2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
2021–22 record | 7–4 (0–0 A-10) |
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Home arena | Stuart C. Siegel Center |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen DeLoach PF |
Savannah, GA | The Skill Factory | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 | |
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Nick Kern SF |
St. Louis, MO | Vashon High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 | |
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Jayden Nunn PG |
Flint, MI | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 18, 2021 | ||
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Preseason[]
A-10 media poll[]
The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll will be released in October or November 2021.
Roster[]
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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 | |||||||||||
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[]
- 2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
- VCU Rams men's basketball seasons
- 2021 in sports in Virginia
- 2022 in sports in Virginia
- 2021 in Richmond, Virginia
- 2022 in Richmond, Virginia