URI Sweet 16 Team of 1988 Honored

KINGSTON – Players and coaches from the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team Sweet Sixteen run in 1988 were honored during a timeout in Saturday’s game between the Rams and the University of Massachusetts.

The biggest ovations came for the coaches of that team though – head coach Tom Penders, now a full-time Narragansett resident, and assistant coach Al Skinner. After Penders left URI, Skinner took over the job and led the Rams to several more NCAA appearances.

You can see a short amount of video of the ceremony above. (Sorry for the somewhat muddy audio and video! It was a bit impromptu on my part.)