Rhode Island Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Rhode Island Rams
 
Atlantic 10 (28-4, 16-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/23 at NC State (68-63), 12/30 Richmond (73-61)
Bad Losses: 11/13 at Rutgers (63-68), 2/18 at La Salle (59-63)
Coach: Tammi Reiss
 
Probable Starters:
Palmire Mbu, Sophomore, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.6 bpg
Albina Syla, Sophomore, Center, 9.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Brooklyn Gray, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 2.4 apg, 5.3 rpg
Sophia Vital, Junior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 3.6 apg, 5.5 rpg
Ines Debroise, Senior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Vanessa Harris, Freshman, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.0 apg, 3.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.5 (133rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 53.8 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.6 (108, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.3 (43, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (248, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.0 (259, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.6 (30, 2)
Rebound Margin: 6.9 (35, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (178, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (6, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023NITFirst Round win over Boston U
2023NITSecond Round win over Richmond
2023NITThird Round loss to Harvard
2022NITFirst Round loss to Quinnipiac
 
*all team stats through 3/5