2022–23 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2022–23 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2022–23 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–22 (5–13 A-10)
Head coach	Archie Miller (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kenny Johnson; Duane Woodward; Austin Carroll;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Fordham	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
La Salle	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2023 A10 Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-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[edit]

The Rams finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 5–12 in A-10 play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Richmond in the second round.

On March 11, 2022, the school fired head coach David Cox.^[1] On March 18, the school hired former Dayton and Indiana head coach Archie Miller as the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jeremy Sheppard	2	G	6'1"	165	RS Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Allen Betrand	4	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduate transferred to Rider
Antwan Walker	5	F	6'7"	230	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduate transferred to Bryant
Tres Berry	13	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Cleveland, TN	Transferred to Charleston Southern
Makhi Mitchell	21	C	6'9"	230	RS Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Arkansas
Makhel Mitchell	22	C	6'10"	245	RS Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Arkansas
Ileri Ayo-Faleye	24	F	6'7"	185	Sophomore	Lebanon, PA	Transferred to Vermont
Ishmael El-Amin	42	G	6'3"	180	RS Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Anthony Harris	0	G	6'4"	195	RS Sophomore	Woodbridge, VA	North Carolina
Brayon Freeman	2	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	George Washington
Brandon Weston	20	G/F	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Seton Hall
Josaphat Bilau	21	F	6'10"		RS Sophomore	La Roche-sur-Yon, France	New Mexico JC
Alex Tchikou	22	F	6'11'	230	RS Sophomore	Paris, France	Alabama

Recruiting classes[edit]

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Louis Hutchinson SG	Bradenton, FL	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 4, 2022
Louis Hutchinson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rory Stewart PF	London, England	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Apr 7, 2022
Rory Stewart PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jeremy Foumena C	Montreal, QC	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Apr 1, 2022
Jeremy Foumena C	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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Connor Dubsky SG	Woodbridge, VA	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 12, 2022
Connor Dubsky SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Adrian Myers SF	Stephens City, VA	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 9, 2022
Adrian Myers SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
K.C. Nwafor PF	Rotorua, New Zealand	Rotorua Boys' High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Apr 30, 2022
K.C. Nwafor PF	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Paul VI Catholic North Carolina	Woodbridge, VA
F	1	Abdou Samb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Frederick Douglass	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	2	Brayon Freeman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Huntington Prep School George Washington	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Sebastian Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bishop Hendricken	Providence, RI
G	5	Jalen Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Immaculate Conception (NJ) Syracuse	Harlem, NY
G	10	Ishmael Leggett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	St. John's College	Washington, D.C.
C	11	Jeremy Foumena	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Orangeville Prep	Montreal, QC
G	12	Malik Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Curtis Charlotte	Staten Island, NY
F	15	Rory Stewart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Orangeville Prep	Toronto, ON
G/F	20	Brandon Weston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hillcrest Prep Academy Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY
F	21	Josaphat Bilau	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS So	Spire Academy New Mexico JC	La Roche-sur-Yon, France
F	22	Alex Tchikou	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Dream City Christian HS Alabama	Paris, France
G/F	24	Louis Hutchinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Long Island Luteran	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	31	Jimmy Ball (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Arlington Catholic	Medford, MA

Head coach

Archie Miller (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2024-03-21

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 62–67	0–1	14 – Leggett	8 – Martin	6 – Thomas	Ryan Center (5,501) Kingston, RI
November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 66–70	0–2	21 – Leggett	8 – Tchikou	4 – Leggett	Ryan Center (4,610) Kingston, RI
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stony Brook	W 74–64	1–2	18 – Leggett	9 – Leggett	10 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,484) Kingston, RI
November 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Kansas State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 57–77	1–3	13 – Leggett	10 – Weston	2 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,250) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Tulane Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round	L 75–78	1–4	34 – Leggett	10 – Martin	4 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 23, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic 7th-place game	W 57–44	2–4	21 – Freeman	11 – Bilau	2 – Leggett	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	L 49–53	2–5	21 – Freeman	8 – Martin	3 – Leggett	Conte Forum (4,432) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 3, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		Providence Ocean State Rivalry	L 74–88	2–6	16 – Bilau	5 – Bilau	5 – Thomas	Ryan Center (7,662) Kingston, RI
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	L 58–59	2–7	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Freeman	Ryan Center (4,476) Kingstown, RI
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 77–67	3–7	16 – Leggett	12 – Martin	6 – Freeman	Ryan Center (5,238) Kingston, RI
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 77–75 ^OT	4–7	19 – Leggett	10 – Samb	3 – Thomas	Ryan Center (3,829) Kingston, RI
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 66–75	4–8	21 – Freeman	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,440) Atlanta, GA
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	Cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak within the Rhode Island program					Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 61–72	4–9 (0–1)	15 – Carey	11 – Martin	3 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,887) Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 82–79	5–9 (1–1)	23 – Martin	7 – Thomas	8 – Freeman	Ryan Center (3,683) Kingston, RI
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 75–77 ^OT	5–10 (1–2)	18 – Tied	11 – Tied	4 – Tied	Tom Gola Arena (1,571) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 68–67	6–10 (2–2)	23 – Leggett	14 – Leggett	5 – Freeman	Ryan Center (4,722) Kingston, RI
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 65–75	6–11 (2–3)	19 – Leggett	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Mullins Center (5,013) Amherst, MA
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 57–64	6–12 (2–4)	18 – Freeman	6 – Carey	5 – Freeman	Robins Center (5,892) Richmond, VA
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	L 72–79	6–13 (2–5)	25 – Freeman	6 – Leggett	2 – Carey	Ryan Center (5,917) Kingston, RI
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	W 75–70	7–13 (3–5)	25 – Leggett	8 – Carey	3 – Leggett	Ryan Center (5,743) Kingston, RI
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 72–70	8–13 (4–5)	20 – Leggett	7 – Martin	4 – Leggett	Ryan Center (6,530) Kingston, RI
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 50–64	8–14 (4–6)	14 – Freeman	13 – Martin	4 – Martin	Hagan Arena (1,121) Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 71–76	8–15 (4–7)	20 – Leggett	8 – Tchikou	4 – Freeman	Chaifetz Arena (5.012) St. Louis, MO
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 67–75	8–16 (4–8)	21 – Carey	8 – Carey	2 – Freeman	EagleBank Arena (3,962) Fairfax, VA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 54–55	8–17 (4–9)	21 – Leggett	9 – Martin	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (4,229) Kingston, RI
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		UMass	L 45–69	8–18 (4–10)	18 – Leggett	8 – Leggett	4 – Thomas	Ryan Center (5,785) Kingston, RI
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	L 80–89 ^OT	8–19 (4–11)	30 – Leggett	8 – Martin	6 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,579) Kingston, RI
February 25, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA		at Fordham	L 71–74	8–20 (4–12)	17 – Martin	8 – Martin	4 – Thomas	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) The Bronx, NY
March 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	W 79–77	9–20 (5–12)	20 – Leggett	7 – Leggett	5 – Thomas	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,003) Chicago, IL
March 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson	L 54–68	9–21 (5–13)	14 – Leggett	8 – Stewart	3 – Leggett	Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) La Salle First round	L 56–73	9–22	19 – Martin	7 – Martin	4 – Thomas	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Rhode Island fires coach David Cox after 4 seasons". USA Today. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ Chavkin, Daniel (March 18, 2022). "Former Indiana Coach Archie Miller Lands New Head Coaching Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links[edit]

Rhode Island Men's Basketball

[1] "Rhode Island fires coach David Cox after 4 seasons". USA Today. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[2] Chavkin, Daniel (March 18, 2022). "Former Indiana Coach Archie Miller Lands New Head Coaching Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[3] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

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