
Rhode Island Rams basketball
Rhode Island Rams basketball history
University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)
Thomas M. Ryan Center
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)
Current head coach: Archie Miller (2022-)
- Asst: Austin Carroll (2019-)
- Asst: Christen Cunningham (2022-)
- Asst: Kenny Johnson (2022-)
- Asst/Chief of Staff: Ben Sander (2022-)
- Asst: Duane Woodward (2022-)
- DBO: Chandler Graves (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1988, 1998)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1961, 1966, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017, 2018)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 8-10
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1945)
- NIT Appearances: 15 (1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)
- NIT Overall Record: 14-16
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2011)
- CIT Overall Record: 1-1
Conference Titles (New England/Yankee, ECAC, Atlantic 10):
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 2 (1981, 2018)
- Yankee Regular Season Championships: 6 (1950, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1972)
- New England Regular Season Championships: 15 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 2 (1999, 2017)
- ECAC New England Tournament Championships: 1 (1978)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Sly Williams, 1979)
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: 2 (last = Cuttino Mobley, 1998)
Rhode Island head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Archie Miller | 2022-Pres | 9-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Cox | 2018-22 | 64-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Hurley | 2012-18 | 113-82 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Baron | 2001-12 | 183-167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry DeGregorio | 1999-2001 | 12-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Harrick | 1997-99 | 45-22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Al Skinner | 1988-97 | 138-126 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tom Penders | 1986-88 | 48-17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brendan Malone | 1984-86 | 17-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude English | 1980-84 | 45-66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Kraft | 1973-80 | 103-88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tom Carmody | 1968-73 | 58-71 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Calverley | 1957-68 | 154-125 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Jack Guy | 1952-57 | 59-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob “Red” Haire | 1948-52 | 57-42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Keaney | 1920-48 | 401-124 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Murray | 1919-20 | 3-8 | – | – | – |
Fred Walker | 1918-19 | 7-1 | – | – | – |
Jim Baldwin | 1916-18 | 5-6 | – | – | – |
George Cobb | 1909-16 | 22-17 | – | – | – |
Phil Wessels | 1905-09 | 25-10 | – | – | – |
no coach | 1903-04 | 2-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.