2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team
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Atlantic 10 regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
2018–19 record | 25–8 (16–2 A-10) |
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Home arena | Stuart C. Siegel Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 A10 Tournament winner |
The 2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by Mike Rhoades in his second season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Rams surpassing preseason conference polling, won the Atlantic 10 regular season, posting a 25–8 record and earning an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. There they lost to UCF in the opening round of the tournament.
Background[]
The previous season was Mike Rhoades' first season as head coach. The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish tied for fifth place. VCU defeated Dayton in the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Rhode Island. The Rams, for the first time since 2010 failed to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament or NIT. The Rams had been invited to play in the CBI and CIT tournaments, but declined. It was the first time since 2006 the Rams failed to have a 20-win season, and the first time since that same year the Rams did not play in a postseason tournament.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Justin Tillman | 4 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Graduated |
Jonathan Williams | 10 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated |
Khris Lane | 21 | G | 6'7" | 245 | RS Senior | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated |
Tyler Maye | 25 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Farmville, North Carolina | Transferred to Southeastern CC |
Lewis Djonkam | 22 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Freshman | Springfield, Virginia | Transferred to Radford |
Transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Marcus Evans | 2 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Chesapeake, Virginia | Transferred from Rice.[1] |
Corey Douglas | 4 | F | 6'8" | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred from Tallahassee Community College.[2] | |
Michael Gillmore | 22 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast.[3] |
2018 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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P. J. Byrd PG |
Houston, TX | George Bush High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | Sep 6, 2017 | |
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KeShawn Curry SG |
Jacksonville, FL | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 2, 2017 | |
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Vince Williams SF |
Toledo, OH | St Johns High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Oct 4, 2017 | |
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Honors and awards[]
Preseason Awards[]
Street & Smith's[4]
- All-Newcomer - Marcus Evans
- All-Sharpshooter - De'Riante Jenkins
Athlon Sports[5]
- All-Atlantic 10 First Team - Marcus Evans
Roster[]
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Preseason[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Virginia–Wise | W 87–41 | 15 – Curry | 10 – Tied | 4 – Jenkins | Siegel Center (5,040) Richmond, VA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Gardner–Webb | W 69–57 | 1–0 |
16 – Vann | 8 – Vann | 4 – Byrd | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Hampton Legends Classic campus-site game |
W 69–57 | 2–0 |
16 – Santos-Silva | 7 – Gilmore | 3 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Bowling Green Legends Classic campus-site game |
W 72–61 | 3–0 |
12 – Williams | 9 – Douglas | 3 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
November 19, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Temple Legends Classic semifinals |
W 57–51 | 4–0 |
21 – Evans | 7 – Mobley | 3 – Simms | Barclays Center (5,967) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 20, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. St. John's Legends Classic championship |
L 86–87 OT | 4–1 |
30 – Vann | 12 – Santos-Silva | 5 – Vann | Barclays Center (5,453) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 24, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Hofstra A10–CAA Challenge |
W 69–67 OT | 5–1 |
19 – Jenkins | 8 – Tied | 5 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
at Old Dominion Rivalry |
L 52–62 | 5–2 |
14 – Evans | 7 – Santos-Silva | 3 – Jenkins | Ted Constant Center (8,172) Norfolk, VA | ||||
December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Iona | W 88–59 | 6–2 |
19 – Evans | 9 – Santos-Silva | 3 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
December 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Texas | W 54–53 | 7–2 |
16 – Evans | 16 – Santos-Silva | 3 – Evans | Frank Erwin Center (8,190) Austin, TX | ||||
December 9, 2018* 1:30 pm, ACCRSN |
at No. 4 Virginia | L 49–57 | 7–3 |
10 – Vann | 10 – Santos-Silva | 3 – Vann | John Paul Jones Arena (13,648) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
Charleston | L 79–83 | 7–4 |
23 – Jenkins | 12 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Vann | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
December 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Wichita State | W 70–54 | 8–4 |
18 – Vann | 6 – Jenkins | 5 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, MASN |
Rider | W 90–79 | 9–4 |
15 – Simms | 6 – Douglas | 6 – Jenkins | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, WTVR |
at Fordham | W 76–51 | 10–4 (1–0) |
17 – Evans | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,723) Bronx, NY | ||||
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, MASN |
La Salle | W 69–63 | 11–4 (2–0) |
15 – Jenkins | 8 – Evans | 3 – Crowfield | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Davidson | L 57–64 | 11–5 (2–1) |
16 – Evans | 7 – Evans | 2 – Evans | John M. Belk Arena (4,556) Davidson, NC | ||||
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Dayton | W 76–71 | 12–5 (3–1) |
17 – Evans | 7 – Jenkins | 4 – Vann | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN |
UMass | W 68–50 | 13–5 (4–1) |
17 – Jenkins | 7 – Jenkins | 6 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Rhode Island | L 65–71 | 13–6 (4–2) |
17 – Santos-Silva | 7 – Santos-Silva | 6 – Evans | Ryan Center (5,874) Kingston, RI | ||||
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, MASN |
at Duquesne | W 80–74 | 14–6 (5–2) |
22 – Evans | 12 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Vann | Palumbo Center (3,706) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 2, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN |
George Mason Rivalry |
W 79–63 | 15–6 (6–2) |
21 – Vann | 7 – Jenkins | 5 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, MASN |
at George Washington | W 60–50 | 16–6 (7–2) |
14 – Jenkins | 11 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Evans | Charles E. Smith Center (2,959) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
at St. Bonaventure | W 85–55 | 17–6 (8–2) |
12 – Mobley | 9 – Gilmore | 4 – Evans | Reilly Center (5,382) Olean, NY | ||||
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Richmond Capital City Classic |
W 80–61 | 18–6 (9–2) |
16 – Tied | 9 – Douglas | 5 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
at Dayton | W 69–68 | 19–6 (10–2) |
19 – Jenkins | 6 – Evans | 4 – Vann | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH | ||||
February 19, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Rhode Island | W 76–42 | 20–6 (11–2) |
19 – Santos-Silva | 12 – Santos-Silva | 9 – Evans | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, WTVR |
George Washington | W 85–57 | 21–6 (12–2) |
25 – Evans | 7 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Jenkins | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 26, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
Saint Louis | W 71–65 | 22–6 (13–2) |
20 – Evans | 5 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBBSN |
at Richmond Capital City Classic |
W 69–66 | 23–6 (14–2) |
15 – Evans | 6 – Evans | 5 – Evans | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA | ||||
March 5, 2019 7:30 pm, Stadium |
at George Mason Rivalry |
W 71–36 | 24–6 (15–2) |
13 – Evans | 9 – Santos-Silva | 2 – Evans | EagleBank Arena (6,177) Fairfax, VA | ||||
March 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Saint Joseph's | W 75–63 | 25–6 (16–2) |
23 – Evans | 9 – Santos-Silva | 4 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
(1) | vs. (8) Rhode Island Quarterfinals |
L 70–75 | 25–7 |
26 – Santos-Silva | 22 – Santos-Silva | 5 – Jenkins | Barclays Center (7,194) Brooklyn, NY | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 22, 2019 9:40 pm, CBS |
(8 E) | vs. (9 E) UCF First Round |
L 58–73 | 25–8 |
11 – Crowfield | 6 – Evans | 2 – Vann | Colonial Life Arena (16,219) Columbia, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References[]
- ^ Times-Dispatch, TIM PEARRELL Richmond. "High-scoring guard Marcus Evans follows Mike Rhoades to VCU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ Shelton-Eide, Mat (2017-06-18). "Corey Douglas commits to VCU – VCU Ram Nation". VCU Ram Nation. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ Epps Jr., Wayne (2017-05-09). "Michael Gillmore set to rejoin VCU as a graduate transfer – Richmond Times Dispatch". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. Missing or empty
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