University of Rhode Island NCAA News

The URI Rams trailed by five with under 40 seconds left, but then stormed back to win tonight in Philadelphia, 80-79. The deciding points came when Lamonte Ulmer tipped in a Keith Cothran miss with less than 2 seconds remaining, after the Rams had forced a turnover on a Drexel inbounds pass.

In what seems to be a strange situation, the NCAA still has not given URI any word on the status of freshman point guard Lisandro Ruiz Moreno.

In the first round of the Northeast Holiday Tournament, some teams showed rust from the time off and other teams clearly had not missed a beat.

Home prices in Rhode Island have risen slightly for the first time in more than three years.

University of Rhode Island basketball fans have become accustomed to seeing former Rhody coaches working on the opposing team's bench.

If the URI basketball players perform as well on their exams this week as they have been on the basketball court, the Rams will end up with a bunch of guys on the Dean's List.

Keith Cothran, after going 10-for-11 in the win over Quinnipiac, went 7-for-10 on the way to 19 points.

When it was over, Rhode Island's 80-69 victory over Boston College, it was as if the URI basketball team and its fans had turned Conte Forum into the Ryan Center-North. As so often happens after a big Rhody victory at the Ryan Center, Jim Baron went over to a section of the stands to acknowledge and thank the Rhody fans not just for attending, but ...

T.J. Gwynn scored a career-high 20 points, and Bradford Burgess ' key second-half 3-pointers helped host VCU defeat Richmond 65-57 on Saturday night.

The URI basketball team won another game Thursday night, in large part because it made so made 3-point baskets.

Keith Cothran scored 19 points and hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to help Rhode Island hold off Northeastern 79-76 on Thursday night.

Keith Cothran could not remember missing a shot against Quinnipiac. But he did. He missed only one.

Orion Outerbridge arrived Saturday as a college basketball player. He made his first extended action in a big-time game a performance to remember.

Keith Cothran scored 21 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line, in the final 2 minutes as Rhode Island rallied past Providence 86-82 on Saturday.

The PC Friars used an 11-0 run to take a 22-14 lead over URI midway through the first half, but a pair of big 3-pointers by freshman Akeem Richmond have helped URI cut that advantage to 27-24 with 7:33 left.

Larry Sanders had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Virginia Commonwealth's Rams staggered to an 82-80 win over previously unbeaten Rhode Island's Rams on Wednesday night.

So far, so good for the University of Rhode Island basketball team. Now, the challenges get more difficult.

The numbers tell the story on how URI's point guards have run the offense in the team's first four games.

Lamonte Ulmer has a different role with the URI basketball team this season, which is fitting since he has prepared a bit differently for his final year with the Rams.

Can a team that does not shoot very well put together a successful season in college basketball's Division I competition? This year's edition of the URI Rams could become a test case.