2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	3–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Archie Miller (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Austin Carroll; Chandler Graves; Ben Sander; James Whitford; Duane Woodward;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Davidson	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
VCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
George Mason	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 21, 2024

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

2024 recruiting class

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
Tyonne Farrell SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Damone King CG	Louisville, KY	Dupont Manual High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Damone King CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/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

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
Barrett Loer SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Archie Miller (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Austin Carroll (American)
Chandler Graves (Indiana)
Ben Sander (Arizona)
James Whitford (Wisconsin)
Duane Woodward (Boston College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fairfield	W 96–58	1–0	18 – Thomas	7 – Farrell	7 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,376) Kingston, RI
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 91–77	2–0	25 – Green	8 – House	9 – Thomas	Ryan Center (3,530) Kingston, RI
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Franklin Pierce	W 105–73	3–0	21 – House	10 – Tied	6 – Farrell	Ryan Center (3,334) Kingston, RI
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charleston						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	vs. Detroit Mercy Jacksonville Classic						FSCJ South Gym Jacksonville, FL
November 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	vs. UT Arlington Jacksonville Classic						FSCJ South Gym Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., 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* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown						Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., 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 2:00 p.m., 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 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Washington						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	VCU						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., 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 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Dayton						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., 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 2:00 p.m., 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

^ 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.
^ 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)
^ Krajisnik, Stefan (May 16, 2024). "Mississippi State basketball lands Jeremy Foumena, Rhode Island transfer center". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.

External links

Rhode Island Men's Basketball

[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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