Rivalry Week Continues for URI, Brown Wednesday

THE BASICS
Brown (2-8) at Rhode Island (5-3)
Tip-Off: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 7:02 p.m. EST
Coverage: Watch: ESPN+ | Listen: Varsity Network | Live Stats | Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. BROWN – SERIES NOTES
Wednesday’s game will be the 165th meeting between the schools, the most times URI has faced any foe.
The Rams lead the series, 109-55, though Brown has won the last two meetings between the teams.
Before the last two meetings, Rhode Island had won 17 of 18 games in the series.
Rhode Island is 67-15 when hosting the Bears.
Last season, Brown won 59-58 when it ended the game on a 12-1 run over the final 5:29. Rhode Island missed its final six field goal attempts and had three turnovers in the final four minutes.
URI Athletics Hall of Famer Tyson Wheeler is an assistant coach the Brown.
WHEELER, MOBLEY AND REYNOLDS DEAN RETURN FOR RING OF HONOR INDUCTION

Legends Tyson Wheeler, Cuttino Mobley and Antonio Reynolds Dean will be inducted into the Rhode Island Athletics Ring of Honor at halftime.
Wheeler, Mobley and Reynolds Dean led Rhode Island to an Elite Eight run in the 1998 NCAA Championship.
All three men are two-time Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame inductees. Wheeler (2011), Mobley (2009) and Reynolds Dean (2017) were inducted again last year as members of the 1997-98 team.
They join Carlton “Silk” Owens, Tom Garrick and Kenny Green as members of the Ring of Honor.
Tyson Wheeler (1994-98) – The school’s second-leading scorer with 1,918 points, Wheeler still holds the program record for assists with 712. He also graduated as URI’s all-time leader in steals (205) and 3-point shots (302). He made the All-Atlantic 10 Team every season of his career, earning First Team honors twice, Second Team once and the All-Rookie Team.

Cuttino Mobley (1994-98) – The Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 1997-98, Mobley finished his career with 1,334 points and graduated as URI’s career leader in free throw percentage (.821). Spurred by his performance in Rhode Island’s Elite Eight run, Mobley was a second-round draft pick by the Houston Rockets and earned Second Team All-Rookie Team honors in his first NBA season. He played 10 seasons in the NBA, finishing his career with 11,964 points in time with the Rockets, Orlando Magic and L.A. Clippers.

Antonio Reynolds Dean (1995-99) – The only person to both play and coach for Rhode Island in the NCAA Championship, Reynolds Dean led the Rams to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances as a player. A dynamic power forward, he made a splash as the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in the 1995-96 season. With 1,576 career points, he still ranks 14th in program history and he is one of only two Rams with both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. His 235 blocked shots are third in team history.