5th-year ACC transfer Terrance Shannon to join the Rams for next season

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Coach Shaka Smart and his staff received great news when 6’8, 240-pound PF Terrance Shannon was cleared to play for VCU for the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Shannon previously played in the ACC at Florida State and was the third-leading scorer (7.9 ppg), second-leading rebounder (5.9 rpg), and team leader in steals per game (1.2) last season. He averaged 8.9 ppg and a team-leading 6.5 rpg through the first 16 games before suffering a neck sprain in Charlottesville against UVA on [...]

FGCU at VCU season opener preview

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The VCU Rams open up the 2012-2013 campaign against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The game is connected to the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. FGCU, Toledo, Alcorn St., and Samford will each be playing at 2 Battle 4 Atlantis participants prior to the tournament. Those 4 teams will then play each other in an unofficial tourney of their own called ‘Atlantis on the Mainland’ at FGCU’s Alico Arena for the right to be included in [...]

2013 big man Antravious Simmons commits to VCU

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Shaka Smart and the VCU basketball program capped off an impressive 2013 recruiting class this morning with a highly-recruited 3-star big man out of Miami in 6’9 240-pound Antravious Simmons. He averaged 26 ppg and 15 rpg last season as a junior and selected the Rams today over Alabama and former VCU head coach Anthony Grant. Simmons played for Kenny Gillion of Team Breakdown on the AAU circuit and plays his high school ball under Robert Doctor at South Miami [...]

Preseason NIT: Winthrop Game Preview

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With all the talk about Wake Forest and going to Madison Square Garden, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that we still have to get by our first-round opponent in the Winthrop Eagles on November 15th. The Winthrop program is as close to a dynasty as you’ll get in college basketball today, with 9 Big South Championships in the past 12 seasons dating back to 1999 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010). Their lone NCAA [...]

Treveon Graham Commits to VCU

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Shaka Smart is continuing his torrid pace on the recruiting trail racking up his 3rd commitment for the 2011 recruiting class. 6’4, 200 pound wing Treveon Graham out of Bowie, Maryland pledged to the Rams a couple of days ago over offers from Northeastern and Cleveland State as well as interest from Cincinnati, Clemson, Marshall, and fellow CAA-member George Mason. Graham was a hot summer target for the VCU coaching staff and was the #1 target during the July recruiting [...]

Men’s Basketball season tickets on sale now

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VIA VCUAthletics.com… 2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Season tickets for the 2010-11 VCU Men’s Basketball season are on sale now. Today is the perfect time to secure your seats! This season the men’s team will have 15 home games. Highlighting the home schedule are games against VMI, Tulane, George Mason, Old Dominion, and James Madison. New this season – the Swaders Family Season Ticket Plan! This package includes two adult and two youth tickets to every home [...]