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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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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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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 …

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VCU to host Radford for first time in seven seasons

The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (6-4) have had a bumpier-than-expected ride so far this season. First, a right wrist fracture suffered by junior guard Ace Baldwin during the Nov. 12 win against Morgan State saw the Baltimore native sidelined for four games. Baldwin had surgery to insert two screws into his wrist and returned for …

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VCU: Previewing the 2022 Legends Classic

Thanksgiving is around the corner – with parade floats, Detroit Lions football and trips to grandma’s house all just around the corner. But the approaching holiday means something different for college basketball fans – multiple-team events, or MTEs. Often held in destination locations like the Bahamas and Hawaii, MTEs serve two important purposes. The late …

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VCU grinds out win over Morgan State

It was a surprisingly close and physical first half at the Siegel Center on Saturday night, which saw 20-point favorite VCU lead Morgan State by just one point when the teams broke for halftime. But the Rams kicked on the afterburners in the second half, finding an offensive rhythm to outscore Morgan State 41-27 and …

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VCU defeats Manhattan in season-opener

Throughout head coach Mike Rhoades’ tenure at VCU, he has consistently discussed “keeping the ball hot,” – his term for running an offense that consistently moves the ball. In Monday night’s 73-56 victory over Manhattan at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Rhoades’ vision came to fruition. On a night where half of the …

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