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Thomas M. Ryan Center
Home of the Rhode Island Rams
1 Lincoln Almond Plaza
Kingston, RI 02881
Opened: June 20, 2002
Ryan Center is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kingston, Rhode Island. The arena opened as a replacement for Keaney Gymnasium, which was built in 1953 for the needs of a much smaller student population at URI. It is home to the University of Rhode Island Rams basketball. The building is named for Thomas M. Ryan, Class of 1975, former CEO of Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy and lead benefactor of the arena. The $54 million center opened in June 2002. The first game in the arena was a women's basketball game against Kent State University on Nov. 22, 2002, and the first men's game was an upset win against USC on Nov. 26, 2002.

The building is recognizable for its three corner towers, which were modeled after lighthouses. (The fourth corner would be where the building meets the Tootell Physical Education Center.) It stands directly next to Meade Stadium, and the original field house and west (visitor's side) grandstands were demolished to make way for the building. There are seven luxury boxes that can view both the basketball floor and the football stadium outside, and new grandstands were built in 2006.

The women's basketball team won the first-ever regular season game in the Ryan Center 53-39 over Kent State on Nov. 22, 2002 and four days later the men made their official debut in the building with a 73-71 overtime upset over the University of Southern California. Ever since, the Ryan Center has been a hard place for opponents to play, with the men's team drawing a standing room only crowd of 8,121 against No. 2-ranked Pittsburgh in 2002, and the women's team setting its attendance record with 3,402 fans against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 16. Both the men's and women's teams more than doubled their attendance from the last year in Keaney Gymnasium.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 4, 2026Duquesne @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Feb 28, 2026Saint Josephs @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Feb 17, 2026Saint Louis @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Feb 14, 2026Fordham @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026Richmond @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Jan 24, 2026George Mason @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Jan 14, 2026VCU @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Jan 7, 2026La Salle @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Dec 31, 2025Loyola Chicago @ Rhode Island 0 - 0
Dec 22, 2025Northeastern @ Rhode Island 0 - 0