Men`s Basketball

2014-15
Rhode
Island
College
Senior All-Little East
Forward Chris Burton
Men's Basketball
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The 2014-15 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Team
Front Row (left to right): Kadeem Francis, Jerelle Washington, John Gause, Eric Alleyne,
Terrance Tribble, Roosevelt Shider.
Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Justin Lang, Team Manager David Pinto, Brian Renauld,
Mike Neal, Chris Burton, Patrick Matthews, Victor Smith, Head Coach Michael Byrnes,
Assistant Coach Mike Romano.
The 2014-15 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Roster
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Name
John Gause
Kadeem Francis
Patrick Matthews
Jerelle Washington
Victor Smith
Chris Burton
Terrance Tribble
Roosevelt Shider
Eric Alleyne
Mike Neal
Brian Renauld
Year
Sophomore
Senior
Junior
Freshman
Senior
Senior
Sophomore
Freshman
Senior
Junior
Freshman
Position
Guard
Guard
Forward
Guard
Center
Forward
Forward
Guard
Guard
Center
Forward
Hgt.
5-11
6-1
6-5
6-2
6-6
6-6
6-3
5-8
5-10
6-6
6-4
Head Coach:
Michael Byrnes
Assistant Coaches: Mike Romano, Justin Lang
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Wgt.
185
190
210
180
220
195
190
165
185
200
230
Hometown/High School
Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart
White Plains, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac
Waipahu, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute
Providence, R.I./Central
Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant
New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle
White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla
Meriden, Conn./Wilcox Tech.
Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May
Pawtucket, R.I./Shea
Albany, N.Y./Christian Brothers
Meet the Head Coach
Head Coach Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes enters his first season as Rhode Island College's head men's basketball coach. Byrnes takes over the Anchormen
basketball program for Bob Walsh, who stepped down to take the head coaching reigns at Div. I University of Maine after nine seasons
at the helm.
"I'm very excited and proud to join the Rhode Island College family," Byrnes said. " I look forward to build on the strong
foundation that President Nancy Carriuolo, Athletic Director Don Tencher and Coach Walsh have laid. I will challenge our studentathletes day in and day out to be champions on and off the floor.
Byrnes joins the RIC athletic department after spending four seasons as an Assistant Coach at Robert Morris University. Byrnes
joined the staff at RMU with 16 years of coaching experience at the prep school level, including 14 seasons at the Winchendon School
in Winchendon, Mass.
As an assistant at RMU in his four seasons,
Byrnes helped the Colonials stretch their streak of
consecutive winning seasons to nine as Robert Morris
finished 18-14 (.563) in 2010-11 and tied a school record for victories with an overall
mark of 26-11 (.703) in 2011-12. RMU appeared in the NEC Tournament championship game each season.
In 2012-13, Byrnes assisted in helping guide Robert Morris to an overall record
of 24-11 (.686) and its 10th NEC regular-season championship thanks to a league
ledger of 14-4 (.778). The Colonials earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation
Tournament (NIT).
Robert Morris posted an overall record of 22-14 (.611) in 2013-14, including a
mark of 14-2 (.875) in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials secured their second
straight NEC regular-season championship and 11th overall in 2014 but fell in the
championship game of the 2014 NEC Tournament, 88-71, to Mount St. Mary's.
Despite the loss, RMU appeared in the postseason for the sixth time in the last seven
years with an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Making its
third appearance in the NIT in program history, Robert Morris advanced to the second
round for the second straight year thanks to an 89-78 victory at St. John's.
During his time as a head coach at the prep level, Byrnes compiled an overall record
of 401-131 (.754), claimed a pair of New England Prep School Athletic Conference
(NEPSAC) championships and sent over 100 players to Div. I institutions, including Louisville, Villanova, Providence, Robert Morris, Harvard and the University of
Pennsylvania.
"Michael has been involved in basketball at both the prep and collegiate level for
over 20 years, and his success at the prep level speaks for itself,” Robert Morris Head
Coach Andrew Toole said. “The players he’s produced, the contacts he’s made and the
experience he’s gained in the prep school ranks made him a natural fit to join our staff at
Robert Morris to help take our program to even greater heights.”
Byrnes has coached several players at the prep ranks that have gone on to careers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including Francisco Garcia, who
played collegiately at Louisville, spent eight seasons with the Sacramento Kings and the last two with the Houston Rockets, and Bruno Sundov, a 7'3", 220-pound center
from Croatia who was a second round pick of the Dallas Mavericks in the 1998 NBA Draft and played for five teams throughout his seven-year career.
Byrnes also coached former guard John Linehan in the prep ranks
before sending him off to Providence College, where he became the
NCAA all-time steals leader with 385 thefts from 1997-2002. Linehan
was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in both 2001 and
2002. He was heavily involved in recruiting Karvel Anderson to Robert
Morris, who was named the 2014 Northeast Conference Player of the
Year.
Byrnes started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Div. III
Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va., in 1991-92 before serving in the same
capacity with Div. III Roanoke College in Salem, Va., in 1992-93.
From 1993 to 1995, Byrnes was both an assistant and head coach
at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., before returning to the
collegiate ranks to serve as a graduate assistant coach with the University
of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass., in 1995-96.
A 1990 graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor of science degree in sports management, Byrnes was a three-year
letterwinner for the Minutemen, appearing in 44 career games, including a pair of starts. He was honored with the Lorenzo Sutton Award in
1988-89, which is bestowed annually to the most improved player for
the program.
A native of Canton, Mass., Byrnes and his wife, Brenilda, have two
daughters, Elizabeth and Ashley.
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Meet the Assistant Coaches
Assistant Coach Mike Romano
Mike Romano enters his third season as an assistant
men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists
Head Coach Michael Byrnes with all facets of the RIC men’s
basketball program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching.
Romano came to Rhode Island College after spending
two years at Marist College as a Graduate Manager for the
men’s basketball program. From 2010-2012, he aided the
coaching staff and the Director of Basketball Operations with
basketball and administrative duties, while also assisting in
on-campus recruiting.
Prior to his time with the Red Foxes, Romano
worked as an assistant men’s basketball coach at his
alma mater, Western Connecticut State University.
During the 2009-2010 season, Romano aided in
day-to-day basketball operations, organized and
handled the team’s film exchange program, and actively recruited potential student-athletes.
Furthermore, Romano has spent parts of the past four off seasons working with the Hoop Group, where
he was a member of the Hoop Group Elite Office Staff in addition to staffing the Hoop Group's Jam Fest AAU
tournaments.
After spending three seasons as the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Webutuck High School from 20042007, Romano made his collegiate coaching debut in 2008 at Dutchess Community College, where he was a
volunteer assistant men’s basketball coach for the 2008-2009 season.
Romano has also worked as the Director of Basketball Operations for Elite Basketball of the Hudson Valley
and has been a staff member for a wide variety of basketball camps and tournaments, including the GymRat
Challenge AAU Basketball Tournament, the Reebok Headliner NY/NJ and Philadelphia Tryout Camps and the
Villanova Boys Basketball Camps.
Romano earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Western Connecticut State University and is working on
his M.Ed. at Marist College.
Six-Time Little East Conference Tournament Champions
2006-07
2010-11
2007-08
2012-13
2013-14
2009-10
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Meet the Assistant Coaches
Assistant Coach Justin Lang
Justin Lang enters his first season as an assistant men's basketball coach. He assists Head Coach Michael Byrnes with all
facets of the program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching.
Lang joins the staff after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Plymouth State University.
“I am very excited to join the staff at Rhode Island College,” Lang said. “I am eager to be able to help Coach Byrnes
continue to build on the foundation of success the program has had and I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of
the winning tradition at RIC."
“We are very fortunate to have Justin,” Byrnes said. “He knows the LEC very well after spending two seasons at
Plymouth State. Justin also has strong recruiting ties in the New England area, which should really benefit us moving forward.”
During his time at Plymouth State Lang was responsible for recruiting student-athletes, film exchange, game preparation and scouting opponents.
Lang is a 2012 graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sports
studies. During his time with the Wildcats, Lang served as a student manager for the basketball team. His responsibilities included oversight of managerial
staff, game and practice preparation, coordinating travel and film exchange.
A Newmarket, N.H. native, Lang was a three-sport athlete lettering in soccer, baseball and basketball while in high school.
Six Little East Conference Regular Season Championships
2009-10
2004-05
2010-11
2006-07
2012-13
2008-09
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Senior
Guard
Eric Alleyne
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2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date
Nov. 15
Nov. 16
Nov. 20
Nov. 22
Nov. 25
Nov. 29
Dec. 2
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Dec. 13
Jan. 8
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 17
Jan. 20
Jan. 24
Jan. 27
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 7
Feb. 10
Feb. 14
Feb. 17
Feb. 21
Feb. 24
Feb. 27
Feb. 28
Opponent
vs. SUNY Brockport ^
at Marymount ^
at Lasell
BRANDEIS
BRIDGEWATER STATE
at Salve Regina
at Elms
EASTERN CONNECTICUT *
at Johnson & Wales
MIT
at UMass Boston *
at Tufts
KEENE STATE *
at Southern Maine *
PLYMOUTH STATE *
WESTERN CONNECTICUT *
at Eastern Connecticut *
at UMass Dartmouth *
UMASS BOSTON *
AMHERST
at Keene State *
at Western Connecticut *
SOUTHERN MAINE *
UMASS DARTMOUTH *
at Plymouth State *
LEC Quarterfinals
LEC Semifinals
LEC Final
^ Pablo Coto Invitational game
Home games in BOLD
* Little East Conference game
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Time
1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
8 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
Final 2013-14 Men's Basketball Statistics
2013-14 Men's Basketball
2013-14
Little East
Conference
Champions
Rhode
Island College
Combined
TeamTournament
Statistics (as
of Dec 06, 2014)
All
games
2013 NCAA Tournament
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL
20-9
11-3
9-6
HOME
10-4
6-1
4-3
##
Player
gp-gs
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
23
13
21
50
05
02
24
11
35
41
45
10
20
03
22
Austin Cilley
Chris Burton
Nyheem Sanders
Victor Smith
Tom DeCiantis
Eric Alleyne
Michael Palumbo
Brian Daniels
Terrance Tribble
Jacob Page
Mike Neal
Anthony Williams
Stephen Edmonds
John Gause
Jazz Robinson
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
22-17
27-19
17-9
29-13
28-24
29-24
28-8
3-0
29-5
28-9
26-16
12-0
7-0
26-1
6-0
590
730
369
532
702
611
474
29
474
440
388
60
56
380
15
29
29
5850
5850
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
Score by Periods
Rhode Island College
Opponents
26.8
27.0
21.7
18.3
25.1
21.1
16.9
9.7
16.3
15.7
14.9
5.0
8.0
14.6
2.5
RICMBB
2084
71.9
+3.3
732-1749
.419
187-553
.338
6.4
433-628
.689
14.9
1107
38.2
-0.7
435
15.0
480
16.6
+1.6
0.9
244
8.4
119
4.1
5954
14-425
-
1st 2nd
993 1067
904 1061
OT
24
23
87-217
106-259
64-153
132-244
74-236
57-137
49-137
6-14
54-92
42-109
33-79
9-22
3-15
16-30
0-5
.401
.409
.418
.541
.314
.416
.358
.429
.587
.385
.418
.409
.200
.533
.000
Totals
2084
1988
.390
.333
.400
.000
.317
.352
.301
.000
.000
.333
.000
.429
.000
.333
.000
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
51-58
88-120
40-57
34-72
56-82
51-69
30-35
3-5
9-20
18-29
25-35
6-10
9-14
13-22
0-0
Date
11/15/13
11/16/13
11/21/13
11/23/13
11/26/13
11/30/13
12/05/13
12/07/13
12/10/13
12/14/13
01/05/14
01/09/14
01/11/14
01/14/14
01/18/14
01/22/14
01/25/14
01/28/14
01/29/14
02/01/14
02/08/14
02/11/14
2/15/14
02/18/14
02/22/14
02/25/14
02/28/14
03/01/14
03/06/14
.879
.733
.702
.472
.683
.739
.857
.600
.450
.621
.714
.600
.643
.591
.000
off
11
41
13
58
34
13
12
3
28
33
32
1
2
12
0
59
732-1749 .419 187-553 .338 433-628 .689 352
685-1682 .407 160-503 .318 458-664 .690 355
OPP
1988
68.6
685-1682
.407
160-503
.318
5.5
458-664
.690
15.8
1128
38.9
385
13.3
527
18.2
0.7
261
9.0
109
3.8
6536
12-499
3-183
48-123
24-72
20-50
0-3
40-126
19-54
22-73
0-0
0-0
10-30
0-1
3-7
0-9
1-3
0-2
AWAY
8-4
5-2
3-2
Rebounds
def tot avg
54
130
40
88
116
49
18
5
71
44
46
2
8
31
2
51
755
773
65
171
53
146
150
62
30
8
99
77
78
3
10
43
2
110
1107
1128
3.0
6.3
3.1
5.0
5.4
2.1
1.1
2.7
3.4
2.8
3.0
0.3
1.4
1.7
0.3
pf dq
31
81
34
76
72
53
34
6
39
51
51
8
5
38
3
0
3
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
a
to blk stl
51
51
45
22
73
76
31
1
10
20
10
3
7
34
1
0
50
3
31
11
1
2
0
9
4
7
0
0
1
0
34
60
44
59
80
54
28
3
21
26
32
5
7
23
0
4
38.2 582 12 435 480
38.9 548 - 385 527
Opponent
vs Skidmore College
vs Thomas College
LASELL
at Brandeis
at Bridgewater State
at MIT
ELMS
at Eastern Connecticut
SALVE REGINA
UMASS BOSTON
JOHNSON & WALES
TUFTS
at Keene State
SOUTHERN MAINE
at Plymouth State
at Western Connecticut
EASTERN CONNECTICUT
UMASS DARTMOUTH
at Amherst College
at UMass Boston
KEENE STATE
WESTERN CONNECTICUT
at Southern Maine
at UMass Dartmouth
PLYMOUTH STATE
SOUTHERN MAINE
vs UMass Dartmouth
at Eastern Connecticut
YORK
* - Conference game
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NEUTRAL
2-1
0-0
2-1
L
W
Lot
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Wot
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
pts
avg
273
324
188
298
244
184
150
15
117
112
91
27
15
46
0
12.4
12.0
11.1
10.3
8.7
6.3
5.4
5.0
4.0
4.0
3.5
2.3
2.1
1.8
0.0
119 244 2084
109 261 1988
71.9
68.6
20
64
15
11
25
26
13
0
20
15
8
2
6
19
0
Score
70-79
76-67
94-98
73-72
76-68
38-54
78-65
74-77
80-67
76-50
75-85
56-55
95-69
80-68
58-41
82-78
58-73
72-66
60-80
70-65
75-70
85-74
60-48
73-85
70-59
74-66
82-69
70-61
54-79
Att.
125
125
525
350
500
175
315
1200
275
125
575
225
317
225
150
310
475
413
537
215
525
475
282
950
325
475
300
1000
1001
Senior
All-Little East
Center
Victor Smith
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Meet the Team
#24 Eric Alleyne
#13 Chris Burton
Guard, 5-10, 185, Senior
Watertown, Mass./Brimmer & May School
Forward, 6-6, 195, Senior
New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle
Junior Year (2013-14): Named
First Team All-Little East Conference
and was also named to the league’s AllDefensive Team for the second consecutive campaign...named the team’s MVP
and the 2014 Little East Conference
Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Most
Outstanding Player...played in 27 games,
starting 19 of them, and led the team
in minutes played (27.0 mpg)...averaged
12.0 points, a team-high 6.3 rebounds,
a team-high 2.4 steals, 1.9 assists and
Junior Year (2013-14): Was one
of three Anchormen to play in all 29
games this season and started in 24 of
them...averaged 6.3 points, 2.6 assists, 2.1
rebounds and 0.9 steals per game...led the
team in assists, ranked second in steals and
third in free throw percentage (.739)...
scored in double-figures on nine occasions
and poured in a season-high 19 points at
Eastern Connecticut in the 2014 Little
East Conference Championship Game on
March 1...handed out a season-high seven
assists and gathered a season-high five rebounds against UMass Dartmouth
on Jan. 28...tallied a season-high three steals on three occasions...buried a
season-high three three-pointers against Southern Maine on Feb. 25 and sank
a season-high eight free throws against Elms on Dec. 5.
a team-high 1.9 blocks per
game...led the LEC in steals,
ranked third in blocked shots,
and ninth in rebounding...
also ranked second on the
Anchormen in scoring and
third on the team in threepointers with 24 on the year...
finished with 19 double-digit
scoring efforts on the season,
highlighted by a 27-point,
14-rebound outburst against
Western Connecticut on Feb.
11...posted double-digit rebounds on four occasions and pulled down a
season-high 15 boards against Elms College on Dec. 5...swiped a seasonhigh six steals at UMass Dartmouth on Feb. 18, blocked five shots against
Lasell on Nov. 21 and dished out five assists against Plymouth State on Feb.
22...drained a season-high five three-pointers against Western Connecticut
on Feb. 11 and connected on a season-high 10 free throws against UMass
Dartmouth on Feb. 28. Burton was named the Little East Conference Player
of the Week once on the season.
Sophomore Year (2012-13): Named Second Team All-Little East and
to the league’s All-Defensive Team...played in 30 games, starting 21 of them...
averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, a team-high 2.6 steals, a team-high 1.4
blocks and 1.1 assists per game on the year...led the LEC in steals, ranked
fourth in blocked shots, seventh in rebounding and ninth in field goal percentage (.475)...reached double digits in scoring 19 times and recorded four
double-doubles...tallied a career-high 20 points against Clark University on
Jan. 31...corralled a career-high 14 rebounds on Feb. 10 against Southern
Maine...swiped a career-high eight steals against Keene State on Feb. 23...
dished out a career-high five assists against Western Connecticut on Feb. 13...
blocked a season-high four shots on three occasions.
Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in 28 games, starting one of them...
averaged 2.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals per game...
registered 20 blocked shots on the year...recorded season-highs of 10 points,
eight rebounds and four assists on Jan. 7 against UMass Boston...blocked a
season-high four shots on Jan. 28 against Eastern Connecticut....came up
with a season-high three steals in a win over Brandeis on Nov. 27.
High School: Lettered in basketball while at New Rochelle High
School...2011 graduate.
Personal: Born June 24, 1993...communications major.
Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played in 33 games, starting 30 of them,
for MassBay Community College...averaged 7.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.6
assists and 1.5 steals per game.
Freshman Year (2010-11):
Played in 14 games, starting four of
them, while at Palm Beach Atlantic
University...averaged 3.4 points per
game while adding in 1.0 rebounds
and 1.6 assists per game in addition
to 0.7 steals per contest...registered
double-figures in scoring during
three games including a season-high
of 13 points in his first collegiate
start at Saint Leo on Dec. 17.
High School: Lettered in basketball while at Brimmer & May
School...2010 graduate...named his
team MVP in 2009-10...honored as
the Team's Most Improved Player in
2008-09 and 2007-08...selected to
the St. Sebastian's All-Tournament
Team...chosen as a McDonald's AllAmerican Nominee.
Personal: Born January 27,
1991...marketing major.
Eric Alleyne's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2010-11
14/04
16-38
6-16
10-13
2012-13
33/30 68-177
38-98
83-116
2013-14
29/24 57-137
19-54
51-69
3 Years
75/58 141-352 63-168 144-198
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
14 1.0 22 18
0
10 48
64 1.9 153 61
1
49 257
62 2.1 76 54
1
26 184
140 1.9 251 133
2
85 489
AVG
3.4
7.8
6.3
6.5
Chris Burton's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2011-12
28/01
32-81
0-4
12-24
2012-13
30/21 115-242
3-11
81-130
2013-14
27/19 106-259
24-72
88-120
3 Years
85/41 253-582
27-87 181-274
10
REB AVG A TO BLK STL
76 2.7 17 16
20
13
196 6.5 32 54
42
77
171 6.3 51 60
50
64
443 5.2 100 130 112 154
PTS
76
314
324
714
AVG
2.7
10.5
12.0
8.4
Meet the Team
#4 Kadeem Francis
#3 John Gause
Guard, 6-1, 190, Senior
White Plains, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac
Guard, 5-11, 185, Sophomore
Mount Vernon, N.Y./Sacred Heart
Junior Year (2012-13): Played in 16
games...averaged 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds
and 0.4 assists per game on the year...
tallied a season-high five points against
Wheaton on Jan. 3, a season-high four
rebounds against Salve Regina on Dec. 4,
and a season-high two assists against MIT
on Nov. 29.
Sophomore Year (2011-12): Played
in 21 games...averaged 1.7 points, 0.6
rebounds and 0.5 assists per game...posted six points in a win over UMass Boston on Jan. 7...dished out three assists
against Plymouth State on Feb. 21.
Jan. 9.
Freshman Year (2013-14): Played in
26 games, starting one of them...averaged
1.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and
0.7 steals per game on the year...also shot
53 percent (16-for-30) from the floor,
which ranked third on the team...tallied
a season-high seven points against UMass
Dartmouth on Jan. 28, corralled a seasonhigh six rebounds against Southern Maine
on Feb. 25, handed out a season-high four
assists on three occasions and notched a
season-high three steals against Tufts on
High School: Westchester County Honorable Mention selection while
at Sacred Heart High School...2013 graduate.
Personal: Born April 20, 1995...criminal justice major.
John Gause's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2013-14 26/01
16-30
1-3
13-22
1 Year
26/01
16-30
1-3
13-22
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
43 1.7 34 23
1
19
46
43 1.7 34 23
1
19
46
AVG
1.8
1.8
#5 Patrick Matthews
Forward, 6-5, 210, Junior
Waipahu, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute
Sophomore Year (2012-13): Played
in three games while at Bryant University.
Freshman Year (2011-12): Played in
six games while at Bryant University...
picked up one assist.
High School: Earned All-State honors during his junior and senior seasons
while at Mid-Pacific Institute...2011
graduate...selected team captain in high
school.
Freshman Year (2010-11): Played in 12 games...averaged 1.4 points,
0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.1 steals per game...scored a season-high eight
points in a win over Southern Maine on Feb. 12 and had four rebounds in a
victory over Emmanuel on Jan. 20.
Personal: Born March 19, 1993...management major...transfer from
Bryant University.
High School: Earned All-League honors and was named Team
Offensive Player of the Year while at Archbishop Stepinac High School...2010
graduate.
Patrick Matthews' Career Statistics (at Bryant)
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2011-12 06/00
0-1
0-0
0-0
2012-13 03/00
0-0
0-0
0-0
2 Years
09/00
0-1
0-0
0-0
Personal: Born December 31, 1991...psychology major.
Kadeem Francis' Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2010-11 14/00
9-23
1-8
1-2
2011-12 21/00
14-34
3-10
4-5
2012-13 16/00
6-22
1-7
0-0
3 Years
51/00
29-79
5-25
5-7
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
10 0.7 4 13
2
2
20
12 0.6 11 13
0
2
35
12 0.8 6 10
0
4
13
34 0.7 21 36
2
8
68
AVG
1.4
1.7
0.8
1.3
11
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
0 0.0 0
0
0
0
0
0 0.0 1
0
0
0
0
0 0.0 1
0
0
0
0
AVG
0.0
0.0
0.0
Senior
Guard
Kadeem Francis
12
Meet the Team
#45 Mike Neal
#50 Brian Renauld
Center, 6-6, 200, Junior
Pawtucket, R.I./Shea
Forward, 6-4, 230, Freshman
Albany, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy
Sophomore Year (2013-14): Played
in 26 games, starting 16 of them...averaged 3.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists,
0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks per game...
finished with two double-digit scoring
efforts, highlighted by a 12-point outing
against Thomas College on Nov. 16...
pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds
at Brandeis on Nov. 23, blocked a seasonhigh two shots against Skidmore on Nov.
15 and dished out a season-high two
assists against UMass Boston on Dec. 14.
High School: Lettered in basketball while at Christian Brothers
Academy...2014 graduate.
Personal: Born June 27, 1996...political science major.
Freshman
Year
(2012-13): Named to the
Little East Conference AllRookie Team...played in
25 games, starting 23 of
them...averaged 3.5 points
and 3.2 rebounds per
game...posted a seasonhigh 12 points in his collegiate debut against Lasell
in Nov. 15 and gathered a
season-high nine rebounds
against Keene State on Jan.
12.
#23 Roosevelt Shider
High School: Earned
All-League and AllDivision honors while at
Shea High School...2012
graduate.
Guard, 5-8, 165, Freshman
Meriden, Conn./Wilcox Tech.
High School: Earned All-State and
All-Conference honors during his career
at Wilcox Technical High School...2014
graduate...all-time leading scorer in
Meriden schoolboy basketball history
with 1,984 career points.
Personal:
Born
January 20, 1994...communications major.
Mike Neal's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2012-13 25/23
37-77
0-1
14-29
2013-14 26/16
33-79
0-1
25-35
2 Years
51/39
70-156
0-2
39-64
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
79 3.2 10 39
6
10
88
78 3.0 10 32
7
8
91
157 3.1 20 71 13
18 179
AVG
3.5
3.5
3.5
Personal: Born January 30, 1996...
undecided about a major.
13
Meet the Team
#11 Victor Smith
#21 Terrance Tribble
Center, 6-6, 220, Senior
Providence, R.I./Mt. Pleasant
Forward, 6-3, 190, Sophomore
White Plains, N.Y./Valhalla
Junior Year (2013-14): Named First
Team All-Little East...was one of three
Anchormen to play in all 29 games and
started in 13 of them...averaged 10.3
points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, 0.8
assists and 0.4 steals per game...led the
Little East Conference in field goal percentage after shooting 54 percent (132for-244) from the floor...also ranked second on the squad and eighth in the LEC
in blocked shots, while ranking third
on the team in rebounding...registered
13 double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 22-point outburst
against Keene State on Feb. 8...grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against
York in the NCAA Tournament on March 6...also swatted a season-high five
shots against Keene State on Feb. 8, dished out a season-high four assists
against Elms on Dec. 5 and swiped a season-high two steals on two occasions...was named to the Babson Invitational All-Tournament Team on Nov.
16 and was named the Little East Conference Player of the Week once on the
season.
Freshman Year (2013-14): Was one of
three Anchormen to play in all 29 games,
starting five of them...averaged 4.0 points,
3.4 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 0.3 assists and
0.3 blocks per game for the season...shot
at a team-high 59 percent (54-for-92) clip
from the floor...posted a pair of doubledigit scoring efforts, including a season-high 12 point effort against UMass
Boston on Dec. 14...gathered a seasonhigh nine rebounds against Elms on Dec.
5 and handed out a season-high
two assists on two occasions...registered a season-high three steals
on two occasions and recorded a
season-high two blocked shots on
two occasions.
High School: Earned AllState, All-Conference, All-League
and All-Section honors while at
Valhalla High School...2013 graduate.
Sophomore
Year
(2012-13): Played at
Bristol
Community
College.
Personal: Born June 28,
1995...criminal justice major.
Freshman
Year
(2011-12): Played in 24
games while at Bristol
Community College...
averaged 9.5 points, 8.4
rebounds and 1.3 blocks
per game.
Terrance Tribble's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2013-14 29/05
54-92
0-0
9-20
1 Year
29/05
54-92
0-0
9-20
High
School:
Lettered in basketball
while at Mt. Pleasant High
School...2007 graduate.
Victor Smith's Career Statistics
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
146 5.0 22 59 31
11 298
146 5.0 22 59 31
11 298
AVG
4.0
4.0
#10 Jerelle Washington
Guard, 6-2, 180, Freshman
Providence, R.I./Central
Personal:
Born
December 2, 1989...psychology major.
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
2013-14 29/13 132-244
0-3
34-72
1 Year
29/13 132-244
0-3
34-72
REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS
99 3.4 10 21
9
20 117
99 3.4 10 21
9
20 117
High School: Earned First Team
All-State and All-Division honors while
at Central High School...2013 graduate...selected team captain during his
senior campaign...2012 AAU National
Champion...won 2012 R.I. State
Championship title and was selected
MVP of the tournament.
AVG
10.3
10.3
Personal: Born January 5, 1995...
physical education major.
14
2014-15 Senior Class
Rhode Island College Men's Basketball All-Americans
Alex Butler
1996 & 1997
Troy Smith
1990
Rick Wilson
1970 & 1971
Tahrike Carter
2013
15
All-Time Rhode Island College
Men’s Basketball Records
1,000 Point Club
Name
Ricky Wilson
Alex Butler
Richard Rouleau
Mike Van Leesten
Mike Chapman
Troy Smith
Ray Huelbig
Mike Creedon
Mason Choice
Jesse Ferrell
Kenny Bliss
Kinsey Durgin
Ron Felber
Claude Gladu
William McCaughey
Kamari Williams
Chris O’Toole
Tirrell Hill
Carlo DeTommaso
Roland Blais
Larry Gibson
Charlie Wilkes
Chris Ward
Mike Akinrola
Elbert Hines
Cesar Palomeque
Eric Britto
Antone Gray
Frank Mitchell
Eric Fuller
Karl Augenstein
Total Points
2,653
2,398
2,183
1,901
1,723
1,719
1,472
1,468
1,382
1,312
1,311
1,290
1,247
1,240
1,229
1,223
1,210
1,197
1,178
1,172
1,131
1,094
1,093
1,084
1,064
1,054
1,047
1,041
1,030
1,027
1,001
16
Final Year
1972
1997
1968
1965
1984
1990
1971
1970
2012
1989
1998
2007
1961
1962
1965
2007
1991
2009
1977
1955
1975
1964
1981
2012
1975
1977
1984
2011
1959
1979
1972
All-Time Rhode Island College
Men’s Basketball Records
Career and Seasonal Records
MOST GAMES PLAYED IN A CAREER
NAME
Tahrike Carter
Mason Choice
Cameron Stewart
Kinsey Durgin
Tirrell Hill
Kaseem Johnson
John Weir
Kamari Williams
Darius Debnam
Kevin Payette
Troy Smith
GAMES
118
116
115
115
114
112
111
110
107
107
107
CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS
YEARS
2009-13
2009-12
2005-09
2003-07
2005-09
2005-09
2003-07
2003-07
2007-11
2001-06
1986-90
NAME
Mike Van Leesten
Troy Smith
Bill McCaughey
Carlo DeTommaso
Donald Suggs
Jack Wheeler
Mike Chapman
Karl Augenstein
Kaseem Johnson
Ricky Wilson
Rett Mancinelli
HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
NAME
Karl Augenstein
Jesse Ferrell
Troy Smith
Dana Smith
Les Jordon
Mike Akinrola
Mike Chapman
Leon Harris
Carlo DeTommaso
Richard Ethier
Ricky Wilson
FGM
465
548
670
359
248
432
686
245
490
378
995
FGA
755
919
1,124
603
419
753
1,200
432
867
681
1,819
PCT
.615
.596
.596
.595
.591
.574
.571
.567
.565
.555
.547
MOST REBOUNDS IN A SEASON
YEARS
1970-72
1986-89
1986-90
1984-86
1967-71
2009-12
1980-84
1982-84
1973-76
1981-85
1968-72
NAME
Bill McCaughey
Mike Van Leesten
Mike Van Leesten
Bill McCaughey
Troy Smith
Troy Smith
Carlo DeTommaso
Carlo DeTommaso
Art Sultzer
Troy Smith
FGM
139
173
188
207
92
247
188
137
182
129
191
FGA
207
262
286
320
147
394
302
222
295
210
312
PCT
.671
.660
.657
.646
.626
.626
.622
.617
.616
.614
.612
NAME
Chris Ward
Dwight Williams
Antone Gray
Michael Kolesnik
Sean Siembab
Tom Campbell
Sal Maione
Kenny Bliss
Greg Lucas
Tahrike Carter
SEASON
1970-71
1970-71
1971-72
1989-90
2008-09
1988-89
1987-88
1984-85
1980-81
1973-74
1982-83
FTM
146
139
228
211
84
268
183
148
101
469
180
FTA
175
167
280
261
104
335
229
186
127
593
233
PCT
.834
.832
.814
.808
.807
.800
.799
.796
.795
.790
.773
ASSISTS
652
438
420
376
374
358
344
336
314
313
MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON
HIGHEST CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
NAME
Ken Payette
Brian Stanko
Cesar Palomeque
Eric Fuller
Dan Comella
Kamari Williams
Chris Ward
Will Robinson
Jake Grimes
Alex Butler
Andre Daley
NAME
Tom Campbell
Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Greg Lucas
Chris Ward
Dwight Williams
Dwight Williams
Sal Maione
Greg Lucas
Reggie Pitts
YEARS
1998-01
2002-07
1973-76
1977-79
1986-90
2003-07
1977-81
1998-99
2009-10
1993-97
2002-05
ASSISTS
239
188
180
179
161
142
139
136
135
135
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON
NAME
Eric Fuller
Ken Payette
Austin Cilley
Kamari Williams
Dana Smith
Chris Ward
Cesar Palomeque
James Gallogly
Alex Butler
Dwight Williams
Cameron Stewart
REBOUNDS
554
432
392
382
378
371
365
359
348
347
CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS
HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON
NAME
Les Jordon
Karl Augenstein
Karl Augenstein
Troy Smith
Mason Choice
Troy Smith
Jesse Ferrell
Dana Smith
Mike Chapman
Carlo DeTommaso
Mike Chapman
REBOUNDS
1,494
1,184
1,129
942
880
857
832
801
752
703
688
FTM
94
85
51
106
59
79
89
41
126
70
52
FTA
103
96
58
122
70
94
106
49
151
86
64
17
PCT
.912
.885
.879
.869
.842
.840
.839
.836
.834
.813
.813
SEASON
1977-78
2000-01
2013-14
2004-05
1984-85
1978-79
1974-75
1974-75
1995-96
1983-84
2007-08
YEARS
1961-65
1986-90
1962-65
1973-76
1970-74
1961-65
1980-84
1970-72
2005-09
1968-72
1984-88
SEASON
1964-65
1961-62
1964-65
1963-64
1988-89
1989-90
1975-76
1974-75
1968-69
1987-88
YEARS
1977-81
1981-85
2007-11
1989-93
1993-97
1985-89
1974-77
1994-98
1985-87
2009-13
SEASON
1988-89
1978-79
1979-80
1986-87
1977-78
1982-83
1983-84
1975-76
1985-86
1993-94
All-Time Rhode Island College
Men’s Basketball Records
Game Records
MOST POINTS IN A GAME
MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME
NAME
Alex Butler
Chris Brown
Ricky Wilson
Alex Butler
Alex Butler
Alex Butler
Dick Rouleau
Alex Butler
Alex Butler
Eric Fuller
FGA
38
33
32
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
OPPONENT
Plymouth St.
UMass Boston
North Adams
UMass Boston
Nyack College
Southeastern U.
Boston St.
Barry U.
Roger Williams
Eastern Nazarene
NAME
Ricky Wilson
Alex Butler
Richard Rouleau
Richard Rouleau
Eric Fuller
Jesse Ferrell
Bill McCaughey
DATE
02/12/95
02/13/94
12/20/69
02/13/94
01/05/96
01/07/97
02/27/67
01/03/97
11/30/95
01/16/79
3PTFGM
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
OPPONENT
Fitchburg St.
Springfield
Keene State
Coast Guard
Western Connecticut
Stevens Institute
Bryant College
DATE
12/07/89
11/17/07
03/03/06
03/01/06
02/11/03
11/22/86
12/01/87
3PTFGA
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
OPPONENT
Southern Maine
Westfield State
UMass Boston
Hobart
Coast Guard
Western Connecticut
Bridgewater St.
Webber College
Wheaton College
Nyack College
MOST FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME
NAME
Ken Jernigan
Alex Butler
Tirrell Hill
Frank Mitchell
Ricky Wilson
Dwight Williams
Dick Rouleau
Ron Clement
Antone Gray
Ken Jernigan
Sal Maione
Eric Fuller
FTM
19
18
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
OPPONENT
Keene St.
Eastern Connecticut
Keene St.
Boston Teacher’s
Quinnipiac
Southeastern Mass. U.
Quinnipiac
Westfield State
Eastern Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
DATE
12/05/87
01/21/93
02/13/94
03/02/13
03/01/06
02/24/04
01/08/04
01/02/01
02/04/93
01/05/96
FTA
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
17
17
OPPONENT
Boston St.
Eastern Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut
Keene St.
Keene St.
Babson College
Southeastern Mass. U.
Southern Maine
Lowell
DATE
12/20/69
02/12/95
02/13/68
02/27/67
01/16/79
01/09/88
03/03/65
OPPONENT
Rutgers
Worcester St.
Fitchburg St.
Keene St.
Danbury St.
Danbury St.
Worcester St.
Boston St.
Suffolk
UMass Boston
ASSISTS
18
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
DATE
02/21/70
12/15/64
01/08/63
02/11/75
02/05/66
02/08/64
12/05/67
12/06/75
02/18/88
02/13/94
OPPONENT
U. of Maine
Salve Regina
Ursinus
Southeastern Mass. U.
Framingham St.
Keene St.
Bryant College
Southeastern Mass. U.
Amherst College
Southern Maine
MOST BLOCKS IN A GAME
NAME
Carlo DeTommaso
Jesse Ferrell
Jesse Ferrell
Derek Smaw
Jesse Ferrell
Jesse Ferrell
Jesse Ferrell
Patrick Smalley
DATE
12/05/98
02/04/97
12/08/07
02/03/58
12/04/69
02/05/83
02/15/67
01/17/65
12/05/09
01/13/01
1976-77
11/28/78
BLOCKS
16
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
MOST STEALS IN A GAME
NAME
Dana Smith
Chris Burton
Bobby Bailey
Ken Sperry
Sean Siembab
Derrick Campbell
MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME
NAME
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson
Alex Butler
Tirrell Hill
Ken Jernigan
Michael Chapman
Dwight Williams
Will Robinson
Troy Smith
REBOUNDS
33
31
28
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME
NAME
Tim Mercer
Tom Campbell
Kamari Williams
Sal Maione
Tom Campbell
Chris Ward
Greg Carlovich
Greg Lucas
Tom Campbell
Reggie Pitts
MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED IN A GAME
NAME
Ken Sperry
Michael Kolesnik
Alex Butler
Tom DeCiantis
Brian Stanko
Kamran Alemdar
Kamran Alemdar
Ken Payette
Michael Kolesnik
Alex Butler
OPPONENT
North Adams
Plymouth State
Worcester State
Boston State
Eastern Nazarene
LaVerne
Salem State
MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME
NAME
Karl Augenstein
Bill McCaughey
Bill McCaughey
Carlo DeTommaso
Ron Clement
Bill McCaughey
Jim Sala
Carlo DeTommaso
Troy Smith
Chris Brown
MOST 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME
NAME
Todd Keefe
Carlos Brown
Brian Stanko
Brian Stanko
Kamran Alemdar
Ken Sperry
Ken Sperry
many tied with
REBOUNDS
54
52
47
51
41
39
38
DATE
02/28/72
12/08/69
02/04/97
12/08/07
12/05/98
02/11/82
02/05/83
01/12/99
12/29/88
STEALS
9
8
7
7
7
7
OPPONENT
Plattsburg St.
Bridgewater St.
Plymouth St.
Bridgewater St.
Bryant College
Pumona-Pitzer
Amherst College
UMass Dartmouth
DATE
03/16/76
11/25/86
12/06/86
11/24/87
11/19/88
01/10/89
03/08/89
01/14/92
OPPONENT
Eastern Nazarene
Keene State
Eastern Connecticut
Plymouth St.
Salve Regina
Bridgewater St.
DATE
12/06/84
02/23/13
01/06/07
12/06/86
12/09/93
01/21/95
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME
NAME
Ricky Wilson
Dick Rouleau
Alex Butler
Dick Rouleau
Dick Rouleau
Michael Green
Eric Fuller
Eric Fuller
Jesse Ferrell
Ronald Ashley
Ronald Ashley
18
FGM
24
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
DATE
01/23/76
01/18/89
11/20/04
02/06/75
12/07/88
12/08/77
01/30/79
02/01/86
02/08/89
01/29/94
OPPONENT
North Adams
Worcester St.
Plymouth St.
Boston St.
Danbury
UMass Boston
Lyndon State
Eastern Nazarene
Nova University
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
DATE
12/20/69
02/13/68
02/12/95
02/27/67
01/07/67
01/27/78
1977-78
01/16/79
01/10/87
01/18/92
12/07/93