Trips to take on the defending Ivy League champions and an in-state rival, a three-game stint in Florida and a closing three-game homestand are among the highlights in the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball nonconference schedule released Aug. 11.

Yale, Providence , the ESPN Events Invitational and an extended stretch at the Ryan Center before Atlantic 10 play make up the majority of the 13-game slate. The Rams open Nov. 3 against Stetson, welcoming the Hatters on a Monday night.

URI plays three of its first four at home, leaving only for a neutral court on Nov. 7 to face Tulsa at the Veteran’s Classic. Navy will host that four-team event in Maryland, and the Green Wave are coming off a fifth straight sub-.500 conference season in the American. Stonehill and Albany follow befo

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