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2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	10–15 (7–10 A-10)
Head coach	David Cox (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	T. J. Buchanan; Austin Carroll; Kevin Sutton;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2020–21 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10-15, 7-10 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Dayton.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 18 Arizona State 2K Empire Classic semifinals	L 88–94 ^OT	0–1	19 – Sheppard	8 – Walker	6 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Boston College 2K Empire Classic third place game	L 64–69	0–2	23 – Russell	6 – Walker	3 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 28, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN3		vs. South Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals	W 84–68	1–2	16 – Collins	7 – Durr	4 – Collins	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. San Francisco Hall of Fame Tip Off final	W 84–71	2–2	21 – Russell	10 – Walker	4 – Russell	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Seton Hall	W 76–63	3–2	17 – Russell	11 – Mitchell	2 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
December 9, 2020* 4:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 13 Wisconsin	L 62–73	3–3	13 – Sheppard	10 – Walker	1 – Tied (4)	Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI
December 13, 2020* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	L 65–68	3–4	16 – Johnson	6 – Walker	4 – Russell	Diddle Arena (1,070) Bowling Green, KY
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 18, 2020 TBA, ESPN		Davidson	L 57–68	3–5 (0–1)	20 – Martin	10 – Walker	6 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
December 30, 2020 TBA, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 63–57	4–5 (1–1)	17 – Sheppard	10 – Tied (2)	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 3, 2021 4:30 p.m., NBCSN		Saint Joseph's	W 85–77 ^OT	5–5 (2–1)	20 – Russell	8 – Tied (2)	8 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Richmond	L 73–80	5–6 (2–2)	18 – Russell	8 – Walker	4 – Russell	Robins Center (0) Richmond, VA
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	W 83–68	6–6 (3–2)	23 – Russell	9 – Russell	5 – Clark	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 78–80 ^OT	6–7 (3–3)	23 – Mitchell	7 – Russell	7 – Sheppard	Mullins Center (0) Amherst, MA
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., NBCSN		George Mason	W 80–60	7–7 (4–3)	18 – Russell	10 – Mitchell	4 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., NBCSN		at Duquesne	L 69–71	7–8 (4–4)	16 – Mitchell	11 – Mitchell	6 – Russell	Kerr Fitness Center (0) McCandless, PA
January 24, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 52–42	8–8 (5–4)	16 – Sheppard	9 – Sheppard	2 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 27, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	W 73–60	9–8 (6–4)	25 – Sheppard	5 – Sheppard	6 – Russell	Tom Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Dayton	L 56–67	9–9 (6–5)	16 – Sheppard	6 – Sheppard	2 – Sheppard	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	L 62–63	9–10 (6–6)	17 – Leggett	7 – Mitchell	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
February 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		UMass	L 63–75	9–11 (6–7)	26 – Walker	14 – Walker	6 – Sheppard	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
February 10, 2021 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 60–67	9–12 (6–8)	16 – Sheppard	8 – Mitchell	3 – Sheppard	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	W 91–89 ^2OT	10–12 (7–8)	20 – Russell	12 – Mitchell	7 – Russell	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
February 21, 2021 11:30 a.m., NBCSN		at George Washington	L 70–78	10–13 (7–9)	16 – Leggett	9 – Russell	10 – Russell	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 75–86	10–14 (7–10)	27 – Russell	6 – Martin	5 – Russell	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 4, 2021 3:30 pm, NBCSN	(10)	vs. (7) Dayton Second round	L 72–84	10–15	17 – Martin	9 – Russell	8 – Russell	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyrese Martin	4	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Transferred to UConn^[1]
Cyril Langevine	10	F	6'8"	230	Senior	East Orange, New Jersey	Graduated^[2]
Jeff Dowtin	11	F	6'3"	185	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated^[3]
Eric Dadika	13	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Milltown, New Jersey	Graduated^[4]
Jordan Green	20	G	5'9"	160	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated^[4]
Jacob Toppin	21	F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to Kentucky
Elijah Wood	33	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Milltown, New Jersey	Decommitted, transferred to Nebraska^[5]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Allen Bertrand	4	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred from Towson
Malik Martin	12	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Staten Island, New York	Transferred from Charlotte
Umberto Brusadin	14	G	6'0"	180	Graduate	Latina, Italy	Transferred from Caldwell, walk on
Jalen Carey	15	G	6'3"	186	RS-Sophomore	Harlem, New York	Transferred from Syracuse
Makhi Mitchell	21	C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Maryland
Makhel Mitchell	22	C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Maryland

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ishmael Leggett SG	Washington, DC	St. John's College High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Ishmael Leggett SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tres Berry PG	Cleveland, TN	Scotland Campus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Apr 10, 2020
Tres Berry PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Abdou Samb PF	Upper Marlboro, MD	Frederick Douglass (MD)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2020
Abdou Samb PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Makhel Mitchell	Makhi Mitchell	Ileri Ayo-Faleye
PF	Malik Martin	Jermaine Harris	Tres Berry
SF	Antwan Walker	D.J. Johnson	Umberto Brusadin
SG	Fatts Russell	Ishmael Leggett	Brandon Borde
PG	Jeremy Sheppard	Allen Betrand	Jalen Carey

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2020–21 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4	.733	16	–	5	.762
VCU	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Davidson	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4	.600	14	–	7	.667
UMass	6	–	4	.600	8	–	7	.533
George Mason	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	14	–	10	.583
Richmond	6	–	5	.545	14	–	9	.609
Duquesne	7	–	7	.500	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10	.412	10	–	15	.400
George Washington	3	–	5	.375	5	–	12	.294
La Salle	6	–	11	.353	9	–	16	.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9	.250	5	–	15	.250
Fordham	2	–	11	.154	2	–	12	.143

† 2021 A10 Tournament winner