Archie Miller Speaks on State of URI Program

RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS – SERIES NOTES

Saturday’s game will be the 25th all time between Rhode Island and Saint Louis, with Rhody holding a 13-11 advantage in the series.
Saint has won four in a row in the series, including each of its last two visits to the Ryan Center.
Rhode Island is 6-4 all time when hosting Saint Louis.
URI’s last victory over the Billikens came in a 65-54 win at home on Feb. 2, 2019.
Last season, Saint Louis beat the Rams 76-71 at Chaifetz Arena.
Rhode Island trailed by eight points with four minutes to go before Malik Martin sparked a rally, hitting a layup, blocking a shot to force a shot clock violation and then banking a 3-point basket to cut into the deficit. Ishmael Leggett hit two free throws to tie the score 71-71 with 1:24 go go. However, Gibson Jimerson (24 points) buried his sixth 3-pointer of the game to put the Billikens up with 31 seconds remaining, and the Rams could not comeback one more time.
Both teams come into the game struggling. Rhode Island is looking to snap a five-game losing streak, while Saint Louis has dropped four of its last five contests .
GREEN ON TARGET FROM LONG RANGE

Junior forward David Green is shooting a robust .481 from the 3-point arc this season.
He is 26-of-54 from long range in the 15 games he has played for Rhode Island.
His current .481 shooting percentage is the best single-season mark in Rhode Island history among players with at least 50 attempts in a year.
The current record is .478 by Jimmy Baron during the 2006-07 season.
Baron – Rhode Island’s all-time leader in 3-pointers for a season (118) and career (361) – shot .431 from the arc for his career with the Rams.
Carlton “Silk” Owens is URI’s career leader in 3-point shooting percentage at .462 (126-for-273)
Green is Rhode Island’s second-leading scorer this season with an even 14.0 points per game.
As a two-time transfer, Green was deemed ineligible for the first 12 games of the season.
He began his career at Hofstra (2020-21) before playing two seasons at Louisiana Tech (2021-23).
His 14.0 scoring average this season is nearly double his career scoring average of 7.5 points per game.
In his first three seasons combined, he shot .331 from the arc (56-of-169).