2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Massachusetts.

Previous season The Rams finished the 2014–15 season 23–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing in the second round to Stanford.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jarelle Reischel 2 F 6'6" 215 RS Junior Frankfurt, Germany Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky Jordan Hare 4 F 6'10" 205 Junior Saginaw, MI Transferred Biggie Minis 10 G 6'3" 200 RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to Wright State Matthew Butler 11 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Tennessee–Martin T. J. Buchanan 13 G 6'3" 195 Senior Kalamazoo, MI Graduated Eric Youncofski 20 G 5'10" 150 Junior Middletown, NJ Graduated after 3 Seasons. Gilvydas Biruta 55 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Jonava, Lithuania Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Four McGlynn 4 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior York, PA Transferred from Towson. Will be eligible to play immediately since McGlynn graduated from Towson. Stanford Robinson 14 G 6'4" 205 Junior Landover, MD Transferred from Indiana. Under NCAA transfer rules, Robinson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Kuran Iverson 23 F 6'9" 205 Junior Windsor, CT Transferred from Memphis. Will be eligible to play

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Atlantic 10 regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Atlantic 10 tournament

See also 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

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