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Our first look at the University of Rhode Island men this basketball season will come against an old friend and the two-time defending national champions.
The Rams will face coach Dan Hurley and Connecticut in an Oct. 14 exhibition at Mohegan Sun. The former Yankee Conference rivals will meet on behalf of Coaches vs. Cancer and as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s enshrinement weekend.
The official announcement came Wednesday afternoon, as URI and the Huskies will both be on the floor three weeks before their scheduled Nov. 4 season openers. The matchup was approved through an NCAA waiver, and all proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Hurley and his wife, Andrea, have both done extensive work with the charity since her father, Ken Sirakides, passed away from kidney cancer in August 2005.
“There is no better measuring stick than the two-time defending national champions,” URI coach Archie Miller said in a statement. “To be able to play in a great venue like Mohegan Sun while benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer is a great way to get the season started.”
More: Rhode Island basketball to host Providence on Dec. 7. Here’s the full nonconference slate.
More: Rhode Island women’s basketball announces non-conference schedule; who the Rams will play
Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley cuts down the cut after defeating the Purdue Boilermakers in the national championship game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Glendale, Ariz.
The Rams are fresh off an August trip to the Bahamas, posting a 3-0 record against international competition. They broke for the remainder of the summer and should begin returning to campus next week. URI was just 12-20 last season, and Miller is hoping to make a jump in his third year behind a transfer class that includes Sebastian Thomas (Albany), Quentin Diboundje (East Carolina), Jamarques Lawrence (Nebraska), Drissa Traore (St. John’s) and Javonte Brown (Western Michigan), a center who started his college career with a lone season at…
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Author : The Providence Journal
Publish date : 2024-08-28 17:22:44
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