Rhode Island Basketball

Vcu Lost To Rhode Island A10 Men's Basketball Championship Final Game

... in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, March 12, 2017. DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD. VCU's Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed(23), left, shoots against Rhode Island's Hassan Martin(12) in the second half of A-10 men's basketball championship final game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, March 12, 2017. DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD. VCU cheerleaders perform in the first half of A-10 men's basketball championship final game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, March 12, 2017. DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD. VCU's Mo Alie-Cox(12), right, shoots against Rhode Island's Kuran Iverson(23) in the second half of A-10 men's basketball championship final game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, March 12, 2017. DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD. VCU's Je Quan Lewis(2), right, tries to steal a ball from Rhode Island's E. C. Matthews in the second half of A-10 men's basketball championship final game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, March 12, 2017. DANIEL SANGJIB MIN/RTD. Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley thumps up as the team plays against VCU in the first half of A-10 men's basketball championship final game at PPG Paints Arena in ...

Rhode Island, Southern Cal Pull Off Upsets

... in the first half before blitzing the stunned Hurricanes (21-12) the rest of the way, using a 20-2 first half run to take control for good. Ward made his first six shots and finished 8 of 9 from the field, while Miles Bridges was 8 of 12 and added 18 points in the win. Joshua Langford had 13 points for Michigan State. Ja'Quan Newton scored 16 points to lead Miami, which had won at least one tournament game in each of its previous three trips. Davon Reed added 12 points and Bruce Brown 11, and the Hurricanes shot just 40.4 percent (21 of 52). Oregon 93, Iona 77. SACRAMENTO, Calif.— With star big man Chris Boucher cheering in a bulky knee brace from the sidelines, Tyler Dorsey scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 3 seed Oregon beat 14 th-seeded Iona 93-77 in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region. The Ducks (30-5) showed they have depth and sheer athleticism to make a special March run, just as coach Dana Altman hoped this week when he challenged role players to make larger contributions in shot-blocker Boucher's absence. Iona star Jordan Washington gave his team a huge scare when he went down hard under Oregon's basket, screaming ...

Surprising Shea Looking To Upset Defending Champion Hendricken

... a minute, pushing their lead to 59-48. Bans scored four of those seven points. “We made plays,” said Pita. “We rebounded well, we didn’t turn the ball over and we made foul shots at the end. They are confident, that’s for sure. It’s fun to be playing on March 19.". Gerald Soe added 13 points for the Raiders and Abdul Ajia led the team in rebounding with 10. Peter Wilson kept St. Raphael close with his outside shooting in a 23-point performance. Willie Washington added 15 for the Saints. A 20-point second half by junior guard Tyrone Weeks keyed a Hendricken surge that helped the Hawks break away from a three-point halftime advantage against North Kingstown. Befitting two teams that split their two regular-season meetings, Hendricken and North Kingstown battled on even terms in the first half. Hendricken broke away ...

Oregon Ducks Basketball On Upset Alert Against Rhode Island In Ncaa Tournament

... so I think when we see teams like that, we are at our best,” Oregon’s Jordan Bell said. Rhode Island (25-9) has gone more than a month without a loss as it brings a nine-game winning streak into the second round of the NCAA Tournament when it faces the third-seeded Ducks (30-5) at 4 p.m. Sunday at Golden 1 Center. “They are playing with tremendous confidence, and a nine-game winning streak will do that,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “Very impressed with what I have seen of late. “Early on they were trying to find their way, but if you watch the last four or five games, they’ve put together something special.”. Rhode Island won its final five games of the regular season to earn the No 4 seed for the Atlantic 10 Tournament at 13-5. The Rams beat VCU in the title game of the conference tournament to reach the NCAA field for the first time since 1999. The 11 th-seeded Rams beat Creighton 84-72 in the first round Friday. “Since we have gotten healthy, we have been the team that people thought we could be,” Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley ...

Grading Friday's 2017 Ncaa Tournament Winners

... better performances in the last month in the win. Still, there were lapses in focus in the middle of the game against a MAC team that UCLA should have put away much earlier given its talent advantage. It’s hard to pick at a 17-point win, but UCLA could have played better and will need to against Cincinnati on Sunday. (10) Wichita State: B-. 64-58 over (7) Dayton. The much-anticipated meeting of Gregg Marshall and Archie Miller ended up as an absolute rock right, with neither team cracking 40 percent shooting from the field and one of the lowest combined totals of the tournament’s first round. Both teams brought an intense physicality to the game, but Wichita State established its edge on the defensive end in the second half. The energy and effort is there, but the Shockers will need a more consistent offensive performance to have a chance at knocking off Kentucky on Sunday. (1) Kentucky Wildcats: C+. 79-70 over (15) Northern Kentucky. Kentucky deserves a perfectly fine passing grade for a performance that would have earned ...

Rhode Island Finds Way To Shut Down Jack Gibbs, Pound Davidson

... other starters combined for 20 points, while the bench managed just 10. Worth mentioning. ▪ Davidson led just once, for 24 seconds early in the opening half after Peyton Aldridge made a 3-pointer. ▪ Rhode Island finished the game having connected on 12-of-20 3-pointers. Hit on 9-of-12 in first half. ▪ Regardless of whether Davidson plays in another postseason tournament, Gibbs will finish an illustrious college career as the program’s third-highest scorer. They said it. “When we needed that stop, when we needed that made basket, when we needed even that made foul shot, we didn’t get it. There was one point where the ball just bounced out of our hands right into them, and they got the rebound and put it back in.” – Mc Killop on not being able to break through when trailing by 10 points midway through second half. RHODE ISLAND 84, DAVIDSON 60. DAVIDSON (17-15): Magarity 2-7 0-0 4, Aldridge 4-9 4-7 ...

Why Bill Murray Is At All These Xavier Games

... assistant to Chris Mack, Xavier’s head coach. For the two years before that, he was an assistant at Rhode Island under Danny Hurley. And back then, Bill showed up at Luke’s games, too, because dads do that. He’s probably been showing up at Luke-coached and Luke-played games for many years. Bill Murray was at Fordham-Rhode Island tonight. (cc @KFCBarstool ) __link__/5 ja ARVrxu T. — Kenny Ducey (@Kenny Ducey) February 2, 2014. Before his time at Rhode Island, Luke was an assistant at Towson and Wagner. Before that, he was a graduate assistant at Arizona under Sean Miller in 2009-10. The Wildcats missed the NCAA tournament that year, so last season and this one have been Luke’s first opportunities in the Big Dance. Bill gets to watch, which is great. Here’s what Mack says about Luke in his official Xavier bio. "Luke is one of the top young assistant coaches in America. His efforts here so far and at Towson and URI have demonstrated his ability to both attract talented players and coach them successfully. I have known Luke for a ...

Oregon Rallies To Defeat Rhode Island 75-72 In The Second Round Of The Ncaa Tournament

... when Dorsey converted a three-point play. Dorsey added a three-pointer that cut the lead to 60-55 with 10:38 on the clock and Brooks got the Ducks within 61-57 on a three-pointer with 8:38 to play. Jared Terrell scored for Rhode Island (25-10), but Brooks was fouled shooting a three-pointer just before the shot clock expired and made all three free throws with 6:03 left on the clock. Dorsey passed to Bell for a layup and Brooks hit another three-pointer that put the Ducks ahead 68-66 with 4:50 to play. Matthews tied the game 68-68 and following Dorsey’s missed free throws, Terrell hit another jumper and Robinson got a tip-in to put the Rams ahead by four with 2:15 to go, but Rhode Island went scoreless the rest of the way. Brooks had 19 points as Oregon shot 48.1 percent from the field, including 7-for-16 on three-pointers. Bell had 12 rebounds to give Oregon a 35-28 ...

Future Bright For Pc Basketball

... after leading the Trojans by 15 points, 44-29, at the half and by 17 early in the second half. But these Friars weren’t even supposed to be in the NCAA Tournament this season. After three consecutive trips to The Big Dance, they lost their two stars, Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil, to the NBA Draft. Remember? They started the season without a proven floor leader and supporting players thrust into regular roles. Remember? Then, during the season, this team developed its own identity. Rodney Bullock emerged as the leader and top scorer. Kyron Cartwright took over as the ball handler. Jalen Lindsey complemented Bullock. Emmitt Holt did the job on the boards. Freshman Alpha Diallo began to assert himself. And the Friars (20-13), picked to finish ninth, finished third instead. Third! So much for the predictions of coaches. Their First Four invitation put them in the NCAA ...