| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 10–15 |
| Conf Record: | 7–10 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Austin Carroll |
| Champion: | Hall of Fame Tip-Off champions |
The 2020–21 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-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 10–15, 7–10 in A-10 play, to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Dayton.
See main article: 2019–20 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team. The Rams finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 13–5 in A-10 play, to finish in third place. They were to play the winner of Duquesne and Fordham in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to Rhode Island playing a game. The remainder of the season was cancelled due to the pandemic.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 205 | Allentown, PA | Transferred to UConn[1] | |||||
| 10 | 230 | East Orange, NJ | Graduated[2] | |||||
| 11 | 185 | Washington, D.C. | Graduated[3] | |||||
| 13 | 175 | Milltown, NJ | Graduated[4] | |||||
| 20 | 160 | The Bronx, NY | Graduated | |||||
| 21 | 190 | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Kentucky | |||||
| 33 | 190 | Milltown, NJ | Decommitted, transferred to Nebraska[5] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 200 | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred from Towson | |||||
| 12 | 210 | Staten Island, NY | Transferred from Charlotte | |||||
| 14 | 180 | Latina, Italy | Transferred from Caldwell, walk-on | |||||
| 15 | 186 | Harlem, NY | Transferred from Syracuse | |||||
| 21 | 230 | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Maryland | |||||
| 22 | 245 | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Maryland |
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