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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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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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Ram Nation earns No.2 seed in TBT South Region

Mat Shelton-Eide Jun 6, 2018

The Basketball Tournament released this summer's bracket today and Ram Nation will start our journey as the No.2 seed in the South Region at the Siegel Center. The team of mostly VCU alumni legends will take on the winner of a play-in game…

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Inside the numbers: P.J. Byrd could inherit tough task, but major opportunity [INSIDER]

Mat Shelton-Eide Jun 3, 2018

This week's news of Marcus Evans' injury is a brutal blow to next season's VCU team. With the graduations of leading scorer Justin Tillman (18.9 ppg, 55.7% fg%) and starting point guard Johnny Williams (9.3 ppg, 5.7 apg), Evans was primed…

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“The Basketball Tournament” moving to the Siegel Center

Mat Shelton-Eide May 18, 2018

Ram Nation has fielded a team of VCU legends the past two summers in "The Basketball Tournament" or TBT (www.thetournament.com), an open entry winner-take-all $2 million tourney, and thanks to the tremendous support of VCU fans that…

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