Ryan Center, Kingston, RI
Sunday, January 3, 2021
4:30PM
Media
TV: NBCSN
Online: NBCSN
Radio: 101.5 FM (B101) or Tune In Radio App
Previews:
Saint Joe’s Fan Forum
The Rams lace them back up Sunday afternoon as they play their third home conference game in a row against the lowly hawks of Saint Joseph’s. The Hawks, with second year head coach Billy Lange, are winless on the season, although I should mention that half of those loses (3) where against top 10 teams. This team is VERY guard oriented as their entire roster are guards except for 1 forward & 1 center (& he barely plays). Funny enough their 6’8” freshman forward is leading the team in assists per game. As in years past, the offense of Saint Joe’s runs through senior Ryan Daly. He is leading them in points & rebounds but the good news for Rhody is he is struggling from behind the arc. His 17% from 3 makes even Fatts cringe. Taylor Funk could be a potential matchup problem who I am guessing Walker will matchup against. Walker can’t sag off of him on D as he will gladly fire it up from long distance. Rhody should win this game but they really need to not turn the ball over as much. They can’t expect to win again if they turn it over 24 times like the last game. Let’s get another strong game from Walker, Sheppard & Harris & they win this easily. If Fatts gets going (I know, I know) & Ish does Ish type things, forget about it. Let’s start the new year off on the right foot. Rhody has won 4 straight against the Hawks & they should make it 5 in a row on Sunday. Rhody wins 73-61. Happy New Year! Wear a Mask & Go Rhody!
Opponent
Record:
0-6, 0-1 in the Atlantic 10
Last season: 2-16, 6-26 in the Atlantic 10
Rankings (URI):
RPI: 115 (83)
KenPom: 175 (75)
NCAA NET: 240 (57)*
BPI: 285 (78)
Sagarin: 199 (78)
* = Last Year’s Rankings
Leaders:
Points – Ryan Daly 17.2 (Sr., G)
Rebounds – Ryan Daly 6.2 (Sr., G)
Assists – Jordan Hall 4.5 (Fr., F) (1.7 TO per game)
Historical
Series: 48-57
H: 26-23, A: 20-31, N: 2-3
Most Recent Matchup: 2/15/20 73-55 W at URI
Most Recent Win Streak: 4 – URI
Match-up Predictor: 92.1% Chance of URI Winning