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A10 Talk Coach Countdown: #4 Will Wade

Welcome to A10 Talk’s Top 14 Coach Countdown of the 2016-17 season. We like to rank the players of the A-10 each season, but we’d also like to take a look at the brains of the operations. Who were the best coaches of the 2016-17 season? Who were the worst? Our site voted and compiled …

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Rebuilding (reloading?) the flagships

Dayton and VCU have arguably been the A-10’s best since the Rams joined the conference in 2013. If nothing else, the two have been the league’s most consistently good during that time. The black and gold went a combined 64-22 in conference under Shaka Smart and Will Wade as an A-10 member and have not once …

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VCU’s three keys to success in the Atlantic 10 tournament

VCU will begin their fifth Atlantic 10 tournament journey today and will hope, like the last four, this one ends in another finals appearance. This is VCU’s fourth year playing as the No.2 seed in this event, a potential good omen as every 2-seed has advanced to the final since the Rams joined the conference for …

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A-10 COY: A case for and against the four leading candidates

We are now roughly one month from handing out some hardware, not only awarding an Atlantic 10 tournament champion, but a Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and all of the awards season honors us fans love to debate. So before we get there I’d like to make the case both for and …

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A-10 Non-Conference Grades: VCU Rams

Only one Atlantic 10 team has danced in the NCAA tournament for the past six seasons and that team is the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University. A big part of that success has been combining a solid non-conference showing with successful play in both the CAA and Atlantic 10 conferences the black and gold have …

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VCU wreaking havoc on itself

VCU’s “Havoc” brand has become a well-known brand in the college hoops world after six consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and a defense that has been one of the best at turning teams over. Former head coach Shaka Smart said his teams would “wreak havoc” on their opponents psyche and plan of attack in his introductory …

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Kiir commitment gives VCU second top-100 for 2017 class

VCU added another piece to their future when landing a commitment from ESPN top-100 power forward Mayan Kiir Monday afternoon. The 6’9 big man ranks No.95 in ESPN’s 2017 player rankings and gives the Rams their second ESPN top-100 in their incoming class, joining ESPN No.99 point guard, Lavar Batts. The two are joined by …

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VCU Rams 2016-17 Preseason Breakdown

Will Wade kept the ball rolling in his first season at VCU and looks to do more of the same going forward. The Rams new coach danced in the black and gold’s sixth-consecutive NCAA tournament, advancing to the round of 32 before coming up just four points short against a Final 4-bound Oklahoma team led by the …

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Additions and Subtractions: VCU Rams

Additions and Subtractions is the latest A10Talk series taking a look at new and departing players in each of the Atlantic 10 programs. Today we examine the roster change-ups for the VCU Rams. Key Additions: De’Riante Jenkins, SF (6’5, 180 lbs) Jenkins signing with the Rams makes him a statement recruit for VCU under Will Wade, …

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SLU hires Travis Ford while VCU, Dayton extend contracts

SLU made the hiring of Travis Ford official yesterday, introducing him as the new head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens this afternoon. Ford spent 12 days funemployed after being let go from Oklahoma State on March 18 after eight seasons with the program. He’ll leave a Cowboys teams coming off a 3-15 Big 12 conference …