RHODE ISLAND RUMORS & GOSSIP
Rhode Island, BYU ink shooting guards
As the regular signing period came to a close, the Rhode Island Rams and BYU Cougars each announced the addition to their program of shooting guard recruits. Rhode Island landed 6′-2″ Matthew Butler of East (TN), as their third recruit in the 2013 recruiting cycle, along with Hassan Martin and EC Matthews. A native of Memphis, Butler reportedly averaged [...]
Billikens defeated by Rhode Island in overtime
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Xavier Munford scored 24 points to lead Rhode Island over Saint Louis 82-80 in overtime Saturday night, winning their first Atlantic 10 game of the season.
Kwamain Mitchell led Saint Louis with 29 points and had seven 3-pointers.
Munford was 8 of 14 from the field and had four 3-pointers for Rhode Island (6-10, 1-2 Atlantic 10).
Nikola Malesevic and Andre Malone...
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January 20, 2013
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(VIDEO) After slow start, Munford paces Rhode Island in victory
Rhode Island took to the court for the first time in 2013 on Friday evening, playing host to their neighbors from Providence, Brown University. The first 20 minutes of the contest saw both teams struggle offensively.
Following the intermission, Xavier Munford was able to help Rhode Island find its offense. The New Jersey native had 14 of his team high 18 points as Rhode Island...
There’s a formula in place for the Rams
Doing math is transparent and telling.
Xavier Munford scorched the nets for 33 points against Auburn, including an 8-15 effort from deep. (Credit: URI Athletics/Mike Scott)
Teacher and student. Learning equations, applying concepts and producing an answer, all while demonstrating an understanding and consistency in how you arrived at that answer.
Sticking with math and applying the...
Billy Baron Receives Waiver; Eligible Immediately For Canisius
Billy Baron is eligible right away at Canisius after transferring from Rhode Island in the summer
According to Shawn Stepner of WKBW in Buffalo, Canisius guard Billy Baron has received a waiver from the NCAA, making him eligible to play during the 2012/13 year after transferring from Rhode Island during the summer.
Billy’s dad, Jim Baron was named head coach at Canisius during...
Billy Baron To Transfer To Canisius
Billy Baron played for his father at Rhode Island last year before deciding to transfer to Canisius
It didn’t take long for newly hired Canisius basketball head coach Jim Baron to make an impact at his new school.
On Thursday evening, CBS Sports’ Jeff Goodman announced on his twitter account (@GoodmanCBS) that Baron’s son, Rhode Island star Billy Baron will follow his father...
NBA Draft Blog Interview with Orion Outerbridge
Some of my favorite stories that occur during the time between the end of the college season and the NBA Draft are about the players who show a whole different level of game once they are no longer restricted by their team’s vision. Many of these stories involve players who weren’t given opportunities or played out of position for the sake of the team. One of the players...
Rhode Island forward Jonathan Holton arrested for posting his sex tapes on Facebook
Rhode Island has suspended freshman forward Jonathan Holton after he was arrested by campus police Tuesday for surreptitiously taping two consensual sexual encounters with female students on campus and later posting the footage on Facebook, according to a report in the Providence Journal.
Holton allegedly taped the sexcapades last fall, unbeknownst to his partners. When the two female...
Report: URI player arrested in sex case
A University of Rhode Island basketball player was arrested Tuesday after two female students told police he posted videos of their sexual encounters on Facebook, the Providence Journal reported.
Jonathan Holton, a 20-year-old freshman, was charged with two counts of video voyeurism after being taken into custody by campus police.
Authorities said Holton's sexual encounters...
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March 27, 2012
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Report: University of Rhode Island Head Coach Jim Baron Fired
After four years of 20 or more wins, the University of Rhode Island Rams may have had high hopes for this season. But after a disappointing 7-24 record, the school is making a change. Jim Baron was let go as the University of Rhode Island's basketball coach position on Sunday morning, after serving in that position for the last 11 years. School officials met at noon on Sunday...
Rhode Island 64, Saint Louis 62
Billy Baron made a jumper with 4 seconds left to give Rhode Island a 64-62 win over Saint Louis on Saturday.
The Rams (7-23, 4-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) trailed 62-58 with 2:52 left before finishing with six straight.
Dominique McKoy started the spurt on a jumper, Nikola Malesevic made two free throws and Baron hit a jumper with 4 seconds left to snap Rhode Island's five-game...
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February 25, 2012
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Saint Louis edged by Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) -- Billy Baron made a jumper with 4 seconds left to give Rhode Island a 64-62 win over Saint Louis on Saturday.
The Rams (7-23, 4-9 Atlantic 10 Conference) trailed 62-58 with 2:52 left before finishing with six straight.
Dominique McKoy started the spurt on a jumper, Nikola Malesevic made two free throws and Baron hit a jumper with 4 seconds left to snap Rhode...
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February 25, 2012
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Rhode Island 81, UMass 78
Orion Outerbridge scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts 81-78 in overtime on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak in the series.
The Rams made 8 of 10 free throw attempts in the extra period, including two by Nikola Malesevic with 4 seconds remaining for the final margin. Malesevic and Outerbridge hit jumpers to...
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February 01, 2012
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Icers use Nine Goals to Cruise by Rhode Island
The Penn State Icers defeated the Rhode Island Rams 9-3 on Friday night at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion. The win brings the Icers record to 16-3-1 on the season.
The first period began with few scoring chances but plenty of hard hitting. Rhode Island started the trend early on, and Tommy Olczyk and Rich O'Brien were just a few of the Icers who were able to counter the Rams physical...
Hokie Hoops vs Rhode Island
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, can we SERIOUSLY have a sports team that isn't completely frustrating to watch? Honestly, it's one thing after another, no matter what sports we're talking about. In case you didn't know, we lost to Kansas State on Sunday, but we were winning at the half only to get COMPLETELY dominated in the second half. Coincidence? We think not. It...
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