2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2022 A10 Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2021–22 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	6–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	David Cox (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Bozeman; T. J. Buchanan; Austin Carroll;
Home arena	Ryan Center

The 2021–22 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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 tenth place. They lost in the second round to Dayton of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament.

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
Fatts Russell	1	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduate transferred to Maryland
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; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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

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	Fredrick 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, DC
G	10	Ishmael Leggett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. John's College	Washington, DC
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, DC
C	22	Makhel Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson (DC) Maryland	Washington, DC
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)

Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island)
T. J. Buchanan (Rhode Island)
Austin Carroll (American)

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
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Mitchell	8 – Walker	5 – Thomas	Ryan Center (4,928) Kingston, RI
December 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m.	at Milwaukee						UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	vs. College of Charleston Holiday Hoops Fest						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown Ocean State Cup						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Dayton						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	La Salle						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Faifax, VA
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Joseph's						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 22, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA	George Washington						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 25, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	Richmond						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	Davidson						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 26, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA	Duquesne						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.

External links

Rhode Island Men's Basketball

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[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.

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