Chris DiSano
Like father, Like Son – Creighton’s Preston Murphy and His Son
When Millard West travels to face Westside High School tonight, a top-flight D-1 basketball coach from Creighton will be taking in the live action. That would be Preston Murphy, now in his third season alongside Coach Greg McDermott. But he'll be there on a different type of official business, namely, rooting on his son...
5 Story lines as Friars and Rams ready for another in-state classic
The tilt has been sold out for a week. Seats in the 200 level of the Ryan Center are being sold on Vivid Seats for $225 each. (Don't believe me, click here). The Rams and Friars each continued to receive votes this week in the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. Rhode Island is off...
Talented Rams to Have Depth Tested with Matthews Injury
The Rhode Island Rams suffered more than their first loss of the 2017-18 season Monday night in falling to an NCAA Tournament caliber Nevada team on the road, 88-81. Beyond the blemish in the loss column, Dan Hurley's club learned on Tuesday that star guard - and preseason all-conference selection - E.C. Matthews will...
Rams Senior Sitdown with E.C. Matthews
After missing the previous season with a knee injury, Rhode Island Rams star guard E.C. Matthews (14.9ppg, 4.3rpg) returned to the hardwood in 2016-17 to help lead the Rams to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. Once there, Rhode Island dispatched Big East foe Creighton easily before falling in a thriller...
One-on-one with Dan Hurley: Off-Season State of the URI Rams
The beach, cookouts, vacation; there are a lot of things vying for our attention in summer. College basketball generally is not one of them. However, those in the know understand that the decisions, developments, and even the thoughts in coaches heads that quietly happen while most folks are flipping burgers on the grill are...
Hurley Weighs in on His Two Newest Rams
When the final buzzer sounded allowing Oregon to slip by Rhode Island 75-72 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, it marked the end of the outstanding career of both Hassan Martin and his front court sidekick Kuran Iverson, a true success story in player development.
The good news? Everyone, yes everyone, else returns...
Slam Dunk: Get to Know New LSU Men’s Basketball Coach Will Wade
On March 20, 2017, LSU named Will Wade as head coach of its men's basketball team. Wade becomes the 22nd coach in Tigers history and arrives in Baton Rouge after guiding the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams to two NCAA Tournament appearances in his two years at the Richmond, Virginia school.
So for LSU fans unfamiliar......
Dash to the Desert: Four Points on Our Final Four Teams
Let's face it, the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament lacked the sizzle that has come to define it for decades. Very few back-and-forth battles or buzzer beaters. Thankfully Florida & Wisconsin livened things up in the Sweet 16 and then Kentucky and Carolina kicked it up another notch in a thrilling Elite 8...
Rhode Island Rams – 2017 season and a look ahead
The Rhode Island Rams delivered in 2017 — in many ways.
Dan Hurley's team won 25 games. It claimed the program's first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship since 1999. It appeared in the NCAA Tournament, ending a 17+ year drought. And it advanced — downing Big East foe Creighton and going nip-and-tuck with third seed Oregon...
Dash to the Desert: From 68 to Sweet 16 in One Week
Sweet 16, here we come...
Every year it's amazing how a hope-filled Selection Sunday for so many programs progresses to finality for 52 schools in a matter of days. Some, like your primary bracket 16 seeds, enjoy the big stage with a realist perspective — appreciating the opportunity and soaking up the spotlight no matter...
