[1] In what was the USBL's inaugural season, the Gulls finished fourth in the seven-team circuit with a 11-14 record.

The Gulls featured 7-foot-7 Manute Bol and 5-foot-7 Spud Webb; the two future NBA stars were often on the court together.

The Gulls folded at the end of the 1985 season, but a new team in Rhode Island joined the USBL in 1987.

The Gulls finished third in the eight-team league with a 17-13 record, then defeated Philadelphia and Long Island in the playoffs to qualify for the USBL championship game.

Free's 30 points) beat the Gulls, 103-99, in what would prove to be Rhode Island's last game; despite leading the USBL in attendance, the team disbanded again, this time for good.