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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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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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Preview: It’s Bona against VCU for the Atlantic 10 Championship on Sunday

On Sunday, in Dayton, Ohio, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (15-4, 11-4 Conf.) will take on the Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) Rams (19-6, 10-4 Conf.) in the Atlantic 10 Championship game. The game tips-off at 1 pm on CBS. This marks the second consecutive appearance for St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 Championship game; the Bonnies lost …

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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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A10 Semifinal Preview: VCU-Davidson square off for second time

This Saturday is the same as the last one: the Davidson Wildcats and the VCU Rams are set to face off in a pivotal late-season Atlantic 10 conference game. On the line in this one? A chance to go to Dayton next Sunday to play for the Atlantic 10 conference title and the March Madness …

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Winners and Losers from the A10 Tournament Quarterfinals

Winner: St. Bonaventure The A10 regular season champions out of [[REDACTED]] came to play in the first game of the day. The Bonnies handled Duquesne, pulling out a 75-59 victory and dominating much of the game. Osun Osunniyi dominated the formidable Dukes front court, with 18 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Duquesne …

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A10 Tournament Preview: VCU opens A10 tourney against familiar foe

College basketball at its heart is a cruel game. Seasons end for most schools not with a triumphant victory, but with a postseason defeat. The way the NCAA and conference tournament structure is set up, well over 95% of schools end their seasons with a devastating loss, ending the seasons of our favorite players and …

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Bones-less Wings Lead VCU Into Regular-Season Finale

The VCU Rams entered Tuesday night’s game against the Saint Louis Billikens undermanned and as underdogs. The Rams were without four of the guards they started the season with. Two of these absences were expected: Jarren McAllister suffered a season-ending injury within the first two weeks of the season and Tre Clark left the program …