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Rhode Island Rams | ||||
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University | University of Rhode Island | |||
Head coach | Archie Miller (3rd season) | |||
Conference | Atlantic 10 | |||
Location | Kingston, Rhode Island | |||
Arena | Ryan Center (capacity: 7,657) | |||
Nickname | Rams | |||
Student section | Ram County | |||
Colors | Keaney blue, navy blue, and white[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1998 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1988, 1998 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1978, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2017, 2018 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1961, 1966, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1999, 2017 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1981, 2018 |
The Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was recently under the direction of head coach Archie Miller. The Rams play their home games at the Ryan Center (capacity 7,657) which opened in 2002.
The Rams experienced their greatest success by making the Elite Eight in 1998, pulling within 3 points of making their first Final Four in just their 7th appearance before ultimately losing to Stanford.