| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 18–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Tyron Boswell |
The 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18-15, 9-9 in A-10 Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated La Salle And VCU to advance to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to St. Bonaventure.
The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.
On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut.[1] [2] On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Stanford Robinson | 13 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 32 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Andre Berry | 34 | F | 6'8" | 275 | Senior | Graduated |
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