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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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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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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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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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Sweet Home Chicago: VCU to face Ramblers for first time in history

According to Sports Reference, Virginia Commonwealth University has faced 219 Division I or equivalent schools since joining Division I in 1973-74. On Tuesday night, Loyola University Chicago will become opponent No. 220. The VCU Rams (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10) will begin a two-game swing through the A-10’s westward flank, beginning with a Tuesday night trip …

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VCU hits the road to take on Duquesne

With a nod to “The West Wing,” the VCU men’s basketball team (10-4, 1-0 Atlantic 10) took to the skies on Tuesday night. Destination: Pittsburgh and the improved Duquesne Dukes (11-4, 1-1 A-10). “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥? 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.” Next stop Pittsburgh 🛫#UNLIMITED #LetsGoVCU …

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VCU hosts Navy in ‘Sweater Game’ pre-holiday matchup

The stockings have been hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas will soon be there. The VCU Rams men’s basketball team (8-4) hopes that Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick will bring the gift of a win a few days early. The doors of the Stuart C. Siegel Center in downtown Richmond will …

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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 to face crosstown rival Richmond in A-10 quarterfinals

The VCU Rams men’s basketball team (21-8, 14-4 A-10) will be the 14th and final team to make their Atlantic 10 conference tournament debut when their first game tips off at 8 p.m. Friday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. In postseason play for bubble teams, there are “must-win” games and “can’t lose” games. …