Rhode Island

Official Name: 
University of Rhode Island
Nickname: 
Rams
Mailing Address: 

Three Keaney Road
Suite One
Kingston, RI 02881

Website: 
www.GoRhody.com
Telephone: 
(401) 874-2401
Fax: 
(401) 874-5354
Enrollment: 
14,260
Arena: 

Ryan Center
Capacity: 7,658
Year Opened: 2003

School Colors: 
Light Blue, Dark Blue and White
Conference: 

Atlantic 10 (since 1981)/East Division
Former Member of New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76) and ECAC North (1980)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1961, 1966, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, and 1999
6-8 record (.429)
Regional runner-up in 1998

NIT Appearances: 

(14) 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010
13-15 record (.464)
Finished 4th in 1945, 2nd in 1946 and T3rd in 2010

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Frank Keaney (27 years from 1922-48, 403-124 record, .765)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Carlton Owens (2,114 points from 1985-88)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Art Stephenson (1,048 from 1966-68)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tom Harrington (50 points as junior vs. Brandeis on 2/4/59) and Tom Garrick (50 as senior vs. Rutgers on 3/7/88 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals at West Virginia)

All-American Selections: 

(6) G Ernie Calverley (1945 and 1946), G Chester Chet Jaworski (1939), G Stan Modzelewski (1942), F Sylvester Sly Williams (1978 and 1979)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Chet Jaworski (1939)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Stan Modzelewski (1941 and 1942)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tom Harrington (50 vs. Brandeis, Mass.)
February 4, 1959 (junior/21.9 ppg)

1

2

Total

Rhode Island

67

52

119

Brandeis

59

47

106

Rhode Island

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Multer

12

11

35

Harrington

15

20

50

Edmonds

4

3

11

Holland

5

0

10

Anderson

2

2

6

Davenport

0

3

3

Hirsch

1

0

2

Caswell

0

0

0

Boyle

0

0

0

Lamb

0

0

0

Joyce

0

0

0

Bougery

1

0

2

Totals

40

39

119

Percentages

Brandeis

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Kirsch

5

2

12

Peretti

6

2

14

McNulty

4

7

15

Good

8

4

20

Berkman

9

1

19

Ellis

0

0

0

Schwartz

2

0

4

Sidman

1

2

4

Capner

0

0

0

McGillicudy

5

8

18

Totals

40

26

106

Percentages
Box Score Notes: 

Tom Garrick* (50 vs. Rutgers in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals at West Virginia)
March 7, 1988 (senior/20.5 ppg)
*Atlantic 10 Tournament record.

1

2

Total

Rhode Island

62

42

104

Rutgers

35

38

73

Rhode Island

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Evans

7-10

0-0

1-3

15

Sina

1-3

0-0

2-6

4

Colson

2-3

0-0

0-0

4

Garrick

19-26

5-6

7-8

50

Owens

4-15

0-0

0-0

9

K. Green

5-10

0-0

4-5

14

Lane

2-4

0-0

0-0

4

Oppenheimer

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Bernsley

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Tabisz

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

A. Green

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

42-75

6-8

14-22

104

Percentages

.560

.750

.636

Rutgers

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Perry

3-10

0-0

1-2

7

Savage

7-13

2-4

5-6

21

Duckett

5-8

0-0

0-0

10

Dixson

4-10

0-0

0-0

8

Carter

4-6

2-2

0-0

10

Watson

3-9

0-2

0-0

6

Peterson

3-5

0-0

5-7

11

Wittman

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Everson

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-64

4-8

11-15

73

Percentages

.453

.500

.733
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Philip H. Wessels

6

1907-12

36-19

.655

1907

6-0

William Cobb

1

1913

4-3

.571

1913

4-3

John Maynard

3

1916-18

9-12

.429

1918

4-1

James A. Baldwin

2

1919-20

10-9

.526

1919

7-1

Fred Murray

1

1921

9-8

.529

1921

9-8

Frank Keaney

27

1922-48

403-124

.765

1929

15-1

Robert "Red" Haire

4

1949-52

57-42

.576

1949

16-6

Jack Guy

4

1953-56

47-48

.495

1955

16-10

Ernie Calverley

11

1957-67

154-125

.552

1966

20-8

Tom Carmody

6

1968-73

73-82

.471

1970

16-10

John J. "Jack" Kraft

8

1974-81

123-96

.562

1978

24-7

Claude English

3

1982-84

25-58

.301

1982

10-17

Brendan Malone

2

1985-86

17-39

.304

1986

9-19

Tom Penders

2

1987-88

48-17

.738

1988

28-7

Al Skinner

9

1989-97

138-126

.523

1992

22-10

Jim Harrick

2

1998-99

45-22

.672

1998

25-9

Jerry DeGregorio

2

2000-01

12-48

.200

2001

7-23

Jim Baron

10

2002-11

176-143

.552

2010

26-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,376-1,015 (.575) from 1907 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Rhode Island did not field a formal team in 1914 and 1915
  • Baron's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from St. Bonaventure in 2002-03.