Year two under Dan Hurley is now here at Rhode Island, and the Rams will certainly be improved. Just how much better remains to be seen, although there is potential for the improvement to be more than significant.
Tag: Rhode Island
Fordham 66, Rhode Island 63: A second look
Fordham and Rhode Island are two rebuilding programs that matched up in a tight game. It came down to the end, but one particular area made a difference for the winners in the battle of the Rams.
Defense carries Rhode Island until the offense wakes up
Rhode Island has to be a good defensive team in order to win because of offensive shortcomings. In Friday night’s win over Brown, that’s exactly what happened as the defense carried them until the offense woke up in the final ten minutes.
Turnovers become a new issue for Rhode Island against Providence
Rhode Island has a lot of issues for this season’s team. They haven’t been a good defensive team and have been out-rebounded by more than six per game on the season. Offensively, there appear to be bigger challenges, and turnovers were an unexpected one in their loss at Providence on Thursday night.
2012 Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Notes
Some notes from Sunday’s final day of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic as two championships were decided and the All-Tournament teams were announced a little later.
Harvard’s path to the elusive NCAA Tournament bid just got tougher
Harvard is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning. On the hardwood, the NCAA Tournament has eluded the school, and the path to a bid this season just got a little bit tougher.
Young Rhode Island may be starting to grow up
Rhode Island’s young players have no choice but to grow up. With conference play in front of them, the young Rams look like they may be starting to do that, the latest evidence being their 78-72 victory at Boston College in double overtime on Monday.
New year, higher stakes with conference play intensifying
The calendar turns to 2012 this season, and that means it’s time to get busy with the bulk of conference games.
Has Rhode Island hit rock bottom?
The Rhode Island Rams are not in a good place right now. That might be obvious if you see their record, but that doesn’t tell the entire story. And as if that’s not enough, things went from bad to worse right after Christmas.
Reaching the Postseason Again Will be a Tall Order for URI
Rhode Island has been a consistent postseason team in recent years and a fairly solid upper-half team in the Atlantic 10 during that stretch. If they are to continue that this season, a lot of unknowns need to become known, and in a positive manner.
