After leading Rhode Island to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999, coach Dan Hurley has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, the school announced Tuesday.

Hurley's deal now runs through 2023-24.

The Rams were 25-10 last season. They won the Atlantic 10 tournament and, as an 11-seed, knocked off Creighton in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

"The University of Rhode Island is pleased to support the two-year extension of Dan Hurley's contract. Dan's leadership and commitment to our student-athletes has now firmly established our men's basketball program as one of the top in the Atlantic 10 conference," university president David Dooley said in a statement. "We look forward to next season and continuing to build on the momentum that Dan, his coaching staff, and our student-athletes have developed over the past few years."

Rhode Island returns two of its top three scorers -- E.C. Matthews and Jared Terrell -- next season.

Hurley is 87-73 in five seasons as Rams coach. Prior to joining Rhode Island, he spent two seasons as the coach at Wagner.