The school's colors are light blue (officially referred to as "Keaney blue"), white, and navy blue.[2] The school's mascot is Rhody the Ram. It was chosen in 1923 as tribute to the school's agricultural history, making its first appearance in 1929. The school has not used a live ram since the introduction of "Rhody," a student in an anthropomorphic ram costume, in 1974.[4]
URI Basketball went to the NCAA tournament in 2017 after an 18 year drought, nearly upsetting Final Four participant #3 Oregon in the second round. In the 1990s, the Rams made the Big Dance in 1997,[7]1998,[8] and 1999.[9] In 1998, the Rams went on a surprise run to the Elite 8.[10]
The women's team has made one NCAA appearance in 1996 after going 21–8 and 13–3 in A10 play, losing 90–82 to Oklahoma State. They have two other postseason appearances in the 2022 and 2023 WNITs. [11]
University of Rhode Island sports are televised regionally on the Ocean State Network, a joint venture of Cox Communications and WJAR.[14] OSN provides television and streaming coverage of all regular season men's basketball games not broadcast on a national carrier, and select football, baseball, soccer and women's basketball games. Select men's basketball games are also covered by ESPN, and A-10 tournament games are televised by contract with ESPN, CBS and NBC.[15] The University's ACHA men's ice hockey and women's basketball home games have live streaming video available on their respective websites.
Radioedit
Commercial coverage of men's basketball and football is provided by iHeartMedia stations WHJJ and WWBB in the Providence area, with rights managed by Learfield IMG College.[16] The longtime announcer for both sports is Steve McDonald, who in 2011 was awarded the inaugural Ben Mondor Award for "extraordinary contributions in...sports in Rhode Island".[17]
Non-commercial coverage of home games for football, baseball, men's (and select women's) basketball, as well as the school's ACHA men's ice hockey team can be heard on the University's student radio station WRIU. Other sports, including men's and women's soccer, softball, women's ice hockey and select women's basketball games are carried on WRIU's online station RIU2.[18]
Club sportsedit
The University of Rhode Island Club Sports program consists of 13 teams. Each team is organized and managed by students with guidance from the Coordinator of Club Sports. They include Soccer, Tennis, Hockey, Field Hockey, Rowing, Sailing, Rugby, Swimming, Volleyball, Gymnastics, and Equestrian. The women's ice hockey team competes in Division I of the American Collegiate Hockey Association in ESCHL league.
Mascotedit
Rhody the Ram is the official mascot of the University of Rhode Island. His mascot status was given on March 8, 1923, and he made his first appearance on November 21, 1929. At one time a real ram was housed at a dairy barn across from the campus, but that stopped in the 1960s, and was picked up for one year in 1974. Unlike other popular universities, the Rhody the Ram mascot program is run by the URI Student Alumni Association, a student run organization that serves the university by organizing many popular events on campus.[19][20]
Controversial incidentsedit
February 3, 1998 – Rhody the Ram tried to prevent the St. Joe's Hawk from his eternal flapping by putting an inner tube over its head, temporarily immobilizing his arms. While trying to remove the tube, the Hawk's head (costume) fell off. The incident was televised and repeated on ESPN.[21]
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^"2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Rhode Island Sports Information. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^"Tribe Head Baseball Coach Frank Leoni Inducted into Rhode Island Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame". TribeAthletics.com. William & Mary Sports Information. July 2, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
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^"Rams' magical season ends in opening game of WNIT". The Good Five Cent Cigar. March 24, 2022.
^Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN978-0-9893007-0-4.
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^"Ocean State Networks". Cox Sports Online. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^"A-10 signs new eight-year television deal with ESPN, CBS, NBC". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^"Rhode Island Rams". Learfield IMG College Affiliate Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^"WHJY and Voice of the Rams Steve McDonald to Receive Ben Mondor Award". GoLocalProv. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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^"Rhody the Ram celebrates 88th birthday". ramcigar.com. April 8, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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The Rhode Island Rams are the athletic programs of the University of Rhode Island based in Kingston Rhode Island United States The Rams compete in the NCAA s Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference The football team however competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA s Football Championship Subdivision as the A 10 does not sponsor football 2 The program s athletic director is Thorr Bjorn 3 Rhode Island RamsUniversityUniversity of Rhode IslandConferenceAtlantic 10 primary CAA football NCAADivision I FCS Athletic directorThorr BjornLocationKingston Rhode IslandVarsity teams18 8 men s 10 women s Football stadiumMeade StadiumBasketball arenaRyan CenterBaseball stadiumBill Beck FieldSoccer stadiumURI Soccer ComplexOther venuesKeaney GymnasiumMascotRhody the RamNicknameRamsFight song Rhode Island Born ColorsKeaney blue navy blue and white 1 Websitewww wbr gorhody wbr comCoach Fleming and the Rams enter the field after the 2021 Governor s Cup game against BrownThe school s colors are light blue officially referred to as Keaney blue white and navy blue 2 The school s mascot is Rhody the Ram It was chosen in 1923 as tribute to the school s agricultural history making its first appearance in 1929 The school has not used a live ram since the introduction of Rhody a student in an anthropomorphic ram costume in 1974 4 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Baseball 1 2 Basketball 1 3 Football 1 4 Softball 2 National championships 2 1 Team 3 Facilities 4 Media coverage 4 1 Television 4 2 Radio 5 Club sports 6 Mascot 6 1 Controversial incidents 7 References 8 External linksTeams editMen s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Cross countryCross country RowingFootball SoccerGolf SoftballSoccer Swimming amp divingTrack amp field TennisTrack amp field Volleyball Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor As a primary member of the Atlantic 10 Conference the University of Rhode Island sponsors teams in eight men s and ten women s NCAA sanctioned sports with football competing in the Colonial Athletic Association Baseball edit Main article Rhode Island Rams baseball The Rams baseball program played its first season in 1898 It plays at Bill Beck Field on campus In 2005 under head coach Frank Leoni the program reached its first NCAA tournament 5 6 Basketball edit Main articles Rhode Island Rams men s basketball and Rhode Island Rams women s basketball URI Basketball went to the NCAA tournament in 2017 after an 18 year drought nearly upsetting Final Four participant 3 Oregon in the second round In the 1990s the Rams made the Big Dance in 1997 7 1998 8 and 1999 9 In 1998 the Rams went on a surprise run to the Elite 8 10 The women s team has made one NCAA appearance in 1996 after going 21 8 and 13 3 in A10 play losing 90 82 to Oklahoma State They have two other postseason appearances in the 2022 and 2023 WNITs 11 Football edit Main article Rhode Island Rams football This section is empty You can help by adding to it August 2018 Softball edit Rhode Island s softball team has appeared in one Women s College World Series in 1982 12 National championships editTeam edit Association Division Sport Year Opponent Runner Up ScoreNCAA University Division Men s Cross Country 1941 Penn State 83 110Facilities editSource 13 Sport FacilityBaseball Bill Beck FieldBasketball Ryan CenterCross Country Football Meade StadiumGolf Rowing URI Campanella Rowing CenterSoccer URI Soccer ComplexSoftball URI Softball ComplexSwimming amp Diving Tootell Aquatics CenterTennis URI Tennis CourtsIndoor Track Mackal FieldhouseOutdoor Track Volleyball Keaney GymnasiumMedia coverage editTelevision edit University of Rhode Island sports are televised regionally on the Ocean State Network a joint venture of Cox Communications and WJAR 14 OSN provides television and streaming coverage of all regular season men s basketball games not broadcast on a national carrier and select football baseball soccer and women s basketball games Select men s basketball games are also covered by ESPN and A 10 tournament games are televised by contract with ESPN CBS and NBC 15 The University s ACHA men s ice hockey and women s basketball home games have live streaming video available on their respective websites Radio edit Commercial coverage of men s basketball and football is provided by iHeartMedia stations WHJJ and WWBB in the Providence area with rights managed by Learfield IMG College 16 The longtime announcer for both sports is Steve McDonald who in 2011 was awarded the inaugural Ben Mondor Award for extraordinary contributions in sports in Rhode Island 17 Non commercial coverage of home games for football baseball men s and select women s basketball as well as the school s ACHA men s ice hockey team can be heard on the University s student radio station WRIU Other sports including men s and women s soccer softball women s ice hockey and select women s basketball games are carried on WRIU s online station RIU2 18 Club sports editThe University of Rhode Island Club Sports program consists of 13 teams Each team is organized and managed by students with guidance from the Coordinator of Club Sports They include Soccer Tennis Hockey Field Hockey Rowing Sailing Rugby Swimming Volleyball Gymnastics and Equestrian The women s ice hockey team competes in Division I of the American Collegiate Hockey Association in ESCHL league Mascot editRhody the Ram is the official mascot of the University of Rhode Island His mascot status was given on March 8 1923 and he made his first appearance on November 21 1929 At one time a real ram was housed at a dairy barn across from the campus but that stopped in the 1960s and was picked up for one year in 1974 Unlike other popular universities the Rhody the Ram mascot program is run by the URI Student Alumni Association a student run organization that serves the university by organizing many popular events on campus 19 20 Controversial incidents edit February 3 1998 Rhody the Ram tried to prevent the St Joe s Hawk from his eternal flapping by putting an inner tube over its head temporarily immobilizing his arms While trying to remove the tube the Hawk s head costume fell off The incident was televised and repeated on ESPN 21 References edit Color Palette 2022 Rhode Island Rams Brand Guide PDF February 5 2022 Retrieved March 19 2022 a b University of Rhode Island NCAA Archived from the original on December 30 2010 Retrieved May 26 2011 From the Desk of Thorr Bjorn Go Rhody Archived from the original on October 3 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 Peregolise Adam September 18 2003 Legend Of The Ram Go Rhody Archived from the original on July 11 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 2005 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Media Guide PDF Rhode Island Sports Information Retrieved December 19 2012 Tribe Head Baseball Coach Frank Leoni Inducted into Rhode Island Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame TribeAthletics com William amp Mary Sports Information July 2 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2016 Retrieved December 26 2012 1997 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Database Sports Archived from the original on May 21 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 1998 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Database Sports Archived from the original on May 21 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 1999 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Database Sports Archived from the original on May 21 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 End of the Rhode Stanford makes up 6 points in 59 seconds shocks URI CNN SI March 22 1998 Archived from the original on November 4 2012 Retrieved May 26 2011 Rams magical season ends in opening game of WNIT The Good Five Cent Cigar March 24 2022 Plummer William Floyd Larry C 2013 A Series Of Their Own History Of The Women s College World Series Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States Turnkey Communications Inc ISBN 978 0 9893007 0 4 URI Athletics Facilities Go Rhody Archived from the original on July 11 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 Ocean State Networks Cox Sports Online Retrieved June 10 2014 A 10 signs new eight year television deal with ESPN CBS NBC CBSSports com Retrieved June 10 2014 Rhode Island Rams Learfield IMG College Affiliate Resources Retrieved July 30 2020 WHJY and Voice of the Rams Steve McDonald to Receive Ben Mondor Award GoLocalProv Retrieved June 10 2014 Sports Programming WRIU Retrieved January 7 2013 Rhody The Ram urisaa org Retrieved March 21 2013 Rhody the Ram celebrates 88th birthday ramcigar com April 8 2011 Retrieved March 21 2013 Rhody the Ram v The Hawk Sports Illustrated Retrieved March 21 2013 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhode Island Rams amp oldid 1160843914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
