This is a video of VCU guard, Rob Brandenberg, working out this spring: Odds are that’s one of the first times you’ve heard anything about the rising senior this summer. Brandenberg has been one of the least talked about players, floating below the radar that seems to only catch leading scorers Treveon Graham and Juvonte Reddic as well as the new faces set to hit the court this upcoming season. Lost in the hype is the fact VCU returns a [...]

Next year’s non-conference schedule has yet to be completed, but let’s take a quick look at the match-ups we know we can look forward to. Home Games East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun) 10-22, 275 RPI -This one could get ugly. The Rams blasted the Buccaneers by 51 points last season on the road, so the spread should be an interesting one in ETSU’s return game at the Siegel Center. Good news for the Bucs is Troy Daniels won’t be around [...]

VCU fans will have a number of new faces to learn this season, a whopping seven new players having a shot to see their first D1 game action–eight including walk-on, Torey Burston. Jordan Burgess, a 2012 top-100 player ruled ineligible this past season, will get his first shot a the rims his brother, Bradford Burgess, found so friendly in his four years as a Ram. He’s joined by fellow 2012 ineligible, Mo Alie-Cox, a 6’6 260 Rivals 2-star from Middleburg, [...]

In a season VCU was set to lose just three players to graduation (Daniels, Hinton and Theus), the Rams ended up doubling that at six. The first departure news came the day before the Atlantic 10 tournament, when junior center, DJ Haley, decided to bring an abrupt end to his playing days on Broad St. Following the season, news broke that sophomore point guard, Teddy Okereafor, would transfer to Rider. Then just this week, it was reported that freshman center, [...]

It’s the offseason, and with six full months until the 2013-14 basketball season begins, things get a little slow around here. Coach Smart has turned down interest from other programs (thank God), choosing to focus on recruiting and the occasional culinary competition, VCU’s Atlantic 10 conference affiliation seems stable, and Ram fans are beginning to settle into life without hoops. That said, our message board typically stays hot in the months between seasons, and yes, even gets a little wacky [...]