Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Ace assist man should have Ram fans excited

It’s early, but freshman Ace Baldwin has had an EXTREMELY impressive “true point guard” opening to his college career with a 44% assist rate in this week’s stacked Crossover Classic tournament. Yes, this is only a three-game sample, so don’t go hanging jerseys yet, but, if you want to know how truly good that is, …

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Game Preview: VCU v Memphis

VCU will look to bounce back from a loss against 15th-ranked West Virginia yesterday with yet another huge opportunity when taking on the fringe top-25 Memphis Tigers this evening — Penny Hardaway’s squad sat just outside of the most recent AP poll as the team receiving the 27th most votes. It will be a contest …

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Rams fight, but fall to 15th-ranked West Virginia

Bob Huggins’ 15th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers proved too much for a young VCU squad in yesterday’s semifinal matchup, the Big 12 team downing the black and gold 78-66 in this year’s Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. The Rams had a tall task against a WVU defense that ranked third in the country this past season …

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Game Preview: VCU v No.15 West Virginia

VCU tipped up their Crossover Classic week in the win column last night with an upset victory against Utah State that turned into a late-game blowout thanks to some good old fashioned havoc. That defensive effort may feel like looking into a mirror this afternoon when the Rams take on Bob Huggins’ “Press Virginia” defense, …

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Young Rams wreak havoc, upset Aggies

VCU kicked off their season in style with a Thanksgiving Eve upset win over the Aggies of Utah State. The young, rebuilt Rams, threw an army of players at the 2020 Mountain West champ, erasing a three-point halftime deficit and turning it into a 85-69 blowout win. A total of 12 Rams put their name …

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Game Preview: VCU v Utah State [INSIDER]

After a weird, abrupt ending to the 2019-20 season, the Rams tip up 2020-21 in similar fashion, having rerouted from Knoxville to Sioux Falls almost literally overnight to grab a freshly-available spot in this years Bad Boys Mowers Crossover Classic. It’s a three-game gauntlet that will test this young Rams squad, but one that may …

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Rams add 6’6 guard, Nick Kern, to 2021 class

National signing day came today and included a surprise for Ram fans, as 6’6 St. Louis guard, Nick Kern, committed to play his college hoops with VCU and signed his letter of intent to do just that. The Vashon High product chose the Rams over a final list of schools that included VCU along with …

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VCU officially sets 2020-21 seating capacity at 1,000

This just in via the mothership: RICHMOND, Va. – VCU will begin its 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball seasons with a capacity of 1,000 inside the Stuart C. Siegel Center, Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin announced Wednesday. The decision mirrors current guidelines set by the Commonwealth of Virginia for sporting events. If …

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Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Ace assist man should have Ram fans excited

Game Preview: VCU v Memphis

Rams fight, but fall to 15th-ranked West Virginia

Game Preview: VCU v No.15 West Virginia

Young Rams wreak havoc, upset Aggies

Game Preview: VCU v Utah State [INSIDER]

Rams add 6’6 guard, Nick Kern, to 2021 class

VCU officially sets 2020-21 seating capacity at 1,000