2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball
2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	7–4 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (5th season);
Assistant coaches	J. D. Byers; Brent Scott; Jamal Brunt;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and play their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 19–7, 10–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Dayton^[1] and Davidson^[2] to advance to the championship game where they lost to St. Bonaventure.^[3] VCU received an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region.^[4] Due to several positive COVID-19 tests in the VCU program prior to their First Round game against Oregon, the game was declared a no-contest and Oregon advanced to the Second Round,^[5] making VCU the first team ever to forfeit a game in the NCAA Tournament.^[6]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nah'Shon Hyland	5	G	6'3"	173	Sophomore	Wilmington, Delaware	Declared for NBA draft; selected 26th overall by the Denver Nuggets^[7]
Corey Douglas Jr.	13	C	6'8"	220	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Brendan Medley-Bacon	34	F	7'1"	245	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to McNeese State

Incoming transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Marcus Tsohonis	5	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Portland, Oregon	Transferred from Washington
Jimmy Nichols, Jr.	55	F	6'8"	235	RS-Junior	Conway, South Carolina	Transferred from Providence

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen DeLoach PF	Savannah, GA	The Skill Factory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Jalen DeLoach PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Nick Kern SF	St. Louis, MO	Vashon High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Nick Kern SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 86
Jayden Nunn PG	Flint, MI		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 18, 2021
Jayden Nunn PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "VCU 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Preseason[]

A-10 media poll[]

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll will be released in October or November 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jamir Watkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic	Trenton, New Jersey
G	1	Adrian Baldwin Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
F	2	Mikeal Brown-Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Bradenton, Florida
F	4	Jalen DeLoach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	The Skill Factory	Savannah, Georgia
G	5	Marcus Tsohonis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington	Portland, Oregon
G/F	10	Vince Williams Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. John's Jesuit	Toledo, Ohio
G	11	KeShawn Curry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fork Union Military Academy	Jacksonville, Florida
G	15	Arnold Henderson VI	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Christopher's School	Mechanicsville, Virginia
F	20	Hason Ward	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Springfield Central HS	Springfield, Massachusetts
G	21	Jarren McAllister	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Massanutten Military Academy	Wake Forest, North Carolina
G	23	Jayden Nunn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr		Flint, Michigan
F	24	Nick Kern	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Vashon HS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	33	Josh Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Olympic	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	34	Levi Stockard III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Kansas State	St. Louis, Missouri
F	55	Jimmy Nichols Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Providence	Conway, South Carolina

Head coach

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley)

Assistant coach(es)

J. D. Byers (Lebanon Valley)
Brent Scott (Rice)
Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Virginia State Exhibition	W 74–55		14 – Tied	9 – Stockard III	6 – Tsohonis	Siegel Center (5,573) Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	Saint Peter's	W 57–54	1–0	12 – Tied	8 – Ward	4 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (7,017) Richmond, VA
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	Wagner	L 44–58	1–1	12 – Curry	6 – Ward	5 – Tsohonis	Siegel Center (7,412) Richmond, VA
November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+	at Vanderbilt	W 48–37	2–1	14 – Williams Jr.	8 – Ward	3 – Tsohonis	Memorial Gymnasium (5,768) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 54–56	2–2	21 – Williams Jr.	6 – Williams Jr.	2 – Nunn	Siegel Center (7,202) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 67–55	3–2	15 – Stockard III	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Imperial Arena (1,281) Paradise Island, BS
November 25, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 6 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	L 61–69	3–3	17 – Williams Jr.	6 – Tied	5 – Williams Jr.	Imperial Arena (929) Paradise Island, BS
November 26, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 22 UConn Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game	L 63–70 ^OT	3–4	21 – Nunn	8 – Nunn	2 – Tied	Imperial Arena (673) Paradise Island, BS
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+	Campbell	W 65–61	4–4	14 – Williams Jr.	8 – Williams Jr.	5 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (7,321) Richmond, VA
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+	Jacksonville State	W 66-52	5-4	20 – Nunn	8 – Stockard III	3 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (6,621) Richmond, VA
December 11, 2021* 8:00 p.m., Stadium	at Old Dominion ServPro Interstate Rivalry	W 75-66	6-4	16 – Tied	9 – Williams Jr.	5 – Baldwin Jr.	Chartway Arena (7,919) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+	Florida Atlantic	W 66-46	7-4	13 – Curry	8 – Williams Jr.	9 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (6,907) Richmond, VA
December 18, 2021* 3:30 p.m., NBCSN	Penn State	Cancelled (COVID)					Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	New Hampshire	Cancelled (COVID)					Siegel Center Richmond, VA

December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., MASN/CBS6/ESPN+	George Mason Rivalry						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 2, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA	Davidson						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	George Washington						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 14, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA	Saint Joseph's						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Richmond Capital City Classic						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	Dayton						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+	Duquesne						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Rhode Island						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 12, 2022 TBD, ESPN+	at George Mason Rivalry						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 15, 2022 TBD, ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 18, 2022 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Richmond Capital City Classic						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 26, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	St. Bonaventure						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO

References[]

^ "Dayton vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ "Davidson vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ Davis, Marc. "VCU earns at-large NCAA Tournament bid". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest as COVID-19 positive advances Ducks into second round of 2021 NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
^ "March Madness Is Hit With Its First Covid Forfeit". Wall Street Journal.
^ "Nuggets select Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland: How the national media graded Denver's NBA draft pick". The Denver Post. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

External links[]

VCU Basketball

[1] "Dayton vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[2] "Davidson vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[3] "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[4] Davis, Marc. "VCU earns at-large NCAA Tournament bid". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[5] "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest as COVID-19 positive advances Ducks into second round of 2021 NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[6] "March Madness Is Hit With Its First Covid Forfeit". Wall Street Journal.

[7] "Nuggets select Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland: How the national media graded Denver's NBA draft pick". The Denver Post. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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v t VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1956–57 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1995–96 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Richmond	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Dayton	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Fordham	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
George Mason	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
UMass	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
La Salle	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll