1977–78 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island as an NCAA independent during the 1977–78 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jack Kraft and played their home games at Keaney Gymnasium. They finished the season 24–7 and were invited to the 1978 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, they narrowly lost to Duke, 63–62.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

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