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Davidson-VCU, Part 3 on tap in A-10 quarterfinals

Regular-season championships are great accomplishments – one VCU has only earned outright twice since joining the Atlantic 10. But when your goals are making the NCAA Tournament, they mean something between diddly and squat in locking you into the field of 64. The No. 1 VCU Rams (24-7, 15-3 A-10) will look to lock in …

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Baldwin named A-10 Player of the Year, DPOY

For the second time in three years, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year award has been awarded to a member of the black and gold. VCU junior point guard Ace Baldwin was named the A-10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in an announcement on Tuesday. Baldwin becomes just the …

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Award Thoughts from a Couple Ramblers

How voting was done: We assigned point values to players based on where we thought they should land. These all-conference, all-defensive and all-rookie teams are listed by how the votes were received, in the interest of full transparency. Player of the Year: Daron Holmes Dayton Defensive Player of the Year: Daron Holmes Dayton & Ace …

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VCU travels to Foggy Bottom for regular-season finale

Entering the last day of the Atlantic 10 regular season, the VCU Rams (23-7, 14-3 A-10) have some pressure taken off of them. For just the second time since joining the Atlantic 10, VCU has won the outright regular-season championship in the conference, clinching the honor after a 78-67 home finale win over Saint Louis …

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Spiders squished: VCU completes regular-season sweep of Richmond

In front of a lively crowd at the Stuart C. Siegel Center — dressed in brand-new white T-shirts — the VCU Rams (22-7, 13-3 A-10) continued its hot streak, defeating Richmond (14-15, 7-9 A-10) 73-58, and remained in the driver’s seat at the top of the Atlantic 10 conference. The victory sealed up a regular-season …

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Key ‘Rhode’ game up ahead for VCU

Besides the VCU Rams, there are 14 other schools in the Atlantic 10 conference. Only one has a winning record against VCU: the Rhode Island Rams. VCU will look to avenge the ghosts of team’s past on Wednesday night in Kingston, Rhode Island, as this year’s A-10-leading VCU squad (18-7, 9-3 A-10) looks to get …

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Baldwin named A-10 Player of the Week

VCU point guard Ace Baldwin was name Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week by the conference for the week of Jan. 30 – Feb. 5. The A-10 announced the honor in a Feb. 6 press release. In two games during the week, Baldwin averaged 25.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals …

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Aces wild: Baldwin’s career night lifts VCU over Saint Louis

Last January, the A10 Talk Twitter account was asked to rank the top five point guards in the Atlantic 10 conferences during a Twitter question-and-answer session. The list included one glaring omission: VCU point guard Ace Baldwin. 1. Foster Loyer2. Kyle Lofton3. Noah Fernandes4. Jacob Gilyard5. Yuri Collins https://t.co/vCILNBT20s — A10 Talk (@A10Talk) January 13, …

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VCU set for road rematch against Davidson

For just the second time in conference play, the VCU Rams men’s basketball team will be coming off a loss on Tuesday night. This most recent loss, to a slumping St. Bonaventure team at home on Saturday evening, marked the second time VCU (16-6, 7-2 Atlantic 10) has lost at home as a double-digit favorite. …

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VCU Non-Conference Superlatives

The last game before Christmas at the Stuart C. Siegel Center carries a merry atmosphere. Such was the case on a bitter cold Dec. 21 night in Richmond, when the VCU men’s basketball team (9-4) knocked off Navy (7-5) in a contest where VCU both trailed by double-digits in the first half and later cruised …