Jason Boleman

Previewing the Battle 4 Atlantis

For most Americans, Thanksgiving week means a short work week, gathering with family and homemade pumpkin pie. For college basketball fans, it is a cornucopia of riches, as most teams play in annual multi-team events. Coming off a heartbreaking home loss on a Malachi Smith buzzer-beater against Chattanooga, the VCU Rams (2-2) will spend the …

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VCU hits the road against Vandy

After a disappointing loss to Wagner that saw the Rams put up their lowest point total in over 15 years, the Rams have hit the road to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Rams (1-1) have had a tough go of things lately. VCU is not fielding its ideal roster with the injuries to guards …

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VCU survives opening night nail-biter against Saint Peter’s

A pair of crucial defensive stops in the last 10 seconds iced the game for the VCU Rams, as they defeated the Saint Peter’s Peacocks 57-54 in an opening night nail-biter at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in downtown Richmond. With a 55-54 lead, junior forward Hason Ward forced a turnover and earned two free …

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VCU set to take on Saint Peter’s in season opener

It has been 240 days since the VCU Rams men’s basketball team has played a game – 234 since the program’s season was halted by a COVID-19 outbreak within the team. Tonight, VCU opens the doors of the Siegel Center for the first time since early March 2020, as the Rams take on the Saint …

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VCU: Guard Jamir Watkins out for season with torn ACL

With the preseason on the horizon, the VCU Rams have now lost two players to significant injuries before the season even begins. On Sept. 30, the program announced that sophomore guard Jamir Watkins will miss the entire 2021-22 season after tearing his right ACL in practice earlier that week. The injury was confirmed after an …

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A quick recap of VCU’s summer success

The calendar has flipped to September, and the cascade of fall products has arrived. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin air freshener, pumpkin Oreos, pumpkin pumpkins, pumpkin everything, crowding the grocery store in a familiar shade of orange. Outside, school buses are beginning to rev up their diesel engines to carry the future of the …

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2021 VCU Offseason Guide: Transfers, Newcomers, Etc.

It is never too early for VCU fans to begin to look at the upcoming season. After having the most heartbreaking ending to the season of any team in college basketball, VCU fans are eager to turn the page and look ahead to next season. Entering year five of his tenure, Mike Rhoades has done …

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Opinion: VCU, You Deserved A Better Ending

I thought I had seen the worst way for a season to end. Marcus Evans, down on the floor of the Barclays Center. The junior guard, the heart and soul of the 2019 regular season champion VCU Rams, on the ground, screaming in pain. VCU entered the A10 tournament on a roll, but were run …

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NCAA Tournament Preview: VCU set to take on Oregon in nightcap

Survive and advance. That is the name of the game once March arrives on the calendar. March Madness has a way of chewing up competitors rather quickly. Half of the 64 teams that make the main bracket are sent packing within the first 48 hours of the tournament. #10 VCU will take on #7 Oregon …

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A look at the career of A10 Player of the Year Bones Hyland

The second video to show up on YouTube if you search “Bones Hyland” has 3.3 million views. It is called “Nah’Shon ‘Bones’ Hyland Destroys Two Philly Trash Talkers,” and it is electric. Watching it now makes you feel like you are in on the world’s greatest secret. The video was posted in the fall of …

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