The NCAA transfer portal has been open for about a week; here are the updates as of April 14 regarding the University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s basketball teams. The men’s team, similar to this time last year, has yet to acquire anyone from the transfer portal. The biggest moves so far have been…
Colleen Mullen was officially reintroduced to Rhode Island as the program’s 10th head coach on Tuesday in a press conference at the Ryan Center. “It’s truly a privilege and an honor to be chosen to lead this program,” Mullen said. “Being back on campus, it’s so familiar, a lot of memories coming back.” Director of…
Spring is often referred to as the season of change, and there has been a significant amount of change within the University of Rhode Island’s women’s basketball program. After falling in the first round to the University of Alabama in the program’s second-ever March Madness appearance, it was announced on March 23 that head coach…
Colleen Mullen’s collegiate playing career began at the University of Rhode Island in 1998, and now her collegiate coaching career will continue there. Vice President and Director of Athletics Pat Lyons announced Sunday that Mullen will become URI’s next women’s basketball head coach after eight seasons leading the University at Albany. The new coach signed…
After reaching the goal that was set when Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss accepted the job seven seasons ago, there is still work to be done for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. For just the second time in program history, the Rams earned their spot in the NCAA Tournament as the…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team will hang two new banners in the rafters of the Ryan Center next season, but will do so without the head coach who led them there. On3’s Talia Goodman confirmed the news Monday afternoon after a morning of speculation that Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss will…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 11-seeded Atlantic 10 Conference champions took on the No. 6 seed University of Alabama and struggled to convert from the field in a 68-55 loss. “We just didn’t…
After 30 years, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team is one sleep away from “The Big Dance,” beginning this weekend on Friday with practice and press conferences. “I thought we were playing today,” Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “[The team was] like, Coach, we play Saturday. So we’re excited to be…
A new champion has been crowned at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in Henrico, Va. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on all 14 teams in the conference. Here’s how the final ranking turned out as of March 9: 14th Place: Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (8-23, 4-14) (-1) Finishing their season…
Rams Head Coach Tammi Reiss danced her way to the ladder to cut down the nets on Sunday, and more dancing is on the way for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. After a 30-year wait, the team is heading back to the NCAA Tournament. Reiss built the program into a winner; now,…