Chris DiSano

The First Four got started on Tuesday night, but wall-to-wall action truly tips when Midwest Region No. 7 seed Rhode Island 10th seeded Oklahoma meet on Thursday at 12:15pm ET in Pittsburgh. Oklahoma may be the convenient target of "how'd they get a bid" ire for their road woes and 4-11 finish, but they...

Davidson burst bubbles across the nation on Sunday, courtesy of a bid-stealing win against Rhode Island, 58-57, in the Atlantic 10 Championship game. In an offensively starved contest between two characteristically proficient offensive teams, it was Kellan Grady's baseline floater with 1:49 to play that proved to be the eventual game-winner. The Atlantic 10 Rookie of...

Rhode Island overcame an 11 point second-half deficit to clip the Saint Joseph's Hawks and advance to their second straight Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game. Five Rams scored in double-figures, led by senior Andre Berry who tallied 18 in the winning effort. With the "W", Dan Hurley's club moves a step closer to claiming...

Rhode Island (24-6) had answer-after-answer down the stretch in beating back a stubborn VCU team 76-67 in a quarterfinal Atlantic 10 matchup. Fueled by a masterful performance from sophomore point guard Jeff Dowtin (18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), the Rams move on to face the winner of the George Mason (5)/Saint Joseph's(4) game....

The 2018 Atlantic 10 Tournament tips off later today from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., as the bottom four seeds - GW, La Salle, Massachusetts, and Fordham - battle for entry to the second round on Thursday. Top-seeded Rhode Island (23-6, 15-3) earned one of the four double-byes and the Rams need not...

After Rhode Island's 81-56 win over Dayton on Friday clinched the Atlantic 10 regular season championship for the program - its first ever outright title - A-10 analyst and Yurview contributor Chris DiSano chatted with Stanford Robinson. The Landover, Maryland native is averaging 9.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game for the program, but that...

The Rhode Island Rams (20-3, 12-0) continue to pile up victories - 15 straight - and pile on momentum as they surge towards March. Dan Hurley's club hasn't lost since December 6th at Alabama, where they were without this fella, senior standout and one half of the "Batman" tandem, E.C. Matthews. Chris DiSano, analyst for...

Rhode Island (17-3, 9-0), No. 22 AP, remained perfect in the Atlantic 10 after a furious comeback and Stanford Robinson buzzer-beater over Duquesne (14-8, 5-4) on Saturday. For anyone living under a rock who missed it, here's another look: Let's examine this one and dig deeper with half of the Atlantic 10 conference season complete. Let's...

Rhode Island dismissed UMass 73-51 on Wednesday evening to improve to 14-3, 6-0 on the season. The win showcased many familiar, foundational team traits, including depth and defense, that are proving too much for conference foes to overcome. This one was essentially academic by the 11:40 mark of the first half, when back-to-back three...

The Atlantic 10 Conference regular season is underway for the preseason favorite Rhode Island Rams. Dan Hurley's team received 27 of 28 possible first place votes in October, and after a successful 8-3 non-conference campaign, Rhode Island tacked on two conference wins this week to improve to 10-3, 2-0. We'll drill down on some...