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RHODE ISLAND BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES rhodymbb GoRhody.com 2020-21 RHODE ISLAND SCHEDULE RHODE ISLAND (3-2) 25 Wed vs. No. 18 Arizona State $ L, 94-88 26 Thu vs. Boston College $ L, 69-64 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin (3-1) 28 Sat vs. South Florida ! W, 84-68 GAME 6 november 29 Sun vs. San Francisco ! W, 84-71 Dec. 9, 2020 • Kohl Center • Madison, Wisc. 2 Wed Seton Hall 76-63 9 Wed at No. 13 Wisconsin 4:30 PM RHODE ISLAND VS. WISCONSIN - SERIES NOTES 13 Sun at Western Kentucky 12:00 PM • Wednesday’s game against at Wisconsin will be the third meeting between the schools, with the Badgers 18 Fri Davidson* 7:00 PM winning both previous meetings. december 30 Wed St. Bonaventure* TBA • The last time the teams played was on Dec. 3, 1999, a 66-43 victory for Wisconsin. • A year earlier, the Badgers defeated Rhode Island 65-59 at the Providence Civic Center. 3 Sun at Saint Joseph’s* 4:30 PM • Wisconsin is ranked No. 13/13 in the latest national Top 25 polls. The Badgers were No. 4 last week, but were 6 Wed at Richmond* TBA 9 Sat at VCU* TBA upset by Marquette on a tip-in at the buzzer, Wisconsin’s lone loss of the season. 13 Wed Bye • The game features two of the top players in the country. Rhode Island’s Fatts Russell and Wisconsin’s Nate Reuvers are both among 50 players named to the 2021 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List. 16 Sat George Mason* 2:00 PM january 20 Wed at Duquesne* TBA • Reuvers also is on the Naismith Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year watch list, while Russell is on the Bob 24 Sun George Washington* 2:30 PM Cousy Point Guard watch list. 27 Wed at La Salle* TBA • Wisconsin center Micah Potter is one of 20 national candidates on the 2021 Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award 30 Sat at Dayton* TBA watch list, while D’Mitrik Trice joins Russell on the Cousy Award watch list. • A supurb defensive team, Wisconsin allows just 58.5 points per game. The Badgers block 7.0 shots per game, 3 Wed VCU* TBA 6 Sat Massachusetts* TBA which ranks second in the country. 10 Wed at Saint Louis* TBA • This is Rhode Island’s second game against a ranked opponent this season. The Rams fell 94-88 in the season 13 Sat at Davidson* TBA opener to then No. 18 Arizona State. 16 Tue Dayton* TBA • The last time the Rams played multiple ranked opponents in the non-conference portion of the schedule was february 20 Sat Fordham* TBA in November of 2017. Rhode Island defeated No. 20 Seton Hall, 75-74, on Nov. 23, then fell to No. 25 Virginia, 24 Wed Bye 70-55, the next night. Both games were at Barclays Center as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off. 27 Sat at Massachusetts* TBA 2 Tue Saint Joseph’s* TBA BALANCED APPROACH ON OFFENSE PAYING DIVIDENDS 10 Wed Atlantic 10 Championship ^ TBD • Rhode Island’s offense is averaging 79.2, with the Rams scoring 84 or more points in three of five games so far. • Fatts Russell (17.6), Jeremy Sheppard (11.6) and Antwan Walker (10.2) all average double digits. 11 Thu Atlantic 10 Championship ^ TBD MARCH 12 Fri Atlantic 10 Championship ^ TBD • Jalen Carey is just shy of double digits (9.8) and has scored at least eight points in each game he has played. 13 Sat Atlantic 10 Championship ^ TBD • Eight of the 10 players who have played this year already have scored in double figures at least once. Fatts 14 Sun Atlantic 10 Championship ^ TBD Russell has done so in all five games, while Jeremy Sheppard has four 10+ performances to his credit. Home games in bold | All times are Eastern and subject to change. • Antwan Walker (2), Jalen Carey (2) and Ismael Leggett (2) all have two such performances. $ Empire Classic (Uncasville, Conn.) • D.J. Johnson, Makhel Mitchell and Makhi Mitchell all have one double-digit scoring effort already. ! Basketball Hall of Fame Tip Off (Uncasville, Conn.) * Atlantic 10 game | ^ Atlantic 10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) • All 10 players in Rhode Island’s rotation are averaging at least 4.7 points per game. • Four times in five games, Rhode Island has had four double-digit scorers. THE ATLANTIC 10 CONFErence • As a team, the Rams are shooting .478 from the floor, which ranks 75th in the county. --CONFERENCE-- --OVERALL-- 2020-21 Standings W-L PCT W-L PCT Richmond 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 2020-21 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Saint Louis 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 RHODE ISLAND WISCONSON George Mason 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 79.2. .........................................................................................Points Per Game........................................................................................79.0 Rhode Island 0-0 0.000 3-2 0.600 +6.2..........................................................................................Scoring Margin .....................................................................................+20.5 VCU 0-0 0.000 3-2 0.600 35.8 .......................................................................................Rebounds Per Game .....................................................................................38.8 Dayton 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 -2.4 .......................................................................................Rebounding Margin ....................................................................................+6.0 Duquesne 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 Davidson 0-0 0.000 2-2 0.500 10.4 ......................................................................................... Assists Per Game .......................................................................................15.5 George Washington 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 12.8 .......................................................................................Turnovers Per Game .......................................................................................8.5 Fordham 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 7.8 ............................................................................................ Steals Per Game .........................................................................................6.0 St. Bonaventure 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 4.2 ........................................................................................... Blocks Per Game .........................................................................................7.0 UMass 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 .478 ......................................................................................Field Goal Percentage .................................................................................. .472 Saint Joseph’s 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 .322 ................................................................................3-Point Field Goal Percentage ............................................................................ .384 La Salle 0-0 0.000 0-3 0.000 * Through Dec. 7, 2020 .724 ..................................................................................... Free Throw Percentage ................................................................................. .778 QUICK FACTS RAMS LEADING THE COUNTRY IN FREE THROWS MADE BENCH HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF PRODUCTION • Rhode Island has made 110 free throws through • Rhode Island’s bench is averaging 27.2 points per GENERAL INFORMATION its first five games, the most of any team through game, and it has scored 34 or more twice already. Location .................................................................... Kingston, R.I. Sunday’s games. • Junior guard Jalen Carey has been especially Enrollment .......................................................................... 16,392 • Twice this season, the Rams have made at least 30 effective off the bench, averaging 11.5 points and Founded ................................................................................. 1892 free throws. 3.5 rebounds in two games as a reserve. President ..........................................................Dr. David M. Dooley • Rhode Island was 34-of-40 at the line against San • Carey scored eight points in each of his two starts. Athletic Director ............................................................Thorr Bjorn Francisco on Nov. 29. • Sophomore Makhi Mitchell is averaging 7.5 points Nickname ...............................................................................Rams • A day earlier, the Rams were 30-of-35 against South and 6.3 rebounds when coming off the bench, while Colors ..............................................Keaney Blue, Dark Blue, White Florida. freshman Ishmael Leggett is scoring 7.0 points Athletic Website ........................................................GoRhody.com University Website ..............................................................uri.edu • As a team, the Rams are shooting .724 at the line. per game, all as a reserve. • The 34 made free throws against San Francisco were TEAM INFORMATION the most by URI in 14 seasons, dating back to a 37- COX HAS FOSTERED WINNING CULTURE IN KINGSTON Home Court (Capacity) ..................Thomas M. Ryan Center (7,657) of-44 showing against Centenary on Nov. 19, 2006. • Head coach David Cox is 42-26 through his first two 2019-20 Record .......................................................................21-9 • The 40 free throw attempts against San Francisco seasons, giving him a .618 winning percentage. Conference Record (finish) ............................................. 13-5 (3rd) were the most for Rhode Island since it was 29-of-44 • The only coaches in URI history with higher winning 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Tournament..............................................N/A against George Washington on March 13, 2015. percentage with at least 50 games to their credit NCAA Tournament Record (appearances) .........................8-10