| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 15–16 |
| Conf Record: | 5–12 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach3: | Austin Carroll |
The 2021–22 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 15–16, 5–12 in A-10 play, to finish in 11th place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Richmond in the second round.
On March 11, 2022, the school fired head coach David Cox.[1] On March 18, the school hired former Dayton and Indiana head coach Archie Miller as the team's new head coach.[2]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 10–15, 7–10 in A-10 play, to finish in 10th place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Dayton.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Harris | 0 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Transferred to New Mexico State[4] | ||
| 1 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Maryland[5] | |||
| Umberto Brusadin | 14 | G | 6'0" | 180 | GS Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| D.J. Johnson | 23 | F | 6'7" | 185 | RS Junior | Transferred to Kent State | ||
| Brandon Borde | 31 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | Walk-on; did not return |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournamentSource:[7] [8]