2025–26 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2025–26 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2025–26 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–16 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach	Archie Miller (4th season);
Assistant coaches	James Whitford; Duane Woodward; Austin Carroll; Benny Sander; Chandler Graves;
Home arena	Ryan Center

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Louis	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Duquesne	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
George Washington	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
St. Bonaventure	4	–	14	.222	17	–	17	.500
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2024–25 season 18–13, 7–11 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.^[1] They were upset by #15 seed Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Rhode Island was picked to finish 12th in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	VCU	342 (11)
2	Saint Louis	341 (11)
3	Dayton	321 (3)
4	George Washington	296
5	Loyola Chicago	286 (2)
6	George Mason	254
7	Saint Joseph's	195
8	St. Bonaventure	185
9	Duquesne	155
10	Richmond	142
11	Davidson	107
12	Rhode Island	102
13	La Salle	56
14	Fordham	53
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First, Second, or Third Teams.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Jahmere Tripp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Jr	Fordham	Brooklyn, New York
G	5	Jonah Hinton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	St. Bonaventure	Chicago, Illinois
G	7	Jalen Harper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Joe's Prep	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	8	Alex Crawford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Fresno State	Chula Vista, California
G	10	Barrett Loer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. George's School	Millis, Massachusetts
F	11	Javon Perry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	Springfield, Massachusetts
G	13	Jaymien Aponte (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Cranston High School West	Cranston, Rhode Island
C	17	Moek Icke (W)	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	RS Fr	Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg	Purmerend, Netherlands
G	20	Myles Corey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	South Alabama	Ontario, California
G	21	Damone King	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	DeSales High School	Louisville, Kentucky
G	22	RJ Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	GS	Charleston Southern	Matthews, North Carolina
G	23	Tyler Cochran	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	GS	Minnesota	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	30	Jimmy Ball (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Arlington Catholic High School	Medford, Massachusetts
F	35	Mouhamed Sow	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Saint Peter's	Dakar, Senegal
F	40	Keeyan Itejere	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Northern Kentucky	Knightdale, North Carolina
F	55	Drissa Traore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	St. John's	New York, New York

Head coach

Archie Miller (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

James Whitford (Wisconsin)
Duane Woodward (Boston College)
Austin Carroll (American)
Benny Sander (Arizona)
Chandler Graves (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 93–62	1–0	17 – Cochran	9 – Cochran	6 – Johnson	Ryan Center (3,269) Kingston, RI
November 7, 2025* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Tulsa Veterans Classic	L 65–82	1–1	19 – Hinton	8 – Sow	4 – Tied	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stonehill	W 80–57	2–1	16 – Tied	7 – Cochran	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,451) Kingston, RI
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 80−61	3−1	19 – Corey	7 – Crawford	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,331) Kingston, RI
November 18, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	W 86−77	4−1	24 – Hinton	6 – Sow	4 – Tripp	John J. Lee Amphitheater (942) New Haven, CT
November 24, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN2		vs. Towson ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket quarterfinals	L 55–62	4–2	14 – Corey	9 – Itejere	3 – Johnson	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 25, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Vermont ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket consolation semifinals	W 80–65	5–2	22 – Corey	7 – Tied	3 – Hinton	State Farm Field House (957) Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Temple ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket 5th place game	W 90–75	6–2	25 – Hinton	9 – Cochran	5 – Johnson	State Farm Field House (539) Bay Lake, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 66–56	7–2	17 – Tied	10 – Cochran	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,575) Kingston, RI
December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, truTV		at Providence Ocean State Rivalry	L 71–90	7–3	23 – Hinton	5 – Corey	4 – Tied	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,924) Providence, RI
December 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	L 64–66	7–4	16 – Tripp	10 – Itejere	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,419) Kingston, RI
December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 62–45	8–4	20 – Hinton	11 – Itejere	4 – Cochran	Ryan Center (2,895) Kingston, RI
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northeastern	W 85–77	9–4	19 – Johnson	9 – Crawford	6 – Johnson	Ryan Center (3,585) Kingston, RI
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 57–61	9–5 (0–1)	15 – Tied	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,712) Kingston, RI
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, USA		at George Mason	L 50–61	9–6 (0–2)	12 – Corey	7 – Cochran	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (4,086) Fairfax, VA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	L 72–79	9–7 (0–3)	18 – Hinton	6 – Itejere	4 – Corey	Ryan Center (3,074) Kingston, RI
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, USA		at Davidson	W 70–45	10–7 (1–3)	18 – Itejere	8 – Crawford	7 – Johnson	John M. Belk Arena (3,188) Davidson, NC
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	L 75–84	10–8 (1–4)	17 – Cochran	9 – Cochran	4 – Hinton	Ryan Center (3,712) Kingston, RI
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 69–68	11–8 (2–4)	18 – Cochran	8 – Itejere	2 – Cochran	Robins Center (4,571) Richmond, VA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	W 74–65	12–8 (3–4)	23 – Tripp	7 – Tripp	5 – Corey	Ryan Center (4,487) Kingston, RI
January 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	W 81–76 ^OT	12–9 (4–4)	24 – Tripp	8 – Tripp	5 – Cochran	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 1, 2026 12:00 pm, USA		at Duquesne	L 61–76	13–9 (4–5)	18 – Cochran	7 – Cochran	4 – Johnson	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,536) Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	W 82–77	14–9 (5–5)	34 – Cochran	10 – Cochran	7 – Johnson	Ryan Center (4,430) Kingston, RI
February 10, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 70–75	14–10 (5–6)	24 – Cochran	12 – Itejere	7 – Johnson	Charles E. Smith Center (1,824) Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	L 66–70	14–11 (5–7)	25 – Cochran	9 – Cochran	5 – Johnson	Ryan Center (3,546) Kingston, RI
February 17, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 18 Saint Louis	W 81–76	15–11 (6–7)	29 – Hinton	9 – Itejere	8 – Johnson	Ryan Center (5,331) Kingston, RI
February 21, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 46–59	15–12 (6–8)	14 – Corey	9 – Itejere	5 – Johnson	John Glaser Arena (1,152) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 76–94	15–13 (6–9)	21 – Cochran	7 – Cochran	6 – Johnson	Reilly Center (2,708) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 28, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 55–61	15–14 (6–10)	13 – Cochran	15 – Cochran	4 – Corey	Ryan Center (6,391) Kingston, RI
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 64–52	16–14 (7–10)	21 – Cochran	10 – Cochran	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (3,378) Kingston, RI
March 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 49–61	16–15 (7–11)	18 – Tripp	8 – Cochran	4 – Johnson	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,186) Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2026 5:00 p.m., USA	(10)	vs. (7) Duquesne Second round	L 61–67	16–16	34 – Cochran	10 – Cochran	5 – Johnson	PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Rhode Island basketball bounced from A-10 Tournament. What happened". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Rhode Island Rams 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[2] "Rhode Island basketball bounced from A-10 Tournament. What happened". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[poll-3] "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[5] "Rhode Island Rams 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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