Ocean State Rivalry

Ocean State Rivalry
	Providence Friars Rhode Island Rams
Sport	College Basketball
First meeting	1933-34 season
Latest meeting	December 4, 2021; Providence, 66–52
Next meeting	2022
Stadiums	Dunkin' Donuts Center; Ryan Center
Statistics
Meetings total	133
All-time series	Providence leads, 75-58
Current win streak	Providence, 1 (2021–present)

The Ocean State Rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Providence Friars and Rhode Island Rams. The Ocean State Rivalry is one of the most competitive college basketball rivalries in the New England region and is the biggest game of the year on the schedule for both teams along with being a crucial game for the Ocean State Cup.[1][2][3][4] The name of the rivalry comes from the nickname of the State of Rhode Island which is the Ocean State.

History

The Providence Friars and the Rhode Island Rams have met 133 times since the 1933-34 college basketball season. The Ocean State Rivalry game is usually played in December, and the venue alternates between the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Downtown Providence in odd-numbered years and the Ryan Center on the campus of the University of Rhode Island in Kingston in even-numbered years. Providence leads the series 75-58.

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Locations of Providence and Rhode Island along with the Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence's home court)

Game results

Providence victories	Rhode Island victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 4, 2010	Providence, RI	Providence	87–74
2	December 23, 2011	Kingston, RI	Providence	80–61
3	December 6, 2012	Providence, RI	Providence	72–57
4	December 6, 2013	Kingston, RI	Providence	50–49
5	December 10, 2014	Providence, RI	Providence	68–60
6	December 5, 2015	Kingston, RI	Providence	74–72

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
7	December 3, 2016	Providence, RI	Providence	63–60
8	December 2, 2017	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	75–68
9	December 1, 2018	Providence, RI	Providence	59–50
10	December 6, 2019	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	75–61
11	December 4, 2021	Providence, RI	Providence	66–52
Series: Providence leads 9–2

References

"Providence, URI Resurrect Rivalry After Two Years". ABC6. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
"Ocean State pride on line as Providence hosts Rhode Island". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
Editor, William Geoghegan Sports. "URI, PC set to renew rivalry after year off". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-12-07. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
Austin, Zach. "Rams fall to Providence in Battle for Ocean State | The Good 5 Cent Cigar". Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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[1] "Providence, URI Resurrect Rivalry After Two Years". ABC6. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[2] "Ocean State pride on line as Providence hosts Rhode Island". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[3] Editor, William Geoghegan Sports. "URI, PC set to renew rivalry after year off". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-12-07. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] Austin, Zach. "Rams fall to Providence in Battle for Ocean State | The Good 5 Cent Cigar". Retrieved 2021-12-07.

Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020) Providence Civic Center/Dunkin Donuts Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools Ocean State Rivalry (Rhode Island)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Venues	Rodman Hall (1928–1953) Keaney Gymnasium (1953–2002) Ryan Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools Ocean State Rivalry (Providence)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

Big East Conference men’s basketball rivalries
Conference	Georgetown–St. John's Georgetown–UConn
Non-conference	City 6 Creighton–Nebraska Cincinnati–Xavier Fordham–St. John's Marquette–Wisconsin Ocean State Rivalry Philadelphia Big 5 Syracuse–UConn

Ocean State Rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References