2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–16 (5–12 A-10)
Head coach	David Cox (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Bozeman; T. J. Buchanan; Austin Carroll;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the 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.

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

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]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 10–15, 7–10 in A-10 play, to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Dayton.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jermaine Harris	0	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Transferred to New Mexico State^[4]
Fatts Russell	1	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduate transferred to Maryland^[5]
Umberto Brusadin	14	G	6'0"	180	GS Senior	Latina, Italy	Walk-on; graduated
D.J. Johnson	23	F	6'7"	185	RS Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Kent State
Brandon Borde	31	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Foxborough, MA	Walk-on; did not return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ishmael El-Amin^[6]	42	G	6'3"	180	GS Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Ball State

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Abdou Samb PF	Upper Marlboro, MD	Frederick Douglass (MD)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2020
Abdou Samb PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Sebastian Thomas PG	Providence, RI	Bishop Hendricken High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 18, 2021
Sebastian Thomas PG	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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chance Stephens SG	Riverside, CA	Polytechnic School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 12, 2020
Chance Stephens SG	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.

Roster

2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sebastian Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop Hendricken	Providence, RI
F	1	Abdou Samb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Frederick Douglass	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	2	Jeremy Sheppard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	John Marshall Williston State College	Richmond, VA
G	4	Allen Betrand	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Massanutten Military Academy Towson	Philadelphia, PA
F	5	Antwan Walker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Massanutten Military Academy Georgetown	Washington, D.C.
G	10	Ishmael Leggett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. John's College	Washington, D.C.
G	12	Malik Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Curtis Charlotte	Staten Island, NY
G	13	Tres Berry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Scotland	Cleveland, TN
G	15	Jalen Carey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Immaculate Conception (NJ) Syracuse	Harlem, NY
C	21	Makhi Mitchell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson (DC) Maryland	Washington, D.C.
C	22	Makhel Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson (DC) Maryland	Washington, D.C.
F	24	Ileri Ayo-Faleye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cedar Crest	Lebanon, PA
G	42	Ishmael El-Amin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Hopkins	Minneapolis, MN

Head coach

David Cox (William & Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Johnson & Wales	W 109–56		22 – Walker	11 – Makhi Mitchell	5 – Makhi Mitchell	Ryan Center (4,401) Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 71–62	1–0	18 – Leggett	5 – 3 tied	3 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (5,133) Kingston, RI
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant Sunshine Slam campus game	W 83–64	2–0	17 – Makhel Mitchell	18 – Makhi Mitchell	4 – Tie	Ryan Center (5,455) Kingston, RI
November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Boston College	W 57–49	3–0	12 – El-Amin	8 – Makhi Mitchell	3 – 2 tied	Ryan Center (5,421) Kingston, RI
November 20, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Tulsa Sunshine Slam semifinals	L 71–77	3–1	20 – Makhel Mitchell	6 – tied	3 – tied	Ocean Center (1,357) Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Boston College Sunshine Slam consolation	W 71–65	4–1	15 – 2 tied	5 – Makhi Mitchell	3 – 2 tied	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 66–67	4–2	16 – Makhel Mitchell	6 – 2 tied	4 – Sheppard	Alico Arena (2,231) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 94–59	5–2	21 – Sheppard	12 – Makhi Mitchell	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (4,132) Kingston, RI
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	W 64–57	6–2	16 – Leggett	9 – Martin	3 – 2 tied	Lavietes Pavilion (1,038) Boston, MA
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 52–66	6–3	10 – Sheppard	8 – Martin	3 – Thomas	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,947) Providence, RI
December 7, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	W 72–62	7–3	14 – Makhel Mitchell	8 – Walker	5 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,928) Kingston, RI
December 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 82–58	8–3	25 – Sheppard	10 – Makhi Mitchell	4 – Makhel Mitchell	UWM Panther Arena (2,380) Milwaukee, WI
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		vs. College of Charleston Holiday Hoops Fest	Canceled due to COVID-19					Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown Ocean State Cup	Canceled due to COVID-19					Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 2, 2022* 2:30 p.m.		American International	W 70–55	9–3	19 – Makhi Mitchell	11 – Martin	5 – Thomas	Ryan Center (3,662) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	Postponed due to COVID-19					EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Davidson	L 68–72	9–4 (0–1)	19 – Makhel Mitchell	5 – Makhel Mitchell	5 – Walker	John M. Belk Arena (2,860) Davidson, NC
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 75–64	10–4 (1–1)	15 – Makhel Mitchell	12 – Martin	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (3,597) Kingston, RI
January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA		at UMass	W 81–68	11–4 (2–1)	20 – Makhel Mitchell	7 – Martin	8 – Makhi Mitchell	Mullins Center (2,181) Amherst, MA
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle Rescheduled from January 2	W 56–54	12–4 (3–1)	10 – Makhi Mitchell	9 – Walker	3 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (4,379) Kingston, RI
January 22, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA		George Washington	L 61–63	12–5 (3–2)	12 – Sheppard	10 – Makhi Mitchell	2 – tied	Ryan Center (4,667) Kingston, RI
January 25, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		Richmond	L 63–70	12–6 (3–3)	12 – Walker	12 – Makhi Mitchell	7 – Thomas	Ryan Center (6,259) Kingston, RI
January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Dayton	L 51–53	12–7 (3–4)	12 – Makhi Mitchell	11 – Makhi Mitchell	4 – Thomas	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 55–61	12–8 (3–5)	13 – Makhel Mitchell	9 – Makhel Mitchell	3 – Carey	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,034) The Bronx, NY
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	L 67–78	12–9 (3–6)	21 – Leggett	13 – Makhi Mitchell	6 – Makhi Mitchell	Ryan Center (5,847) Kingston, RI
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	L 64–73	12–10 (3–7)	12 – Makhel Mitchell	10 – Makhel Mitchell	7 – Sheppard	Siegel Center (6,624) Richmond, VA
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		Davidson	W 72–65	13–10 (4–7)	23 – Sheppard	11 – Makhi Mitchell	4 – Walker	Ryan Center (4,734) Kingston, RI
February 14, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton Rescheduled from December 30	L 57–63	13–11 (4–8)	9 – 3 tied	11 – Makhi Mitchell	4 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (4,714) Kingston, RI
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 61–72	13–12 (4–9)	15 – Makhel Mitchell	10 – Makhi Mitchell	6 – Sheppard	Charles E. Smith Center (1,604) Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at St. Bonaventure	L 55–73	13–13 (4–10)	14 – Makhi Mitchell	9 – Makhi Mitchell	2 – 4 tied	Reilly Center (3,833) Olean, NY
February 26, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA		Duquesne	W 70–54	14–13 (5–10)	21 – El-Amin	7 – El-Amin	3 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,668) Kingston, RI
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 74–80	14–14 (5–11)	16 – Sheppard	8 – Makhi Mitchell	3 – Makhi Mitchell	Ryan Center (4,611) Kingston, RI
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–70	14–15 (5–12)	11 – Martin	6 – Martin	3 – Thomas	Hagan Arena (2,001) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 tournament
March 9, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (14) Duquesne First round	W 79–77	15–15	17 – Walker	11 – Walker	6 – Sheppard	Capital One Arena (2,283) Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2022 8:30 p.m., USA	(11)	vs. (6) Richmond Quarterfinals	L 59–64	15–16	20 – Martin	9 – Martin	4 – Sheppard	Capital One Arena (6,543) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Rhode Island fires coach David Cox after 4 seasons". USA Today. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ Chavkin, Daniel. "Former Indiana Coach Archie Miller Lands New Head Coaching Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Rhode Island vs. Dayton - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ Coit, Nick (July 16, 2021). "Former URI Forward Jermaine Harris Transfers To New Mexico State". ABC6. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ Ermann, Jeff (April 15, 2021). "Maryland basketball transfers Fatts Russell, Qudus Wahab on becoming Terps and more". InsideMDSports. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ Bernstein, Adam (April 6, 2021). "Rhode Island basketball: Rams add Ball State transfer Ishmael El-Amin". Busting Brackets. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gorhody.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ "2021-22 Rhode Island Rams Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

External links

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. "Former Indiana Coach Archie Miller Lands New Head Coaching Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[3] "Rhode Island vs. Dayton - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[4] Coit, Nick (July 16, 2021). "Former URI Forward Jermaine Harris Transfers To New Mexico State". ABC6. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[5] Ermann, Jeff (April 15, 2021). "Maryland basketball transfers Fatts Russell, Qudus Wahab on becoming Terps and more". InsideMDSports. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[6] Bernstein, Adam (April 6, 2021). "Rhode Island basketball: Rams add Ball State transfer Ishmael El-Amin". Busting Brackets. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[7] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gorhody.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[8] "2021-22 Rhode Island Rams Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

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