Montgomery   5  Tied   3  Kortright  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,024)
Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Johnson & Wales W 97–59  4–2
 17  Weston   13  Fuchs   4  Wright  Ryan Center (3,584)
Kingston, RI
November 26, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Yale W 76–72  5–2
 15  Kortright   9  Montgomery   4  Kortright  Ryan Center (3,511)
Kingston, RI
December 2, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Providence
Ocean State Rivalry
L 69–84  5–3
 18  House   9  Bilau   4  Kortright  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,513)
Providence, RI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown L 64–67  5–4
 16  House   9  Bilau   5  Kortright  Ryan Center (4,475)
Kingston, RI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Charleston L 70–85  5–5
 13  Estevez   5  Tied   6  Wright  TD Arena (4,974)
Charleston, SC
December 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Delaware
Holiday Hoopfest
L 56–67  5–6
 17  Estevez   7  Brown   3  Tied  UBS Arena 
Elmont, NY
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire L 71–81  5–7
 18  Montgomery   10  Foumena   3  Estevez  Ryan Center (3,300)
Kingston, RI
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northeastern W 82–71  6–7
 19  House   12  Fuchs   4  Montgomery  Ryan Center (4,311)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 78–74  7–7
(1–0)
 16  Green   10  Green   5  Kortright  Ryan Center (3,252)
Kingston, RI
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson W 79–74  8–7
(2–0)
 26  Kortright   11  Fuchs   5  Kortright  John M. Belk Arena (2,511)
Davidson, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass W 89–77  9–7
(3–0)
 29  House   6  Tied   5  Kortright  Ryan Center (5,496)
Kingston, RI
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 64–99  9–8
(3–1)
 13  Kortright   8  Green   5  Kortright  Reilly Center (3,881)
Olean, NY
January 20, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
at No. 21 Dayton L 62–96  9–9
(3–2)
 27  House   7  Brown   2  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham L 68–71  9–10
(3–3)
 13  Foumena   17  Fuchs   9  Kortright  Ryan Center (4,703)
Kingston, RI
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 84–92  9–11
(3–4)
 29  Green   6  Tied   4  Kortright  EagleBank Arena (6,756)
Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle W 71–69  10–11
(4–4)
 20  Green   6  Weston   3  Montgomery  Ryan Center (4,033)
Kingston, RI
February 3, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
Duquesne L 71–85  10–12
(4–5)
 20  Green   5  Green   4  Kortright  Ryan Center (5,822)
Kingston, RI
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington W 88–65  11–12
(5–5)
 30  Montgomery   12  Kortright   5  Kortright  Charles E. Smith Center (1,272)
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., USA
at UMass L 79–81  11–13
(5–6)
 22  House   7  Kortright   5  Weston  Mullins Center (3,553)
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Loyola Chicago L 67–77  11–14
(5–7)
 15  Weston   6  Weston   3  Tied  Ryan Center (5,407)
Kingston, RI
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 77–85  11–15
(5–8)
 23  Fuchs   12  Fuchs   5  Kortright  Ryan Center (4,252)
Kingston, RI
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., USA
at La Salle L 61–84  11–16
(5–9)
 12  Weston   7  Montgomery   2  Tied  Tom Gola Arena (1,642)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU L 67–88  11–17
(5–10)
 16  Green   7  Brown   4  Wright  Siegel Center (7,107)
Richmond, VA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Louis L 91–94  11–18
(5–11)
 21  Green   8  Tied   8  Kortright  Ryan Center (4,671)
Kingston, RI
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason L 51–69  11–19
(5–12)
 16  Green   5  Green   3  Kortright  Ryan Center (3,139)
Kingston, RI
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham W 58–50  12–19
(6–12)
 12  Brown   11  Brown   5  Kortright  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(11) vs. (14) Saint Louis
First round
L 71–74  12–20
 18  House   6  Tied   5  Kortright  Barclays Center (5,946)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.
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