All-Rhode Island Men’s College Basketball Team for the 2023-24 Season
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All-Rhode Island Men’s College Basketball Team for the 2023-24 Season
Now, due to transfer portals and NIL, the college game is big money and constant free agency.
The biggest disappointments of the year were the ACL tear for Providence College star Bryce Hopkins, Bryant coach Jared Grasso's controversial departure, and the underwhelming performance of URI coach Archie Miller's Rams. There was a Brown University collapse in the final minute of the Ivy League championship game — a one-point loss to Yale that canceled Brown's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe season also featured some extraordinary performances.
Devin Carter may have had the greatest two-way season in Rhode Island college basketball history. He took over games on both the defensive and offensive ends against some of the best teams in the country. Remember, the portal may take them away, but Carter's arrival in Providence was via the portal.
And, Bryant's win over then #10 ranked Florida Atlantic University was a program-maker.
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All-Rhode Island Men’s College Basketball Team for the 2023-24 Season
First Team
Devin Carter, Guard
Providence College, Junior
Carter was named Player of the Year in the Big East — he is the second Friar in program history to earn the honor.
He was also an All-American honorable mention.
Carter led the Friars in scoring and rebounding — he averaged 19.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
He is expected to depart for the NBA draft and is predicted to be a mid-first-round draft pick.
First Team
Josh Oduro, Center
Providence College, Grad Student
Oduro came with first-year coach Kim English from George Mason, and quickly became a top performer for the Friars.
He averaged 15.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds a game.
Oduro led the Friars in blocks with 43.
Add to the complexity of the season that Oduro and his wife welcomed their first child.
First Team
Kino Lilly, Jr., Guard
Brown University, Junior
Lilly averaged 18.7 points per game and served as both the top scorer and the leader in assists for the Bears.
He led the Bears with 104 assists -- 40% more than any other member of the team.
Brown nearly pulled off securing an NCAA bid, but fell in the Ivy League tournament championship.
Lilly is a two-time first-team All-Ivy selection.
First Team
David Green, Forward
University of Rhode Island, Junior
As a result of a court decision, David Green became eligible to play about one-third of the way into the Rams' season.
Green immediately became the top scorer and was the Rams' third-leading rebounder.
Green averaged 14.3 points per game and 4.2 rebounds a game.
First Team
Sherif Gross-Bullock, Guard
Bryant University, Senior
Gross-Bullock averaged 17.9 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs.
He finished with 13 20-point outings, including a career-high 41 against UMBC.
Gross-Bullock had one of his best performances of the season in Bryant's upset of No. 10 Florida Atlantic, posting a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
He finishes his Bryant career with 1,071 points (17.6 ppg) in 61 games and his collegiate career with 1,583 points (13.2 ppg) in 120 games.
Second Team
Nana Owusu-Anane, Forward
Brown University (Entered Transfer Portal), Junior
Owusu-Anane was a two-time captain of the Bears as a junior.
He averaged over 15 points per game and 9 rebounds a game.
He was a second-team all-Ivy selection.
And now, he is leaving Brown.
Second Team
Earl Timberlake, Guard
Bryant University, Senior
Timberlake earned second-team honors after finishing ranked in the top 10 in the league in scoring (14.6 ppg), rebounding (9.0 rpg), assists (3.9 apg) and blocks (1.3 bpg).
He finished second in the league with 11 double-doubles and posted the second triple-double in DI program history with 15, 11 and 10 against Drexel.
Timberlake scored in double figures 26 times and added six 20-point efforts.
Second Team
Daniel Rivera, Forward
Bryant University (Entered Transfer Portal), Junior
The third-year player put up great numbers with more than 13 points per game and 8.1 rebounds.
His 73 blocks are the third-most in DI program history in a single season.
His departure leaves a big hole for the Bulldogs. His new school will be his fourth program (Odessa Community College, St. Louis and Bryant).
Second Team
Luis Kortright, Guard
University of Rhode Island, Junior
Kortright averaged 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game for the Rams.
He led the team in assists (117) and steals 25.
Second Team
Jaden House, Guard
University of Rhode Island, Junior
He averaged 14.1 points per game -- second highest on the team and scored a team-best 451 total points.
Coach of the Year
Phil Martelli, Jr.
Bryant University
Martelli gets the nod over Kim English's strong first-year performance.
Martelli took over a program in a bit of chaos with the leave and then the departure of Jared Grasso.
Bryant finished 20-13, and their win over Florida Atlantic was a resume-builder.
