As we get ready to turn the calendar to March, teams around the world of college basketball know that it’s now or never with their sights on the fast-approaching conference tournaments and beyond. Every week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will get together to rank all 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference….
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team struggled to keep up with two of the top teams in their conference at home this week, suffering losses to Loyola University Chicago and the University of Richmond. After a week of preparation, the Rams were able to jump out to a lead early Sunday afternoon against…
The Atlantic 10: a conference filled to the brim with buzzer beater finishes, high intensity play and paradoxical upsets. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on these teams to generate a power ranking of the conference’s basketball programs. Here are the men’s basketball rankings as of Feb. 18: 15th Place:…
With just about a month remaining until conference tournaments begin in the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season, teams are continuing to jockey for position to put themselves in the best spot for a run in March. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will get together to provide a ranking of the 15…
After a double-digit comeback effort in the final minutes of a back and forth game, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team came up just short in a 81-79 loss to the University of Massachusetts on Sunday. “I thought we played to win today,” URI Head Coach Archie Miller said postgame. “I give our…
After a loss to Duquesne University on Saturday, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team appeared in serious danger of a winless week when they faced an early double digit deficit to George Washington University on Tuesday night. Instead, they rode a huge second half on their way to an 88-65 victory, getting back…
The Atlantic 10: a conference filled to the brim with buzzer beater finishes, high intensity play and paradoxical upsets. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on these teams to generate a power ranking of the conference’s basketball programs. Here are the men’s basketball rankings as of Feb. 5: 15th Place:…
Conference play is now well underway in the 2023-24 Men’s College Basketball season and things are ramping up. As we head into the month of February, teams are seeking to put themselves in a spot to make a run in March. With the landscape of where each team stands becoming clearer, the Good Five Cent…
Uncertain, unlikely, and undeterred is just one alliteration that could be used to describe the 2023-24 season for third-year guard David Green of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team. The transfer from Louisiana Tech University lived a life in limbo from his transfer announcement in the middle of the 2022-23 season until December…
Riding a three-game losing streak, wins became ever more important when the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team took on a two-game stretch against George Mason University and La Salle University this week. Traveling to Fairfax, Virginia on Saturday, Rhode Island’s first task of the week would be taking down the Patriots of George…