NCAA tournament results The Rams have appeared in ten
NCAA tournaments. They have a combined 8–10 record.
Tom Garrick holds the Rhode Island single-tournament game scoring record with 29 points in 1988 during a march to the Sweet Sixteen. The eighth-seeded 1997–98 Rams, led by senior guards
Tyson Wheeler and
Cuttino Mobley, had the best tournament run in school history, making it to the Elite Eight. Six head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NCAA Tournament with four of them registering tourney wins. Success in basketball fell off after the 1998 season, with the Rams making the tournament in 1999 but losing in the First Round. The team saw a brief resurgence in the mid-2010s under head coach
Dan Hurley, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in both 2017 and 2018 and both times successfully defeating their First Round opponents and advancing to the Second Round.
NIT results The Rams have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 14–16. The Rams reached the NIT semifinals three times (1945, 1946, and 2010) with their best showing being runner-up in the 1946 final. Seven head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NIT with four of them recording wins.
CBI results The Rams have appeared in the
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1. == NBA players ==