Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Atlantic 10 Announces Men’s Basketball 2020-21 Schedule Pairings

The A-10 announced the upcoming season’s men’s basketball pairings for whenever basketball returns to the court, placing a daunting path in front of what will be a young VCU team coming off last season’s ninth place conference finish. VCU will take on A-10 defending undefeated regular season champ, Dayton, in home-and-home action, as well as …

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Rams land 7’1 transfer big, Brendan Medley-Bacon

The black and gold quite literally landed a big commitment with the addition of 7’1 245 Coppin State transfer, Brendan Medley-Bacon. The 2020 MEAC Third Team center chose the Rams over a final list of teams that included Rhode Island, Boise State, Southern Illinois and Old Dominion. Due to current NCAA rules, he’ll sit one …

Santos-Silva Named NABC All-District

(Via VCU Athletics) VCU’S SANTOS-SILVA NAMED NABC ALL-DISTRICT RICHMOND, Va. – VCU junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva (Taunton, Mass.) has been named All-District Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). It’s the first All-District honor for Santos-Silva, who led the Rams in points (12.8), rebounds (8.9) and blocks (1.3) per game, while shooting .569 from …

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Game Preview: VCU v Davidson [INSIDER]

VCU travels to Davidson Friday night for a matchup with considerable A-10 tournament seeding implications. A Rams win would finish VCU at an even .500 in conference play and within the top half of the conference as the No.7 seed. A loss and the Rams finish conference play with a losing record for the first …

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Game Preview: VCU v Duquesne [INSIDER]

The Rams welcome Keith Dambrot and his Duquesne Dukes to the Siegel Center tonight for what is at least on paper the last scheduled game at the Stu this season (non-NCAA tournament post season play could of course change that). The black and gold will celebrate their large senior class during tonight’s Senior Night edition …

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A-10 Seeding Scenarios: Pray for the 6/7 line

VCU’s win over GW paired with a UMass loss last night put the Rams in sole possession for eighth in the current A-10 standings. The Rams are currently favored to finish in that position by kenpom, a predicted 9-9 A-10 record. Pomeroy has the Rams a favorite at home against Duquesne, but with the Rams …

De’Riante Jenkins stepping away from basketball

Senior forward, De’Riante Jenkins, is stepping away from basketball for the moment. VCU Athletic’s issued the following statement from Rams head coach, Mike Rhoades, today. STATEMENT FROM VCU HEAD COACH MIKE RHOADES “De’Riante Jenkins has stepped away from basketball for the time being. He is dealing with a personal health matter, so we ask that …

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Audio: A quick interview with Joey Rodriguez

Got a chance to do a quick catchup with VCU legend Joey Rodriguez last week. The former VCU point guard is a coach on the rise, having worked on staff with Mike Rhoades at both Rice and VCU and now as an Assistant Coach for Jeremey Ballard’s FIU Panthers (was also a very successful head …

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Mat Shelton-Eide, Author at VCU Ram Nation

Atlantic 10 Announces Men’s Basketball 2020-21 Schedule Pairings

Rams land 7’1 transfer big, Brendan Medley-Bacon

Santos-Silva Named NABC All-District

Game Preview: VCU v Davidson [INSIDER]

Game Preview: VCU v Duquesne [INSIDER]

A-10 Seeding Scenarios: Pray for the 6/7 line

De’Riante Jenkins stepping away from basketball

Audio: A quick interview with Joey Rodriguez