Tag: Fatts Russell
Rhode Island (10-15, 7-10) bowed out to Dayton in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament 84-72 on Thursday afternoon in Richmond, Virginia.
The Flyers, a cut above, were too much for the Rams in blending textbook spacing with...
Fatts Russell broke the all-time Rhode Island men’s basketball steal record this past week – in a come-from-behind, double-overtime, Senior Night victory over Dayton, 91-89. Russell eased past Keith Cothran's (2006-10) 206 swipes and now idles at 210 heading...
It was quite an eight day stretch for David Cox and the Rhode Island Rams men’s basketball program. Between August 17th-25th, four transfers: 6-9 forwards Makhi and Makhel Mitchell (Maryland), 6-3 guard Jalen Carey (Syracuse), and 6-6 wing Malik...
As we welcomed the official start of summer Saturday (made my first trip to the beach over the weekend) it seems an opportune time to check in on the URI Men's basketball program. Really, what time isn't a good...
What a difference a week makes. Last Wednesday, the Rams took the floor against Davidson still stinging from two losses to open the New Year. They'd regroup and defeat the Wildcats that night, then rediscover momentum with a huge...
Rhode Island (9-5, 1-1) travels to Richmond Saturday afternoon to face the VCU Rams (12-3, 2-0) in an early Atlantic 10 Conference battle. It will be quite the litmus test for David Cox and staff, as playing at the...
Few players in college basketball are off to more sensational beginnings than Rhode Island guard Fatts Russell. The junior boasts numbers so gaudy they look fabricated.
21.4 points per game (14th nationally; T-1st in the Atlantic 10)
3.33 steals...
CATCH MANHATTAN @ URI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 AT 4PM ON YURVIEW, COX CHANNEL 4 IN RHODE ISLAND.
With six contests in the rear view mirror, Rhode Island sits at 4-2 overall, a win over Alabama to its credit, and no...
Cliches are everywhere in sports and life. One oft-used is "next man up," referring to a situation where either a player is injured and another must step in or, at times, in a general program sense where seniors graduate...
Is there anything better than college basketball? Seriously.
More specifically, is there anything better than college basketball in the state of Rhode Island? In a state where fans allegiances to professional teams rely on crossing borders and exiting the state...
