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Mat Shelton-Eide

VCU School of the Arts (BFA '07) and Center for Sport Leadership (M.Ed. '10) alumnus, Mat has followed VCU basketball since the Sunbelt days when he'd attend games with his father. Worked as a graduate assistant in the VCU Sports Information Department for the '09-'10 season, but has covered VCU basketball for VCURamNation.com since 2007.

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Rams get first 2019 commitment in Jarren McAllister

Mat Shelton-Eide Oct 16, 2018 0

Mike Rhoades and Co. got their first commitment of the 2019 class tonight after watching him go for 18 points live against high school power, Oak Hill. That player coming in the form of explosive 6’4 Wake Forest, NC native, Jarren…

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Santos-Silva primed for breakout season? [INSIDER]

Mat Shelton-Eide Oct 8, 2018 4

He's got himself a billboard, now it's time to shine on the court. Sophomore Marcus Santos-Silva saw limited minutes on last season's VCU team, buried behind First Team All Atlantic-10 senior, Justin Tillman, as well as senior Longwood…

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Is VCU being slept on heading into 2018-19 A-10 season? [INSIDER]

Mat Shelton-Eide Sep 23, 2018

With college basketball officially tipping it up on the court just over a month from now, the preseason rankings are starting to trickle in. The ones I've seen have a predicted bottom-half conference finish for the Rams, perhaps not super…

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VCU adds 2019 preferred walk-on Arnold Henderson, nephew of VCU legend

Mat Shelton-Eide Jul 11, 2018

VCU has added their first piece to their 2019-2020 class with the commitment of preferred walk-on, Arnold Henderson. The St. Christopher's product comes to the Rams with some black and gold pedigree as well, joining the school where his…

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Roster Introduction: Ram Nation 2018 TBT team

Mat Shelton-Eide Jun 21, 2018

Ram Nation will field a team for the third consecutive summer in The Basketball Tournament's 72-team $2 million winner-take-all battle royale. The mostly VCU alumni squad advanced to the "Super 16" in year-one, then took things a step…

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Atlantic 10 releases 2018-19 conference pairings

Mat Shelton-Eide Jun 13, 2018

The Atlantic 10 released it's 2018-19 conference pairings today, matching VCU up in home-and-homes with Rhode Island, Dayton, Richmond, George Mason and George Washington. The matchup against defending champ URI is the first time the…

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