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2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball

Atlantic 10 Conference
10–15 (7–10 A-10)
David Cox (3rd season)
T. J. Buchanan
Austin Carroll
Kevin Sutton
Ryan Center

The 2020–21 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–15, 7–10 in A-10 play, to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Dayton.

The Rams finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 13–5 in A-10 play, to finish in third place. They were to play the winner of Duquesne and Fordham in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to Rhode Island playing a game. The remainder of the season was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyrese Martin	4	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Allentown, PA	Transferred to UConn
Cyril Langevine	10	F	6'8"	230	Senior	East Orange, NJ	Graduated
Jeff Dowtin	11	F	6'3"	185	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Eric Dadika	13	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Milltown, NJ	Graduated
Jordan Green	20	G	5'9"	160	Senior	The Bronx, NY	Graduated
Jacob Toppin	21	F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Kentucky
Elijah Wood	33	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Milltown, NJ	Decommitted, transferred to Nebraska

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Allen Bertrand	4	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred from Towson
Malik Martin	12	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Staten Island, NY	Transferred from Charlotte
Umberto Brusadin	14	G	6'0"	180	Graduate	Latina, Italy	Transferred from Caldwell, walk-on
Jalen Carey	15	G	6'3"	186	RS-Sophomore	Harlem, NY	Transferred from Syracuse
Makhi Mitchell	21	C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Maryland
Makhel Mitchell	22	C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Maryland

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ishmael Leggett SG	Washington, D.C.	St. John's College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Tres Berry PG	Cleveland, TN	Scotland Campus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Apr 10, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (64)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Abdou Samb PF	Upper Marlboro, MD	Frederick Douglass (MD)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1
Makhel Mitchell	Makhi Mitchell	Ileri Ayo-Faleye
Malik Martin	Jermaine Harris	Tres Berry
Antwan Walker	D.J. Johnson	Umberto Brusadin
Fatts Russell	Ishmael Leggett	Brandon Borde
Jeremy Sheppard	Allen Betrand	Jalen Carey

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 25, 2020*7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 18 Arizona State 2K Empire Classic semifinals	L 88–94 OT	0–1	19 – Sheppard	8 – Walker	6 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2020*7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Boston College 2K Empire Classic third-place game	L 64–69	0–2	23 – Russell	6 – Walker	3 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
November 28, 2020*5:30 p.m., ESPN3		vs. South Florida Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals	W 84–68	1–2	16 – Collins	7 – Durr	4 – Collins	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020*5:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. San Francisco Hall of Fame Tip-Off final	W 84–71	2–2	21 – Russell	10 – Walker	4 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020*7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Seton Hall	W 76–63	3–2	17 – Russell	11 – Mitchell	2 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
December 9, 2020*4:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 13 Wisconsin	L 62–73	3–3	13 – Sheppard	10 – Walker	1 – tied (4)	Kohl Center (0)Madison, WI
December 13, 2020*12:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	L 65–68	3–4	16 – Johnson	6 – Walker	4 – Russell	Diddle Arena (1,070)Bowling Green, KY
December 18, 2020TBA, ESPN		Davidson	L 57–68	3–5(0–1)	20 – Martin	10 – Walker	6 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
December 30, 2020TBA, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 63–57	4–5(1–1)	17 – Sheppard	10 – tied (2)	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
January 3, 20214:30 p.m., NBCSN		Saint Joseph's	W 85–77 OT	5–5(2–1)	20 – Russell	8 – tied (2)	8 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
January 6, 20216:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Richmond	L 73–80	5–6(2–2)	18 – Russell	8 – Walker	4 – Russell	Robins Center (0)Richmond, VA
January 9, 20212:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	W 83–68	6–6(3–2)	23 – Russell	9 – Russell	5 – Clark	Siegel Center (250)Richmond, VA
January 13, 20217:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 78–80 OT	6–7(3–3)	23 – Mitchell	7 – Russell	7 – Sheppard	Mullins Center (0)Amherst, MA
January 16, 20215:00 p.m., NBCSN		George Mason	W 80–60	7–7(4–3)	18 – Russell	10 – Mitchell	4 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
January 20, 20216:00 p.m., NBCSN		at Duquesne	L 69–71	7–8(4–4)	16 – Mitchell	11 – Mitchell	6 – Russell	Kerr Fitness Center (0)McCandless, PA
January 24, 20212:30 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 52–42	8–8(5–4)	16 – Sheppard	9 – Sheppard	2 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
January 27, 20215:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 73–60	9–8(6–4)	25 – Sheppard	5 – Sheppard	6 – Russell	Tom Gola Arena (0)Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 20214:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Dayton	L 56–67	9–9(6–5)	16 – Sheppard	6 – Sheppard	2 – Sheppard	UD Arena (0)Dayton, OH
February 3, 20217:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 62–63	9–10(6–6)	17 – Leggett	7 – Mitchell	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
February 6, 20218:00 p.m., ESPN2		UMass	L 63–75	9–11(6–7)	26 – Walker	14 – Walker	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
February 10, 20219:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 60–67	9–12(6–8)	16 – Sheppard	8 – Mitchell	3 – Sheppard	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 16, 20217:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	W 91–89 2OT	10–12(7–8)	20 – Russell	12 – Mitchell	7 – Russell	Ryan Center (0)Kingston, RI
February 21, 202111:30 a.m., NBCSN		at George Washington	L 70–78	10–13(7–9)	16 – Leggett	9 – Russell	10 – Russell	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 27, 20217:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 75–86	10–14(7–10)	27 – Russell	6 – Martin	5 – Russell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 20213:30 p.m., NBCSN	(10)	vs. (7) Dayton Second round	L 72–84	10–15	17 – Martin	9 – Russell	8 – Russell	Siegel Center (250)Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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