M.Basketball

2010-11
Rhode
Island
College
All-Little East
Senior
Guard
Antone Gray
Men's
Basketball
1
The 2010-11 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Team
Front Row (left to right): Ethan Gaye, Michael Palumbo, Keith Hamilton, Nick Manson, William Williams,
Kadeem Francis, Alex Cruz, Tom DeCiantis, Tahrike Carter, Mason Choice.
Back Row (left to right): Assistant Coach James Sorrentine, Team Manager Ed Codega,
Team Manager John Bolton, Darius Debnam, Steven Roberts, Ashton Watkins, Carl Lee, Corey Andrews,
Mike Akinrola, Assistant Coach Chris Burns, Head Coach Bob Walsh.
The 2010-11 Rhode Island College Men's Basketball Roster
#
1
2 3
4
5
11 12 15 21 23 24 32 33 35 44 50 Name
Antone Gray
Ethan Gaye Tahrike Carter William Williams Nick Manson Alex Cruz Tom DeCiantis Darius Debnam Keith Hamilton Kadeem Francis Michael Palumbo Mason Choice Steven Roberts Carl Lee Ashton Watkins Mike Akinrola Head Coach:
Bob Walsh
Assistant Coaches: Chris Burns, James Sorrentine
Captains:
Mason Choice, Darius Debnam, Nick Manson
Year
Senior
Sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore Senior
Freshman
Freshman
Senior
Junior
Freshman
Freshman
Junior Sophomore
Senior
Freshman
Junior Position
Guard
Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard/Forward
Guard Forward/Center
Guard Guard Guard Guard/Forward
Center Forward Center Center 2
Hgt. Wgt.
5-9 165
5-10 155 6-2 180 5-9 165 6-0 160 6-4 180 6-3 180 6-4 220 6-0 165 6-0 180 5-8 150 6-4 200 6-5 200 6-3 200 6-4 230 6-6 230 Hometown/High School
Providence, RI/St. Raphael
Providence, RI/Mt. Pleasant
Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker
Bronx, NY/Mt. St. Michael
Newport, RI/Rogers
East Hartford, CT/East Hartford
N. Kingstown, RI/N. Kingstown
Dorchester, MA/Minuteman
Queens Village, NY/MSGR. McClancy
White Plains, NY/Archbishop Stepinac
Providence, RI/Classical
Newport, RI/Rogers
New Haven, CT/Hillhouse
Warwick, RI/Toll Gate
Providence, RI/Classical
Woonsocket, RI/Woonsocket
Meet the Head Coach
Head Coach Bob Walsh
Bob Walsh begins his sixth season as Rhode Island College's head men’s basketball coach. He has presided
over one of the most successful periods in the program's storied history as RIC has made five consecutive trips
to the postseason and four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Walsh has led RIC to the Sweet
16 twice and the Elite Eight once.
He owns a 114-35 (.765) record and has won three Little East Conference Regular Season and three
Tournament Championships.
In 2009-10, Rhode Island College posted a 12-2 record
in the Little East Conference, capturing the program’s fourth
regular season championship in the past six years (2009, ’07,
’05). After a first-round bye, Rhode Island College defeated
UMass Dartmouth (74-72) on Feb. 26 and then defeated Western Connecticut (81-80)
on Feb. 27 to win the Little East Tournament title for the third time in the last four years
(2008, ’07).
In 2008-09, RIC went 23-6 and posted a 13-1 mark in the Little East Conference,
establishing a new program record for league wins in a season en route to the
Anchormen's third Regular Season Championship in the past five seasons. Rhode Island
College, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight campaign, was
selected as a four-team host site for the second time in three years.
In 2007-08, the Anchormen posted a 23-7 overall record and an 11-3 (second place)
mark in the Little East Conference. Rhode Island College won the LEC Tournament title
and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season where RIC
won its first round contest.
In 2006-07, Walsh led Rhode Island College to a 27-4 overall record, establishing the best season in school history for wins. The Anchormen went 12-2 (first place)
in the Little East Conference, capturing the program's first-ever LEC Regular Season
Championship. The Anchormen hosted the Little East Tournament for the first time in program history, going undefeated with a 3-0
mark to win the tourney title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. RIC advanced to the Sweet 16 and then to the Elite 8 where the
Anchormen lost to the eventual National Champion (Amherst). It was the program's first appearance in the NCAAs in 28 years.
Walsh led the Anchormen to a 19-10 overall record and a 9-5 (third place)
finish in the Little East Conference during his first season at the helm in 2005-06.
He led RIC back to the Championship Game of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) New England Men's Basketball Championship for the second
consecutive season where the Anchormen hosted the title contest for the first time
in school history.
Walsh, 38, spent seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Providence
College basketball program prior to coming to RIC.
The hard-working assistant joined Head Coach Tim Welsh's staff in 1998
after spending the 1997-98 campaign as an assistant coach at the University of San
Diego.
At San Diego, Walsh's duties included developing an individual workout
system, working with the team's guards and post players, scouting upcoming opponents and coordinating the school's off-season improvement program.
Walsh got his start in college coaching when he served as an administrative
assistant on Welsh's staff at Iona from 1994-1996 while working on his Master's
Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations.
In two seasons at Iona, the New York native organized office recruiting, coordinated scouting, handled the team's travel and directed the Gaels' study hall and
academic improvement programs. Prior to joining the staff at Iona, Walsh served
as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Hamilton College. A 1994 graduate,
Walsh has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.
Walsh is single and resides in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
3
Meet the Assistant Coaches
Assistant Coach Chris Burns
Chris Burns begins his first season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Coach
Bob Walsh in all facets of the Anchorman basketball program
including recruiting, scouting, administering practices and game
coaching.
Burns began coaching last season as an assistant for the
Manchester Millrats of the semi-professional Premier Basketball
League (PBL). He joined the coaching staff in Manchester after
spending the two preceding seasons in uniform as a player.
“I am very excited to join the men's basketball program here at Rhode Island College,”
Burns said. “Coach Walsh has created an outstanding culture of success and I look forward
to helping build on that.”
Burns enjoyed a decorated playing career in the
high school and collegiate ranks, headlined by his lead
role in nearby Bryant University’s run to the 2005
Div. II National Championship Game. Although Bryant finished its record-setting 25-9
season in defeat, Burns was named Chevrolet Player of the Game for scoring 24 points
and handing out six assists on a nationally televised, network broadcast of the final game.
Burns enjoyed career-long success with the Bulldogs, winning over 90 games as a four-year
letterwinner and three-year starter.
A native of Merrimack, N.H., Burns first gained notoriety in basketball at Merrimack
High School. There, Burns earned honors as Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball for
the state of New Hampshire. Burns is not new to the city of Providence, however, having walked on to the 2002-03 team at Providence College, for which Bob Walsh was an
assistant coach.
He earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Bryant in 2007. Burns is single and
resides in Providence.
Three-Time Little East Conference Tournament Champions
2006-07
2007-08
2009-10
4
Meet the Assistant Coaches
Assistant Coach James Sorrentine
James Sorrentine begins his first season as an assistant men's basketball coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Coach Bob Walsh
in all facets of the Anchorman basketball program including recruiting,
scouting, administering practices and game coaching.
Sorrentine joins the Anchormen bench after spending the last two
seasons as an assistant with his alma mater, St. Michael’s College in
Colchester, Vt. In those two seasons, Sorrentine developed a solid background in both recruiting and scouting, which will serve him well on the
Rhode Island College staff.
“I am very excited and thankful to be joining the
Rhode Island College men’s basketball program and to have
an opportunity to learn from a great coach in Bob Walsh,”
Sorrentine said. “It is a dream come true to coach in my
home state where my passion for the game of basketball
started.”
Sorrentine enjoyed a successful collegiate playing career
at the Div. II level. His accomplishments live on in the St.
Michael’s record books, where Sorrentine has the most career
three-pointers (340) and scored 1,433 career points. Sorrentine was a team captain in his senior
season and was also named to the All-Rookie Team for the Northeast 10 Conference in 2005.
For Sorrentine, the job at Rhode Island College brings him close to home. Sorrentine is a
2004 graduate of St. Raphael’s Academy in Pawtucket, where he also enjoyed a flourishing basketball career playing for his father (Tom Saar Sorrentine). While in high school, Sorrentine was a
USA Today/McDonald’s All-American honorable mention, an Academic All-State selection, and
Second-Team All-State in Rhode Island in 2004. Both James and brother T.J. are now college
basketball coaches in Providence, with the latter serving as an assistant on the men’s basketball
staff at Brown.
He is a 2008 graduate of St. Michael's, earning a bachelor's degree in economics. He is single
and resides in Rumford, Rhode Island.
Three Little East Conference Regular Season Championships in the Walsh Era
2006-07
2008-09
2009-10
5
Senior
Forward/Center
Darius Debnam
6
2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date
Nov. 3
Nov. 15
Nov. 17
Nov. 20
Nov. 23
Nov. 30
Dec. 4
Dec. 7
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Jan. 5
Jan. 8
Jan. 11
Jan. 13
Jan. 15
Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Jan. 22
Jan. 25
Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Feb. 5
Feb. 8
Feb. 12
Feb. 15
Feb. 19
Feb. 22
Feb. 25
Feb. 26
Opponent
at URI (exhibition)
BECKER
at Clark
at Lasell
BRIDGEWATER STATE
at Johnson & Wales
EASTERN CONNECTICUT *
at Salve Regina
at WPI
at UMass Boston *
at Roger Williams
KEENE STATE *
at Southern Maine *
at Colby
PLYMOUTH STATE *
WESTERN CONNECTICUT *
EMMANUEL
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
* Little East Conference game
7
Time
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 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.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 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.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
Final 2009-10 Men's Basketball Statistics

2009-10
Little East Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions


2010 NCAA Tournament
Sweet 16

























































  
  
































































































 
 
 












































































































































      
      















































  
















































 











































  















    
    
































8




























































































  
  
































































Meet the Team
Mike
Akinrola
#50 Mike Akinrola
Center, 6-6, 230, Junior
Woonsocket, RI/Woonsocket
Sophomore Year (2009-10): Played
in 14 games...averaged 9.1 points, 4.5
rebounds and 0.5 steals per game...had
season-highs of 21 points at Amherst on
Feb. 2 and nine rebounds vs. RutgersNewark on March 5.
Freshman Year (2008-09): Played
in nine games...averaged 1.1 points and
1.0 rebound per game...recorded seasonhighs of four points and four rebounds at
UMass Boston on Dec. 6.
High School: Earned All-State, All-League and All-Division honors
while at Woonsocket High School...2008 graduate.
Personal: Born October 11, 1990...justice studies major.
Mike Akinrola's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG
2008-09 09/00
4-8
0-1
2-3
9
1.0
2009-10 14/00 49-101
1-7
28-38
63
4.5
2 Years
23/00 53-109
1-8
30-41
72
3.1
A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
0
0
2
0 10
1.1
4 13
7
6 127
9.1
4 13
9
6 137
5.9
#3 Tahrike Carter
Tahrike
Carter
Guard, 6-2, 180, Sophomore
Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker
Freshman Year (2009-10): Named
to the Little East Conference All-Rookie
Team...played in 30 games, starting
nine of them...averaged 3.0 points, 2.2
rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals per
game...had season-highs of seven points
on multiple occasions, six rebounds and
three steals vs. UMass Boston on Dec. 12
and five assists at Amherst on Feb. 2.
Academy...2009 graduate.
High School: Earned the Leadership
Award while at Benjamin Banneker
Personal: Born February 7, 1991...management major.
Tahrike Carter's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2009-10 30/09 33-87
8-31 17-29
67
2.2 33 48
2 16 91
3.0
1 Year
30/09 33-87
8-31 17-29
67
2.2 33 48
2 16 91
3.0
9
First Team
All-Little East
Junior
Forward
Mason Choice
10
Meet the Team
Mason
Choice
#32 Mason Choice
Guard/Forward, 6-4, 200, Junior
Newport, RI/Rogers
Sophomore Year (2009-10): Named
First Team All-Little East and to the league’s
All-Defensive Team...played in 29 games,
starting 28 of them...ranked third on the
team in scoring, was second in assists and
fourth in rebounds...averaged 13.0 points,
4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per
game...registered season-highs of 24 points
and five steals at Keene State on Jan. 9,
seven assists vs. UMass Dartmouth on Jan.
26 and seven rebounds on multiple occasions.
Freshman Year (2008-09): Named to
the Little East Men’s Basketball All-Rookie Team...played in 29 games, starting
13 of them...averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game...posted
season-highs of 22 points at UMass Dartmouth on Jan. 20, 10 rebounds vs.
Keene State on Dec. 13 and four assists at Salve Regina on Jan. 6...named Men’s
Basketball Rookie of the Week twice.
High School: Two-time All-County Player of the Year while at Rogers High
School...2008 graduate...earned All-State and All-Division honors during his
career...McDonald's All-American award nominee...served as team captain twice.
Personal: Born January 28, 1990...communications major.
Mason Choice's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2008-09 29/13 92-147
0-1
91-131 130 4.5 31 57
8
17 275
9.5
2009-10 29/28 132-267
9-26 103-158 140 4.8 67 89 11
42 376 13.0
2 Years
58/41 224-414
9-27 194-289 270 4.7 98 146 19
59 651 11.2
#11 Alex Cruz
#15 Darius Debnam
Guard/Forward, 6-4, 180, Freshman
East Hartford, CT/East Hartford
Forward/Center, 6-4, 220, Senior
Dorchester, MA/Minuteman
High School: Lettered in basketball
while at East Hartford High School...2010
graduate.
Junior Year (2009-10): Played in 30
games, starting 27 of them...averaged 7.2
points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.8 steals per
game...ranked first on the team in rebounds...
had season-highs of 16 points at Southern
Maine on Feb. 13, 14 rebounds vs. UMass
Boston on Dec. 12 and four steals at Eastern
Connecticut on Dec. 5.
Sophomore Year (2008-09): Played in 25
games, starting seven of them...averaged 4.6
points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 0.8 steals
per game...had season-highs of 13 points
and four steals at Salve Regina on Jan. 6, 12
rebounds twice, once at UMass Dartmouth on
Jan. 20 and again at Eastern Connecticut on Jan. 17, and three blocks at UMass
Boston on Dec. 6.
Freshman Year (2007-08): Played in 27 games, starting two of them...averaged
2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...scored a season-high 10 points at UMass
Boston on Jan. 26 and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Richard Stockton on Mar. 8.
High School: Named the basketball team's Most Improved Player while at
Minuteman Regional High School...2007 graduate.
Personal: Born February 12, 1989...computer science major.
Darius Debnam's Career Statistics
Personal: Born May 22, 1992...social
work major.
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO
2007-08 27/02
32-67
4-12
6-10
90 3.3 4 27
2008-09 25/07 46-100 11-40
12-24 111 4.4 7 25
2009-10 30/27 78-162 23-63
37-65 180 6.0 14 49
3 Years
82/36 156-329 38-115
55-99 381 4.6 25 101
11
BLK STL PTS AVG
16
9
74
2.7
20
21 115
4.6
16
23 216
7.2
52
53 405
4.9
Meet the Team
#12 Tom DeCiantis
Guard, 6-3, 180, Freshman
North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown
Darius
Debnam
High School: Earned All-State
and All-League honors while at North
Kingstown High School...2010 graduate.
Personal: Born May 7, 1992...undecided about a major.
#23 Kadeem Francis
#2 Ethan Gaye
Guard, 6-0, 180, Freshman
White Plains, NY/Archbishop Stepinac
Guard, 5-10, 155, Sophomore
Providence, RI/Mt. Pleasant
High School: Earned All-League honors and was named Team Offensive Player
of the Year while at Archbishop Stepinac
High School...2010 graduate.
High School: Earned All-Division
honors while at Mt. Pleasant High
School...2008 graduate...All-Tournament
Team selection.
Personal: Born December 31, 1991...
undecided about a major.
Personal: Born August 24, 1990...
social work major...transfer from the
University of Rhode Island.
12
Meet the Team
#1 Antone Gray
Antone
Gray
Guard, 5-9, 165, Senior
Providence, RI/St. Raphael
Junior Year (2009-10): Named Second Team
All-Little East...played in 20 games, starting 16 of
them...averaged 14.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists
and 0.8 steals per game...ranked second on the team
in scoring and first in assists...had season-highs of 29
points at Eastern Connecticut on Dec. 5, nine assists
vs. Roger Williams on Nov. 28 and five rebounds and
two steals on multiple occasions...named the LEC
Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, LEC Player
of the Week once and was named to the LEC Honor
Roll once this winter.
Sophomore Year (2008-09): Named First Team
All-Little East...played in 29 games, starting 28 of
them...averaged 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists
and 1.2 steals per game...registered season-highs of
19 points vs. Keene State on Feb. 27, 11 assists at Keene State on Jan. 31, seven rebounds at
Johnson and Wales on Dec. 2, and three steals at UMass Dartmouth on Jan. 20.
Freshman Year (2007-08): Named to the Little East Conference’s All-Rookie Team...
played in 28 games, starting nine of them...averaged 6.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists
per game...scored a season-high 13 points at Plymouth State on Jan. 12, grabbed six rebounds
vs. UMass Dartmouth on Jan. 22, handed out seven assists vs. Johnson & Wales on Dec. 4 and
logged two steals on several occasions.
High School: Named First Team All-State while at St. Raphael Academy...2007 graduate...
also earned First Team All-Area honors and was selected as the Player of the Year by the Pawtucket
Times...served as team captain.
Personal: Born May 25, 1989...sociology major with a minor in communications.
Antone Gray's Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2007-08 28/09 62-156
9-34
43-59
62 2.2 93 66
0 22 176
6.3
2008-09 29/28 105-239 34-75
70-95
91 3.1 116 69
0 35 314 10.8
2009-10 20/16 98-207 32-83
56-75
47 2.4 95 72
0 16 284 14.2
3 Years
77/53 265-602 75-192 169-229 200 2.6 304 207
0 73 774 10.1
#21 Keith Hamilton
Guard, 6-0, 165, Junior
Queens Village, NY/MSGR. McClancy
Sophomore Year (2009-10): Played
in 25 games, starting four of them...averaged 3.6 points and 1.0 three-point field
goals made per game...had season-highs
of 19 points, with six treys, vs. UMass
Dartmouth on Jan. 26 and six rebounds
at Southern Maine on Feb. 13.
Freshman Year (2007-08): Played at
Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
High School: Earned All-Tournament
Team honors and received the Coaches Award while at MSGR. McClancy
Memorial High School...2007 graduate.
Personal: Born May 14, 1989...business major...transfer from
Queensboro Community College.
Keith
Hamilton
Keith Hamilton's Career Statistics (at RIC)
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2009-10 25/04
31-85 26-70
3-5
20 0.8 5 8
0
7
91
3.6
1 Year
25/04
31-85 26-70
3-5
20 0.8 5 8
0
7
91
3.6
13
Senior
Forward
Carl Lee
14
Meet the Team
#35 Carl Lee
#5 Nick Manson
Forward, 6-3, 200, Senior
Warwick, RI/Toll Gate
Guard, 6-0, 160, Senior
Newport, RI/Rogers
Junior Year (2009-10): Played in 26
games, starting 21 of them...averaged 7.2
points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 three-point
field goals made per game...led the team
in three-point field goals made (46) and
attempted (112)...had season-highs of 18
points at Emmanuel on Jan. 21, seven
rebounds twice, once at Becker on Jan. 6
and again vs. Southern Maine on Jan. 12
and four three-point field goals made on
multiple occasions.
Junior Year (2009-10): Played in 28
games, starting 11 of them...averaged 9.5
points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.0 block and 1.2 steals
per game...ranked first on the team in blocks,
was second in rebounds and was fourth in scoring...had season-highs of 22 points at Amherst
on Feb. 2, 16 rebounds at Bridgewater State
on Nov. 24, four steals vs. Brandeis and three
blocks on multiple occasions.
Sophomore Year (2007-08): Named First
Team All-Region XXI while at the Community
College of Rhode Island...played in 32 games,
averaging 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists
and 1.3 steals per game...named MVP of the
Sophomore Year (2008-09): Played in seven games...averaged 1.1
points and 0.3 rebounds per game...scored a season-high three points vs.
Keene State on Feb. 27.
Region XXI All-Star Game.
Freshman Year (2006-07): Played in 31 games, averaging 7.1 points, 3.0
rebounds and 1.0 steal per game, for the Region XXI Champion Community College
of Rhode Island Knights.
High School: Earned All-Division and All-League honors while at Toll Gate
High School...2006 graduate.
Personal: Born July 1, 1988...public relations major...minor in business management...also attended Johnson & Wales (FL) in 2008-09, but did not play basketball.
Year
GP/GS
2006-07 * 31/NA
2007-08 * 32/NA
2009-10 28/11
3 Years 91/NA
Carl Lee's Career Statistics (* at CCRI)
FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA
93-176
2-9
31-52
184-335
24-67
58-85
105-206
5-22
52-82
382-717
31-98 141-219
REB
93
176
162
431
AVG A TO BLK STL
3.0 20 NA NA 31
5.5 54 NA NA 43
5.8 18 33 28 33
4.7 92 33 28 107
High School: Earned First Team All-Division, Second Team All-League
and RIBCA All-Star honors while at Rogers High School...2006 graduate.
Personal: Born April 28, 1988...secondary education major...transfer
from Endicott College.
Nick Manson's Career Statistics
PTS AVG
219
7.1
450 14.1
267
9.5
936 10.3
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2008-09 07/00
3-9
2-7
0-0
2
0.3 1
3
0
1
8
1.1
2009-10 26/21 56-145 46-112 28-36
56
2.2 10 22
0
7 186
7.2
2 Years
33/21 59-154 48-119 28-36
58
1.8 11 25
0
8 194
5.9
#24 Michael Palumbo
#33 Steven Roberts
Guard, 5-8, 150, Freshman
Providence, RI/Classical
Forward/Center, 6-5, 200, Sophomore
New Haven, CT/Hillhouse
Freshman Year (2009-10): Played in
27 games, starting one of them...averaged
2.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 blocks
per game...had season-highs of 10 points,
12 rebounds, four blocks and two steals
vs. Salve Regina on Dec. 8.
High School: Earned All-State and
All-Division honors while at Classical
High School...2010 graduate...received
the Al Morro Award...Rhode Island playoffs and finals MVP.
Personal: Born January 25, 1992...
communications major.
High School: Lettered in both basketball and track & field while at Hillhouse
High School...2009 graduate...served
as team captain...earned All-State, AllConference and All-Division honors in
track...ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay which broke the conference and
division record.
Personal: Born January 16, 1991...communications major...also competes for RIC's outdoor track & field team.
Steve Roberts' Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2009-10 27/01 25-60
0-1
19-30
75
2.8 4 29 19
7 69
2.6
1 Year
27/01 25-60
0-1
19-30
75
2.8 4 29 19
7 69
2.6
15
Senior
Guard
Nick Manson
16
Meet the Team
Steven
Roberts
#44 Ashton Watkins
Center, 6-4, 230, Freshman
Providence, RI/Classical
High School: Earned All-State and
All-Tournament honors while at Classical
High School...2008 graduate...reached
both the 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
milestones and was named the Gatorade
Player of the Year as a senior in 2008.
Personal: Born December 10, 1991...
undecided about a major...transfer from
the Community College of Rhode Island
and the University of Rhode Island.
#4 William Williams
William
Williams
Guard, 5-9, 165, Sophomore
Bronx, NY/Mt. St. Michael
Freshman Year (2009-10): Played
in 28 games...averaged 1.3 points, 1.0
assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 rebounds per
game...had season-highs of five points,
three steals and two rebounds on multiple occasions and six assists vs. Western
Connecticut on Feb. 27.
High School: Earned All-Division and
All-League honors while at Mount St.
Michael High School...2009 graduate...
selected to the All-Bronx Team.
Personal: Born January 17, 1991..business management major.
William Williams' Career Statistics
Year
GP/GS FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2009-10 28/00 13-44
3-11
6-9
19
0.7 29 28
1 21 35
1.3
1 Year
28/00 13-44
3-11
6-9
19
0.9 29 28
1 21 35
1.3
17
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
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
Elbert Hines
Cesar Palomeque
Eric Britto
Frank Mitchell
Eric Fuller
Karl Augenstein
Total Points
2,653
2,398
2,183
1,901
1,723
1,719
1,472
1,468
1,312
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
1,064
1,054
1,047
1,030
1,027
1,001
18
Final Year
1972
1997
1968
1965
1984
1990
1971
1970
1989
1998
2007
1961
1962
1965
2007
1991
2009
1977
1955
1975
1964
1981
1975
1977
1984
1959
1979
1972
All-Time Rhode Island College
Men’s Basketball Records
Career and Seasonal Records
MOST GAMES PLAYED IN A CAREER
NAME
Cameron Stewart
Kinsey Durgin
Tirrell Hill
Kaseem Johnson
John Weir
Kamari Williams
Kevin Payette
Troy Smith
Brian Stanko
Mike Van Leesten
Alex Butler
Ricky Wilson
GAMES
115
115
114
112
111
110
107
107
106
106
104
104
CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS
YEARS
2005-09
2003-07
2005-09
2005-09
2003-07
2003-07
2001-06
1986-90
2002-07
1961-65
1993-97
1968-72
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 Chapman
Leon Harris
Carlo DeTommaso
Richard Ethier
Ricky Wilson
FGM
465
548
670
359
248
686
245
490
378
995
FGA
755
919
1,124
603
419
1,200
432
867
681
1,819
PCT
.615
.596
.596
.595
.591
.571
.567
.565
.555
.547
MOST REBOUNDS IN A SEASON
YEARS
1970-72
1986-89
1986-90
1984-86
1967-71
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
Michael Kolesnik
Sean Siembab
Tom Campbell
Sal Maione
Kenny Bliss
Greg Lucas
Kinsey Durgin
Kamari Williams
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
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
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON
NAME
Eric Fuller
Ken Payette
Kamari Williams
Dana Smith
Chris Ward
Cesar Palomeque
James Gallogly
Alex Butler
Dwight Williams
Cameron Stewart
Chris Ward
ASSISTS
652
438
376
374
358
344
336
314
308
305
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
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
106
59
79
89
41
126
70
52
34
FTA
103
96
122
70
94
106
49
151
86
64
42
19
PCT
.912
.885
.869
.842
.840
.839
.836
.834
.813
.813
.809
SEASON
1977-78
2000-01
2004-05
1984-85
1978-79
1974-75
1974-75
1995-96
1983-84
2007-08
1981-82
ASSISTS
239
188
180
179
161
142
139
136
135
135
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
1989-93
1993-97
1985-89
1974-77
1994-98
1985-87
2003-07
2003-07
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
6
6
6
6
6
6
OPPONENT
Fitchburg St.
Springfield
Keene State
Coast Guard
Western Connecticut
Stevens Institute
Bryant College
UMass Dartmouth
Keene State
Western Connecticut
UMass Boston
Eastern Connecticut
Westfield St.
Plymouth St.
DATE
12/07/89
11/17/07
03/03/06
03/01/06
02/11/03
11/22/86
12/01/87
01/26/10
12/03/05
02/24/04
01/10/04
12/13/03
01/21/93
02/12/95
3PTFGA
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
OPPONENT
Southern Maine
Westfield State
UMass Boston
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
03/01/06
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
Bobby Bailey
Ken Sperry
Sean Siembab
Derrick Campbell
STEALS
9
7
7
7
7
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
20
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
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
Eastern Connecticut
Plymouth St.
Salve Regina
Bridgewater St.
DATE
12/06/84
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
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
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
Keith Hamilton
Kamari Williams
Kamran Alemdar
Kamran Alemdar
Kamran Alemdar
Michael Kolesnik
Alex Butler
REBOUNDS
54
52
47
51
41
39
38
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