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Rhode Island, Brown Set to Meet Wednesday for 153rd Time

Rhode Island at Brown - Nov. 30, 2011


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RHODE ISLAND VS. BROWN

  • The Runnin' Rams continue their longest rivalry in program history when they take on Brown for the 153rd time in a non-conference matchup.
  • URI holds a 100-52 lead in the all-time series.  
  • Rhode Island has captured the last nine and 15 of the last 16 meetings between the two schools.
  • Last year, Rhody earned a 92-67 victory last season in Kingston (Nov. 16, 2010).
  • The all-time series began on Jan. 8, 1910 with a 32-13 victory by the Bears.
  • URI is 38-37 all-time playing at Brown.

RHODE ISLAND IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

  • Since joining the Eastern 8 in the 1980-81 season, URI has posted a 245-192 (.561) mark in non-conference play
  • Dating back to the 2006-07 season, the Rams have posted a 62-30 (.674) record versus out-of-conference opponents.  

HOLTON NAMED ATLANTIC 10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

  • On Nov. 28, the Atlantic 10 selected Jonathan Holton as its Rookie of the Week
  • The 6-9 forward averaged 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 blocked shots in a 1-2 weekend for the Rams
  • Against Hofstra, Holton recorded a season-best 20 points (8-13 FG), while adding six rebounds and two blocks
  • The Miami, Fla. native added nine points and seven boards against Boston University, while chipping in with seven points and six rebounds against Cleveland State.
  • On the season, Holton ranks fourth on the team in scoring (9.3), while leading Rhody in rebounding, with 7.7 boards per outing.

TODAY'S RUNNIN' RAM FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

  • This marks the first of two matchups against an Ivy League opponent during the 2011-12 season
  • URI will host Yale on Dec. 18 at the Thomas M. Ryan Center
  • Rhody played two Ivy League teams in the same season in 2002-03, facing both Brown and Yale that year as well.

LAST TIME OUT - CLEVELAND STATE 67, RHODE ISLAND 45 -  (NOV. 27)

  • Orion Outerbridge led Rhode Island with 12 points.  He also had seven boards and three blocks.
  • The 6-9 senior  was named to the five-player TicketCity Legends Classic All-Tournament team.
  • Rhody did not connect on a 3-point FG for the first time in seven years (224 games).
  • The Rams committed 21 turnovers and scored a season-low 45 points in the loss.
  • Anthony Malhoit pulled down a career-high six rebounds in 17 minutes of play

NOW TRENDING: ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO

  • Through the Runnin' Rams first six games, they have posted more assists than turnovers once -the lone win vs. Hofstra.
  • Last season, in games with a positive assist/turnover ratio, Rhody was 12-3.
  • URI is averaging 16.7 turnovers - tied for 279th nationally - while dishing out 12.0 assists per game (217th).
  • TJ Buchanan is the lone Rhody player with a positive A/T ratio 1.57:1 (11a/7t).

DEFENSIVE WOES

  • The Runnin' Rams rank 330th out of 339 in scoring defense, allowing 80.8 points per game.
  • Rhode Island is also 335th in defensive field goal percentage, allowing opponents to shoot 50.7% from the floor


MALHOIT "THE MICROWAVE"  

  • Senior Anthony Malhoit made an impact off the bench in his first action of the season vs. Hofstra.
  • The 6-3 guard had a career-high seven points in 12 minutes.  He also connected on his first career 3-pointer.
  • The senior guard also added five rebounds and two steals in his first action of the season.
  • Versus Cleveland State, Malhoit had a career-high six rebounds in 17 minutes of play.

FRESHMEN MAKING AN IMPACT

  • Jonathan Holton ranks tied for seventh among all frosh nationally in rebounding, pulling down 7.7 boards per game
  • Mike Powell is tied for 34th among all frosh in assists per game (3.3).
  • Rhody's newcomers account for 32% of the team's scoring, 40% of rebounding, and 63% of assist totals.

OUTERBRIDGE HAS CAREER DAY AT NEBRASKA

  • Orion Outerbridge registered career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (10) at Nebraska on Nov. 20
  • It was his second collegiate double-double (previous: 10p/10r vs. UMass, Feb. 19, 2011)
  • The 6-9 forward also tied his career-high with four 3-pointers made (4-for-9).

Jamal Wilson NAMED ATLANTIC 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

  • After his 38-point performance at George Mason on Nov. 11, Wilson earned his first career A-10 honor on Nov. 14.
  • Senior guard was 13-22 from the floor and 11-12 from the foul line, while also grabbing seven boards.
  • Wilson's 38-point game is the second highest single-game scoring total in the nation, as of Nov. 23.

HEY, MR. WILSON - ABOUT HIS 38-POINT PERFORMANCE AT GEORGE MASON

  • Senior Jamal Wilson poured in a career-high 38 points (13-22 FG; 11-12 FT) at George Mason on Nov. 11.  
  • Wilson had nine in the first half, 20 in the second half, and nine in the overtime period.
  • He bested his previous career-high of 14 points - set twice.
  • It took Wilson, who missed the first 14 games of the 2010-11 season with a broken foot, 10 games to register 38 points last year.
  • It was the highest point total by a Rhode Island player since Zach Marbury had 38 vs. La Salle on Jan. 27, 2001.

NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER

  • Despite the Rams' struggles this season, November has traditionally been a strong month for Rhode Island.
  • Last season, URI finished the month of November with a 5-2 record, marking the sixth-straight winning November.
  • Under head coach Jim Baron, URI is 38-21 in the 11th month - including a 22-9 mark since 2007-08.

THE FRANTIC FIVE - RHODY'S FRESHMEN CLASS

  • Rhody's five-player freshman class had its regular season debut on Nov. 11 at George Mason.
  • Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal dubbed them the "Frantic Five" due to the Runnin' Rams uptempo style
  • Jonathan Holton and Mike Powell each cracked the starting lineup, while TJ Buchanan, Rayvon Harris, and Dominique McKoy all saw action off the bench.  
  • Powell became the first true freshman to start for the Rams as a pure point guard since Tyson Wheeler in 1994-95.
  • Holton's 14 boards tied the highest rebounding total in a URI debut since Lamar Odom had 14 vs. TCU (Nov. 9, 1998)
  • Additionally, Holton and Odom are the only two Rhody players to record a double-double in points and rebounds in their Rhody debuts.  Holton had 12 points and 14 boards; Odom 19 points and 14 rebounds.
  • The last time Rhody had two freshmen in its starting lineup was Feb. 23, 2005 when Parfait Bitee and Will Daniels were among the first five at UMass.

RHODY EMBARKS ON CHALLENGING NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

  • Rhody' s six opponents in the month of November - Mason, Texas, Nebraska, Hofstra, Boston Univ., and Cleveland State - combined for 143 wins a season ago and six postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 2 NIT, 1 CBI)
  • Nine of the 15 teams the Runnin' Rams will face in the non-conference slate won 21 or more games
  • 10 of the 15 made postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 4 NIT, 3 CBI).
  • The average RPI (2010-11 final) for URI's non-conference opponents is 109.8.  Nine of Rhody's foes were among the top 100, three were top 50, and two (George Mason and Texas) were among the RPI's top 25 a season ago.
  • 10 different conferences are represented in Rhody's non-conference slate: America East (Boston Univ., Maine); ACC (Boston College, Va. Tech); Atlantic Sun (Stetson); Big Ten (Nebraska); Big 12 (Texas); Big East (Providence); CAA (George Mason, Hofstra, Georgia State, James Madison); Conference USA (UCF); Horizon (Cleveland State); Ivy (Brown, Yale)
  • This year marks the first time that the Rams have played three true road games to start a season since the 1992-93 season.  That year, URI opened at Fordham, Eastern Michigan, and Providence.

NEXT UP:  VS. MAINE (DEC. 4)

  • Rhody will host Maine on Dec. 4 at the Ryan Center.
  • The game against the Black Bears - URI's sixth most common opponent all-time - will be the 99th meeting between the two schools.
  • Maine captured the last meeting, 47-44, on Nov. 26, 2004 in Kingston
  • The game against the Bears can be seen live on Cox beginning at 2 p.m. ET.  
  • Rhody fans can also listen to the game live on the Beltone Hearing Aid Centers Rams Radio Network (WHJJ - 920 AM), with Steve McDonald and Don Kaull.  This - and all Rhody games on radio - can be heard on the internet or your iPhone/Blackberry/Android device with the iHeartRadio app.  Download the app at:  iHeart.com
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