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2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team

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2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–8 (16–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Davidson 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Dayton 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
George Mason 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Duquesne 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
La Salle 8 10   .444 10 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Richmond 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 9 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Fordham 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by Mike Rhoades in his second season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 25-8, 16-2 in A-10 Play to finish in 1st place. In the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament, they were upset by Rhode Island. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UCF.

Background

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The previous season was Mike Rhoades' first season as head coach. The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish tied for fifth place. VCU defeated Dayton in the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Rhode Island. The Rams, for the first time since 2010 failed to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament or NIT. The Rams had been invited to play in the CBI and CIT tournaments, but declined. It was the first time since 2006 the Rams failed to have a 20-win season, and the first time since that same year the Rams did not play in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Justin Tillman 4 F 6'7" 220 Senior Detroit, Michigan Graduated
Jonathan Williams 10 G 6'1" 200 Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated
Khris Lane 21 G 6'7" 245 RS Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated
Tyler Maye 25 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Farmville, North Carolina Transferred to Southeastern CC
Lewis Djonkam 22 F 6'9" 245 Freshman Springfield, Virginia Transferred to Radford

Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Evans 2 G 6'2" 195 Junior Chesapeake, Virginia Transferred from Rice.[1]
Corey Douglas Jr. 4 F 6'8" 215 RS Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky Transferred from Tallahassee Community College.[2]
Michael Gillmore 22 F 6'10" 210 RS Senior Jacksonville, Florida Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast.[3]

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
P. J. Byrd
PG
Houston, TX George Bush High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sep 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
KeShawn Curry
SG
Jacksonville, FL Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Vince Williams Jr.
SF
Toledo, OH St. John's Jesuit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "VCU 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

Honors and awards

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Preseason Awards

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Street & Smith's[4]

  • All-Newcomer - Marcus Evans
  • All-Sharpshooter - De'Riante Jenkins

Athlon Sports[5]

  • All-Atlantic 10 First Team - Marcus Evans

Roster

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2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 De'Riante Jenkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Eutawville, South Carolina
G/F 1 Mike'L Simms 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Cowley Community College Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Marcus Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Rice Chesapeake, Virginia
F 4 Corey Douglas Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Ballard (Louisville)
Tallahassee Community College
Louisville, Kentucky
F 5 Sean Mobley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Montverde Academy Melbourne, Florida
G/F 10 Vince Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. John's Jesuit Toledo, Ohio
G 11 KeShawn Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy Jacksonville, Florida
G 12 Dylan Sheehy-Guiseppi (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Francis Prep Lake Havasu City, Arizona
G 13 Malik Crowfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverside Academy LaPlace, Louisiana
F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Vermont Academy Taunton, Massachusetts
G 15 Xavier Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Sheridan College Hinesville, Georgia
F 22 Michael Gillmore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville, Florida
F 23 Issac Vann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Maine Bridgeport, Connecticut
G 24 P. J. Byrd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr George Bush High School Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Preseason

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Virginia–Wise W 87–41 
 15  Curry   10  Tied   4  Jenkins  Siegel Center (5,040)
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
Gardner–Webb W 69–57  1–0
 16  Vann   8  Vann   4  Byrd  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
Hampton
Legends Classic campus-site game
W 69–57  2–0
 16  Santos-Silva   7  Gilmore   3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
Bowling Green
Legends Classic campus-site game
W 72–61  3–0
 12  Williams   9  Douglas   3  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 19, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Temple
Legends Classic semifinals
W 57–51  4–0
 21  Evans   7  Mobley   3  Simms  Barclays Center (5,967)
Brooklyn, NY
November 20, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. St. John's
Legends Classic championship
L 86–87 OT 4–1
 30  Vann   12  Santos-Silva   5  Vann  Barclays Center (5,453)
Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
Hofstra
A10–CAA Challenge
W 69–67 OT 5–1
 19  Jenkins   8  Tied   5  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 52–62  5–2
 14  Evans   7  Santos-Silva   3  Jenkins  Ted Constant Center (8,172)
Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
Iona W 88–59  6–2
 19  Evans   9  Santos-Silva   3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Texas W 54–53  7–2
 16  Evans   16  Santos-Silva   3  Evans  Frank Erwin Center (8,190)
Austin, TX
December 9, 2018*
1:30 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 4 Virginia L 49–57  7–3
 10  Vann   10  Santos-Silva   3  Vann  John Paul Jones Arena (13,648)
Charlottesville, VA
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, NBCSN
Charleston L 79–83  7–4
 23  Jenkins   12  Santos-Silva   4  Vann  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State W 70–54  8–4
 18  Vann   6  Jenkins   5  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, MASN
Rider W 90–79  9–4
 15  Simms   6  Douglas   6  Jenkins  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, WTVR
at Fordham W 76–51  10–4
(1–0)
 17  Evans   4   Tied   3   Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,723)
Bronx, NY
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, MASN
La Salle W 69–63  11–4
(2–0)
 15  Jenkins   8  Evans   3  Crowfield  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Davidson L 57–64  11–5
(2–1)
 16  Evans   7  Evans   2  Evans  John M. Belk Arena (4,556)
Davidson, NC
January 16, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton W 76–71  12–5
(3–1)
 17  Evans   7  Jenkins   4  Vann  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 19, 2019
6:30 pm, NBCSN
UMass W 68–50  13–5
(4–1)
 17  Jenkins   7  Jenkins   6  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode Island L 65–71  13–6
(4–2)
 17  Santos-Silva   7  Santos-Silva   6  Evans  Ryan Center (5,874)
Kingston, RI
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, MASN
at Duquesne W 80–74  14–6
(5–2)
 22  Evans   12  Santos-Silva   4  Vann  Palumbo Center (3,706)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2019
6:30 pm, NBCSN
George Mason
Rivalry
W 79–63  15–6
(6–2)
 21  Vann   7  Jenkins   5  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, MASN
at George Washington W 60–50  16–6
(7–2)
 14  Jenkins   11  Santos-Silva   4  Evans  Charles E. Smith Center (2,959)
Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at St. Bonaventure W 85–55  17–6
(8–2)
 12  Mobley   9  Gilmore   4  Evans  Reilly Center (5,382)
Olean, NY
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 80–61  18–6
(9–2)
 16  Tied   9  Douglas   5  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton W 69–68  19–6
(10–2)
 19  Jenkins   6  Evans   4  Vann  UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
February 19, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Rhode Island W 76–42  20–6
(11–2)
 19  Santos-Silva   12  Santos-Silva   9  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, WTVR
George Washington W 85–57  21–6
(12–2)
 25  Evans   7  Santos-Silva   4  Jenkins  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 26, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Saint Louis W 71–65  22–6
(13–2)
 20  Evans   5  Williams   4  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, CBBSN
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 69–66  23–6
(14–2)
 15  Evans   6  Evans   5  Evans  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2019
7:30 pm, Stadium
at George Mason
Rivalry
W 71–36  24–6
(15–2)
 13  Evans   9  Santos-Silva   2  Evans  EagleBank Arena (6,177)
Fairfax, VA
March 8, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Joseph's W 75–63  25–6
(16–2)
 23  Evans   9  Santos-Silva   4  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 15, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN
(1) vs. (8) Rhode Island
Quarterfinals
L 70–75  25–7
 26  Santos-Silva   22  Santos-Silva   5  Jenkins  Barclays Center (7,194)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019
9:40 pm, CBS
(8 E) vs. (9 E) UCF
First Round
L 58–73  25–8
 11  Crowfield   6  Evans   2  Vann  Colonial Life Arena (16,219)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Times-Dispatch, TIM PEARRELL Richmond. "High-scoring guard Marcus Evans follows Mike Rhoades to VCU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Shelton-Eide, Mat (June 18, 2017). "Corey Douglas commits to VCU – VCU Ram Nation". VCU Ram Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Epps Jr., Wayne (May 9, 2017). "Michael Gillmore set to rejoin VCU as a graduate transfer – Richmond Times Dispatch". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Athlon Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 82. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)