Tom Garrick holds the Rhode Island single-tournament game scoring record with 29 points in 1988 during a march to the Sweet Sixteen.

[2] 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.

Seven head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NIT with four of them recording wins.