2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2009–10 record	26–10 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Baron;
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Pat Clarke; Momir Gajic;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Baron's ninth season at Rhode Island. The Rams compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 26–10, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to North Carolina.

Roster[]

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Stevie Mejia	5'9"	175	G	So.	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Lawrence Academy
2	Ben Eaves	6'7"	225	F	Jr.	Lancashire, England, U.K.	Worcester Academy UConn
4	Jamal Wilson	6'5"	195	G	So.	Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Neumann-Goretti HS
5	Marquis Jones	6'1"	200	G	Jr.	South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.	St. Thomas More Prep
10	Akeem Richmond	6'1"	180	G	Fr.	Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.	Southern Lee HS
12	Orion Outerbridge	6'9"	210	F	So.	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	New Hampton School
15	LaMonte Ulmer	6'6"	215	F	Sr.	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.	Notre Dame Prep
20	Lisandro Ruiz Moreno	6'0"	180	G	Fr.	Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina	South Kent School
21	Delroy James	6'8"	220	F	Jr.	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.	Laurinburg Prep
22	Keith Cothran	6'4"	195	G	Sr.	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.	The Winchendon School
23	Nikola Malesevic	6'7"	200	F	Fr.	Užice, Serbia	Uzicka Gimnazija
24	Ryan Brooks	6'8"	220	F	Fr.	Mays Landing, New Jersey, U.S.	South Kent School
32	Will Martell	7'0"	245	C	Jr.	Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S.	Hun School
44	Anthony Malhoit	6'3"	200	G	Jr.	Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.	Piney Woods HS

Schedule and results[]

Source^[2]

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2009* 7:30pm	at Brown	W 78–57	1–0	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,695) Providence, Rhode Island
11/22/2009* 1:00pm	Holy Cross	W 92–75	2–0	Ryan Center (4,080) Kingston, Rhode Island
11/24/2009* 7:30pm	Stony Brook	W 75–58	3–0	Ryan Center (4,030) Kingston, Rhode Island
11/28/2009* 2:00pm	at Davidson	W 75–65	4–0	John M. Belk Arena (3,731) Davidson, North Carolina
12/2/2009* 7:30pm	at VCU	L 82–80	4–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229) Richmond, Virginia
12/5/2009* 1:00pm, Cox Sports	Providence	W 86–82	5–1	Ryan Center (7,675) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/8/2009* 7:00pm, NESN	Quinnipiac	W 83–74	6–1	Ryan Center (4,061) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/10/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Northeastern	W 79–76	7–1	Ryan Center (4,271) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/13/2009* 6:45pm, NESN	at Boston College	W 80–69	8–1	Conte Forum (4,263) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/20/2009* 1:00pm	Fairfield	W 89–84	9–1	Ryan Center (3,114) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/29/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports	at Drexel	W 80–79	10–1	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,703) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/2/2010* 2:00pm	vs. Oklahoma State	W 63–59	11–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,111) Uncasville, Connecticut
1/5/2010* 7:00pm	at Akron	W 68–63	12–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,429) Akron, Ohio
1/10/2010 1:00pm, Cox Sports	No. 21 Temple	L 68–64 ^OT	12–2 (0–1)	Ryan Center (6,122) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/13/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Saint Joseph's	W 101–47	13–2 (1–1)	Ryan Center (4,579) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/16/2010 2:00pm	at Fordham	W 85–67	14–2 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,354) Bronx, New York
1/20/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Duquesne	W 75–67	15–2 (3–1)	Ryan Center (5,236) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/23/2010 6:00pm, Cox Sports	at Xavier	L 72–61	15–3 (3–2)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
1/26/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	at Dayton	W 65–64	16–3 (4–2)	UD Arena (12,501) Dayton, Ohio
1/30/2010 1:00pm	George Washington	W 72–66	17–3 (5–2)	Ryan Center (7,280) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/2/2010 7:00pm	at La Salle	W 90–83	18–3 (6–2)	Tom Gola Arena (1,812) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/6/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports	Massachusetts	W 93–85	19–3 (7–2)	Ryan Center (7,579) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/10/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Richmond	L 69–67	19–4 (7–3)	Ryan Center (7,101) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/13/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports	at Temple	L 78–56	19–5 (7–4)	Liacouras Center (7,080) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/17/2010 9:00pm, Cox Sports	at Saint Louis	L 62–57	19–6 (7–5)	Chaifetz Arena (7,257) St. Louis, Missouri
2/20/2010 4:00pm	Fordham	W 101–75	20–6 (8–5)	Ryan Center (6,620) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/27/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports	at St. Bonaventure	L 81–74	20–7 (8–6)	Reilly Center (3,511) St. Bonaventure, New York
3/3/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Charlotte	W 80–58	21–7 (9–6)	Ryan Center (6,984) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/6/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports	at Massachusetts	L 69–67	21–8 (9–7)	Mullins Center (5,527) Amherst, Massachusetts
2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
3/9/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	Saint Joseph's First round	W 87–76	22–8	Ryan Center (3,960) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/12/2010 2:30pm	vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 63–47	23–8	Boardwalk Hall (5,416) Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2010 1:00pm, CBSCS	vs. No. 17 Temple Semifinals	L 57–44	23–9	Boardwalk Hall (NA) Atlantic City, New Jersey
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU	Northwestern First round	W 76–64	24–9	Ryan Center (2,734) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/22/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU	Nevada Second round	W 85–83	25–9	Ryan Center (3,419) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/24/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2	at Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	W 79–72	26–9	Cassell Coliseum (7,055) Blacksburg, Virginia
3/30/2010 9:00pm, ESPN2	vs. North Carolina Semifinals	L 68–67 ^OT	26–10	Madison Square Garden (11,689) New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[schedule-2] "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

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v t Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Venues	(1928–1953) Keaney Gymnasium (1953–2002) Ryan Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools Ocean State Rivalry (Providence)
People	Statistical leaders
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2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Temple†	14	–	2	.875	29	–	6	.829
No. 25 Xavier	14	–	2	.875	26	–	9	.743
No. 24 Richmond	13	–	3	.813	26	–	9	.743
Saint Louis	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Rhode Island	9	–	7	.563	26	–	10	.722
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	25	–	12	.676
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
George Washington	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
UMass	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
La Salle	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	0	–	16	.000	2	–	26	.071

† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll