2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 0   0 0  
Dayton 0 0   0 0  
Duquesne 0 0   0 0  
Fordham 0 0   0 0  
George Mason 0 0   0 0  
George Washington 0 0   0 0  
La Salle 0 0   0 0  
Loyola Chicago 0 0   0 0  
Massachusetts 0 0   0 0  
Richmond 0 0   0 0  
Rhode Island 0 0   0 0  
St. Bonaventure 0 0   0 0  
Saint Joseph's 0 0   0 0  
Saint Louis 0 0   0 0  
VCU 0 0   0 0  
2025 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a three way for tenth place. As a No. 11 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zek Montgomery 0 G 6'6" 215 Junior Louisville, KY Transferred to Bradley[1]
Luis Kortright 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Manhattan, NY Transferred to Washington[2]
Tyson Brown 10 F 6'9" 225 Junior Virginia Beach, VA Transferred to Georgia Southern
Jeremy Foumena 11 C 6'11" 235   Freshman Montreal, QC Transferred to Mississippi State[3]
Connor Dubsky 14 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Woodbridge, VA Transferred to UNC Asheville
Rory Stewart 15 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Toronto, ON Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Brandon Weston 20 G/F 6'5" 200   Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Tennessee State
Josaphat Bilau 21 F 6'10" 235   Junior La Roche-sur-Yon, France Left the team to personal reasons
Ray Allen III 34 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Miami, FL Walk-on; not on team roster
Jameson Smith 35 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Falls Church, VA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Sebastian Thomas 1 G 6'1" Senior Providence, RI Albany
Quentin Diboundje 7 G 6'5" 221 Senior Montpellier, France East Carolina
Jamarques Lawrence 10 G 6'3" 183 Junior Plainfield, NJ Nebraska
Javonte Brown 31 F 7'0" 255   Junior Toronto, ON Western Michigan
Drissa Traore 55 F 6'8" 215   Junior New York City, NY St. John's

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
Damone King
CG
Louisville, KY Dupont Manual High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Barrett Loer
SF
Newport, RI St George's School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     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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2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Sebastian Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bishop Hendricken
Albany
Providence, RI
G 2 Jaden House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Middleburg Academy
High Point
Richmond, VA
G 4 Cam Estevez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Canterbury School Harlem, NY
G 5 Always Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Joplin
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Carthage, MO
G 7 Quentin Diboundje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Montverde Academy
East Carolina
Montpellier, France
C 8 Moek Icke (W) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So   Purmerend, Netherlands
G 10 Jamarques Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Roselle Catholic
Nebraska
Plainfield, NJ
G 11 Damone King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr DeSales Louisville, KY
G 13 Jaymien Aponte (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Cranston West Cranston, RI
G 14 Arsenii Kolobov (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr   Altea, Spain
F 22 Tyonne Farrell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph Baltimore, MD
F 23 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Ocoee
Louisiana Tech
Apopka, FL
F 24 David Fuchs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) Vienna, Austria
G 30 Jimmy Ball (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Arlington Catholic Medford, MA
F 31 Javonte Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Thornlea Secondary
Western Michigan
Toronto, ON
F 55 Drissa Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Long Island Lutheran
St. John's
New York City, NY
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
October 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m., NBCSB
vs. No. 3 UConn
Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Game
L 75–102 
 16  Brown   10  Brown   5  Farrell  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,953)
Uncasville, CT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Fairfield       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 8, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Holy Cross       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 12, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Franklin Pierce       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 20, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Lafayette       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 24, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Charleston       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
November 27, 2024*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Detroit Mercy
Jacksonville Classic
      Flagler Gymnasium 
St. Augustine, FL
November 28, 2024*
2:00 p.m.
vs. UT Arlington
Jacksonville Classic
      Flagler Gymnasium 
St. Augustine, FL
December 2, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Yale       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Providence
Ocean State Rivalry
      Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
December 10, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
at Brown       Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
December 15, 2024*
TBA, ESPN+
Central Connecticut       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
December 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Temple
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
      MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024
TBA, ESPN+
at Duquesne       UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburg, PA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., USA
George Mason       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 8, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
George Washington       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 11, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
at Richmond       Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 15, 2025
TBA, CBSSN
at Loyola Chicago       Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
Davidson       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 21, 2025
TBA, CBSSN
VCU       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 25, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
at La Salle       Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
UMass       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 5, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
at Fordham       Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 8, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
at George Mason       EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 22, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA
at Saint Louis       Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 26, 2025
TBA, CBSSN
Dayton       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
March 1, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
at UMass       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2025
TBA, ESPN+
Fordham       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eminian, Dave (April 9, 2024). "'Full circle': Former Bradley basketball player returns to Braves after season at Rhode Island". Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Allen, Percy (May 10, 2024). "UW men pick up commitment from Rhode Island transfer Luis Kortright". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 9, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Krajisnik, Stefan (May 16, 2024). "Mississippi State basketball lands Jeremy Foumena, Rhode Island transfer center". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.
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