Week #1 - Games of Interest

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

On Tuesday, the new season finally arrives and URI fans have high hopes that the URI Rams will hear their name called out on Selection Sunday. All the best wishes to the players, coaches and staff in reaching that goal!

Ten A-10 teams will hold their openers on Tuesday, all are home contests with only GW opening on the road:

Long Island U. at URI, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Princeton vs. Duquesne at PPG Paints Arena, 6 PM. On ESPN+.

UMass Lowell at UMass, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Bradley at Saint Joseph's, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Navy at George Mason, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

George Washington at Towson, 7 PM.

St. Francis (PA) at #25 VCU, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Ohio U. at St. Bonaventure, 7:30 PM. On ESPN+.

Florida Gulf Coast at Saint Louis, 8 PM. On ESPN+.

St. Francis (BKN) at Fordham, 9:30 PM. On ESPN+.

In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Maryville TN at Middle Tennessee, 12 PM.

Brown at Bryant, 7 PM.

Sacred Heart at PC, 7 PM.

Holy Cross at Maryland, 7:30 PM.

Penn at Alabama, 8 PM. On SECN+

In other games:

Most noteworthy is the State Farms Champions Classic doubleheader at Madison Square Garden on ESPN.

#3 Kansas vs. #4 Duke, 7 PM.

#1 Michigan State vs. #2 Kentucky, 9:30 PM.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 4 years ago

One of my favorite threads every season. Glad to see it back!

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Big slate for opening night ???

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

I doubt the A10 goes 10-0.

As long as we're not one of the losers.

A10 really needs to perform OOC.

gorhody89 · Unread post by **gorhody89** » 4 years ago

seeing this post means the season is really here!

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

I will guess 7-3 for the A10 straight up

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 4 years ago

Penn is up against Alabama right now...

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 4 years ago

UMD was 5-27 from 3P tonight. 18%!!

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

The A10 is 7-2 thus far tonight.

Bonnies and GW go down. GM survives in OT.

One left....if Fordham does what Fordham does, my prediction will be spot on.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago UMD was 5-27 from 3P tonight. 18%!!

If they repeat that against us, we have a shot to win that game.

Can't leave them open all night though.

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 4 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago Penn is up against Alabama right now...

Penn beats Alabama.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 4 years ago

SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑4 years ago
DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago Penn is up against Alabama right now...
Penn beats Alabama.

Nothing good comes from this. Takes a lot of the excitement out of next Friday. It also probably has them more focused. Oats is a very good coach

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Yeah was hoping Bama would win that for our SOS

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 4 years ago

Bama is still going to be a very tough out. Because they lost to Penn means very little right now.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 4 years ago

A-10 was 8-2 on the night - losses were GW (no surprise) and Bonnies (somewhat surprising).

JimSidd · Unread post by **JimSidd** » 4 years ago

Too early to know if Penn’s win says more about Penn or more about Alabama. I seem to recall reading about two Alabama injuries a few weeks ago and they did have some roster turnover to go along with the coaching change. Still, I expect a good challenge on the 15th.

phipsiGD'11 · Unread post by **phipsiGD'11** » 4 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago UMD was 5-27 from 3P tonight. 18%!!

Which means they'll probably hit close to 60% on us...

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 4 years ago

phipsiGD'11 wrote: ↑4 years ago
DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago UMD was 5-27 from 3P tonight. 18%!!
Which means they'll probably hit close to 60% on us...

As fate would have it.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

The nine A-10 home openers drew these crowds.

VCU 7,367
Saint Louis 6,321
George Mason 5,620
St. Bonaventure 4,305
URI 4,258
Fordham 3,200
UMass 2,563
Duquesne 2,213
St. Joseph's 2,068

The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. Not great for a school that wants to be consistently in the upper echelon of the conference. The buzz around this team, maybe this coach, doesn't appear to be evident right now.

Dino611 · Unread post by **Dino611** » 4 years ago

Obadiah wrote: ↑4 years ago The A-10 was 7-3 on the evening. Besides the Bonnies and GW losses, Duquesne was trounced by Princeton 94-67. That's right, Princeton scored 94 points!

The nine A-10 home openers drew these crowds.

VCU 7,367
Saint Louis 6,321
George Mason 5,620
St. Bonaventure 4,305
URI 4,258
Fordham 3,200
UMass 2,563
Duquesne 2,213
St. Joseph's 2,068

The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. Not great for a school that wants to be consistently in the upper echelon of the conference. The buzz around this team, maybe this coach, doesn't appear to be evident right now.

Ummmm Obie Dusquene won 94-67........ so technically the A-10 8-2

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

Sorry for the goof. I was monitoring scores all night and got crossed eyed over that one. I will correct my post.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

There are no A-10 games on Tuesday nor any games involving URI OOC opponents.

Ten A-10 schools opened last night and here is a look at the situation with the remaining four conference teams.

Davidson opens on Friday versus Auburn in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis.

Richmond holds its home opener versus St. Francis (PA) on Friday.

Dayton faces Indiana State in its home opener on Saturday.

La Salle opens its season at home versus Iona on Saturday.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Can we add anytime Georgetown is playing. Their opponent any night is my other favorite team.
Tonight Mount St Marys (on CBS Sports at 7:00). Georgetown is losing 18-14.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑4 years ago Can we add anytime Georgetown is playing. Their opponent any night is my other favorite team.
Tonight Mount St Marys (on CBS Sports at 7:00). Georgetown is losing 18-14.

27-17 Mount

F*** Georgetown

RIFan · Unread post by **RIFan** » 4 years ago

Obadiah wrote: ↑4 years ago The nine A-10 home openers drew these crowds.

VCU 7,367
Saint Louis 6,321
George Mason 5,620
St. Bonaventure 4,305
URI 4,258
Fordham 3,200
UMass 2,563
Duquesne 2,213
St. Joseph's 2,068

The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. Not great for a school that wants to be consistently in the upper echelon of the conference. The buzz around this team, maybe this coach, doesn't appear to be evident right now.

I was thinking the same thing...there is very little buzz for this team. I noticed that we were left out a a couple of ESPN.com articles that in the Hurley era we would have been in...one of them was about what to expect from second year coaches and it featured Dan and it also featured the The Xavier coach that left (Mack) and the one who replaced him at X (Steele). https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... stagnating

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Georgetown down 19 in the second half. Ewing can’t coach. This is a home game.

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 4 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑4 years ago Georgetown down 19 in the second half. Ewing can’t coach. This is a home game.

You really hate to see it.

KevanBoyles · Unread post by **KevanBoyles** » 4 years ago

Spoke too soon. GT wins by 13.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 4 years ago

Obadiah wrote: ↑4 years ago The nine A-10 home openers drew these crowds.

VCU 7,367
Saint Louis 6,321
George Mason 5,620
St. Bonaventure 4,305
URI 4,258
Fordham 3,200
UMass 2,563
Duquesne 2,213
St. Joseph's 2,068

The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. Not great for a school that wants to be consistently in the upper echelon of the conference. The buzz around this team, maybe this coach, doesn't appear to be evident right now.

We also do very little marketing beyond digital/social ticket promos. Been saying this since forever, many missed opportunities to win over hearts and minds of casual fans, alumni, etc. Build the brand, etc. Agree 4,200 for a team that should have some buzz and excitement around it is disappointing.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

In a closely contested game this evening, Hofstra lost its home opener to San Jose State, 79-71. Former URI player, Omar Silverio, saw limited action - 5 minutes - didn't take a shot and had two assists. Silverio was able to play immediately for Hofstra since he was granted a waiver of the one year residency rule in early August.

The press release on the waiver:

"Hofstra University sophomore men's basketball student-athlete Omar Silverio has been granted immediate eligibility after applying to have his required transfer year of residency waived by the NCAA. The waiver was submitted to the NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief. "We appreciate the NCAA's understanding of Omar's case and are thankful to both the NCAA and Rhode Island for their support of this waiver," commented Hofstra Head Men's Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich".

Too bad Georgetown wasn't as gracious.

JimSidd · Unread post by **JimSidd** » 4 years ago

Saw that Christion Thompson had ten points and a whopping 14 rebounds for Tulane .... a double double machine. How come we can’t get players like that?

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

JimSidd wrote: ↑4 years ago Saw that Christion Thompson had ten points and a whopping 14 rebounds for Tulane .... a double double machine. How come we can’t get players like that?

And 0-3 on 3 point shots and 0-2 on FTs. Shooting proficiency woes continue.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

UVA beats Cuse 48-34

Cole Anthony scores 34 points in his star Heels debut

Remember the name James Wiseman from Memphis

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

This is the action for Friday night, November 8!! There is no A-10 action tonight.

Davidson vs. #24 Auburn in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis , MD, 6 PM. On CBSSN.

North Texas at #25 VCU, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

St. Francis (PA) at Richmond, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Vermont at St. Bonaventure, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Longwood at George Mason, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

In games involving URI OOC opponents:

UMass Lowell at Long Island U., 7 PM.

Akron at West Virginia, 7 PM.

Bowling Green at LSU, 8 PM. On SECN+

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Davidson plays tomorrow??

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 4 years ago

bigappleram wrote: ↑4 years ago
Obadiah wrote: ↑4 years ago
The URI crowd was not only disappointing, it was the fourth smallest home opener in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. Not great for a school that wants to be consistently in the upper echelon of the conference. The buzz around this team, maybe this coach, doesn't appear to be evident right now.
We also do very little marketing beyond digital/social ticket promos. Been saying this since forever, many missed opportunities to win over hearts and minds of casual fans, alumni, etc. Build the brand, etc. Agree 4,200 for a team that should have some buzz and excitement around it is disappointing.

What was our record last year? What kind of record was 18-15? Mediocre records draw mediocre crowds -- especially against no-name opponents.

Win and the world wins with you -- lose and you lose alone.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

Yep, reef I'm a day early. Made the correction.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

4200 still way to low get me at least 5 k and I wouldn’t be complaining

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

6k will be a stretch unless we get off to a good start OOC.

That includes beating PC.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 years ago 6k will be a stretch unless we get off to a good start OOC.

That includes beating PC.

The PC game will be a sellout. Why so negative?
They sold more season tickets and more 5 game plans this year than last year.

4Diffs · Unread post by **4Diffs** » 4 years ago

The crowd on opening night was disappointing but there were some clear issues that negatively impacted the crowd. The weather sucked (and yes people decide not to go out if it is raining and crappy out), the opponent had almost no name recognition, the game was on TV, and PC and the Celtics were both playing at the same time. I work outside of Boston, but am able to work at home whenever I want which is much closer to Kingston and I had no interest in trying to make it down to that game due to the weather, and I wanted to watch the Celtics as well who I find quite entertaining to watch this year and a breath of fresh air compared to last years team. I will be down to like 10 games this year, but Tuesday was not one of them. I am sure there are others in the same boat. I expect a big crowd next Friday night. If it is not, then let the griping begin.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Same weather
Same night
Same PC Game was on TV
Same Celtics Game was on TV
Sacred Heart the PC Opponent picked #2 in the NEC - URI Opponent LIU was picked #1 in the NEC

PC Attendance = 8,103
URI Attendance = 4,258

PC wins 106-60 vs #2 Preseason NEC Team
URI wins 76-65 vs #1 Preseason NEC Team with their best player (and projected NEC League best player) sitting out a 1-game suspension

Winning and how big you win (or lose) impacts attendance. Winning and National Ranking are huge draws for attendance - as the Hurley era demonstrated.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

Another game of interest tonight: UConn opens its season at home against Sacred Heart who was mauled by PC in its opener. Interesting to see the comparison. Game is 7 PM. On ESPN3

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 4 years ago

URI womens team outscored the mens this week. We need BUCKETS. The PC game was aired live while URI was replayed after. The 8K for PC is actually quite low seeing that a sellout in near 13K? URI needs momentum for sure because it felt like a dud in week 1.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

It was still double our attendance
We get bad attendance and we feel the need to justify why is was bad. Attendance simply is what it is.
It’s surprising to me that 4,258 feels ok to any URI fan.
All good seats in the Ryan Center

In the Dunk those seats above 8,103 are bad. The Dunk was built for Basketball and Hockey. Might as well bring binoculars if your seats are in the end zones or upper levels.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Davidson vs Auburn tonight neutral court (CBSS 6:00 pm) is a big game for the A10. We need the A10 to beat Top 50 teams.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 4 years ago

The Davidson game is def worth watching. I'l be watching some of the North Texas/VCU as well since we play them soon.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Vermont at St Bonaventure is a good game plus Colorado at Arizona State is big early on for Bobby Hurley.

Shaolin Swat · Unread post by **Shaolin Swat** » 4 years ago

Not a game of interest, but Memphis freshman James Wiseman is ruled ineligible by the NCAA

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 4 years ago

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