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Miller Era Begins Monday Against Quinnipiac

THE BASICS
Quinnipiac (0-0) at Rhode Island (0-0)
Tip-Off: Monday, Nov. 7, 7:02 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. QUINNIPIAC - SERIES NOTES

  • Monday's game will be the fourth between Rhode Island and Quinnipiac, with URI holding a 2-1 edge.
  • The teams last met on Dec. 11, 2010, a 73-66 victory for the Bobcats.
  • In that contest, Delroy James had 18 points and Marquise Jones added 15 for Rhody. Nikola Malesevic and Will Martell had 10 points each for the Rams.
  • Rhode Island is 2-0 at home against Quinnipiac, winning 83-74 on Dec. 8, 2009 and 87-72 on Dec. 22, 2005.
  • Quinnipiac was picked to finish fourth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
  • Redshirt senior Matt Balanc was a preseason first team all-conference pick, while Dezi Jones earned third team honors.

ARCHIE MILLER ERA BEGINS IN KINGSTON

  • Archie Miller was named as the 21st head coach in Rhode Island history on March 18, 2022.
  • Familiar to the Atlantic 10, Miller's 10-year career as a head coach includes six seasons at Dayton (2011-17)and four more with Indiana (2017-2021).
  • Over the course of his career, Miller has averaged more than 20 wins per season.
  • He has a career record of 206-121.
  • In six seasons with Dayton, Miller won two Atlantic 10 titles and made the NCAA Championship field four years in a row from 2014-17.
  • The conference Coach of the Year in 2017, Miller led the Flyers to titles in 2016 and 2017.
  • He also had one NIT bid each with Dayton (2012) and Indiana (2019).
  • Miller has reached six national postseason tournaments in nine possible chances.
  • When the 2020 postseason was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miller had Indiana positioned for an at-large bid to the tournament.
  • Miller has six 20-win seasons and was a finalist for the 2015 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.

MILLER LOOKING FOR VICTORY OVER 100TH DIFFERENT OPPONENT

  • Head Coach Archie Miller has never coached a game against Quinnipiac.
  • His 206 career victories have come against 99 different opponents.
  • The Bobcats will be the first of at least 11 new opponents for Miller this season. The others are Army, Brown, Dayton, Georgia State, Kansas State, Loyola Chicago, Milwaukee, Stony Brook, Texas State and UMass Lowell.
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