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VCU was the final A-10 team still playing basketball coming into tonights NIT Quarterfinal matchup with Utah. But the Utes home court advantage proved too much as the Rams post-season dreams came to a 74-54 halt. Sean Bairstow led the Rams with 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting for the night. He...

VCU traveled to the Mainline in Philadelphia to take on the one-seeded Villanova Wildcats in the opening round of the 2024 NIT Tournament. Behind three first half triples from Fats Billups, the Rams used an 11-0 run as a response to a 8-0 run from the Wildcats. Billups shot 50% from deep and...

Duquesne will dance for the first time since 1977 as they took down VCU in the A10 Mens Finals matchup on Sunday, 57-51. VCU found themselves down 18 points in the first half as a hot-shooting Dukes squad connected on 7 of their 14 attempts from distance in the first 20 minutes. Down 36-22 at...

VCU will play in their 8th A-10 Tournament Finals appearance in just 11 seasons as the Rams took down the Hawks of St. Joseph's Univeristy 66-60 in the Sem-Finals contest on Saturday. Just one game after being held without a field goal, Senior Max Shulga lead all scorers with 25 points on 10-11...

Just one day after surviving a near scare against Fordham, VCU bounced back to exact their revenge on the Minutemen of UMASS Quarterfinals of the A10 Tournament. The Minutemen jumped out a a quick 5-0 lead and it briefly looked like the Rams may have a repeat of their cold start during the last...

It's been a long season of injuries and forced roster adjustments for VCU (19-11; 11-6), and the Rams once again needed to find a way to battle adversity if they were going to lock in a Top-4 finish in the A10 race. Just before Senior Night festivities were set to take place, Rams fans learned...

The VCU bench scored 39 points en route to a decisive 88-67 win over the visiting Rams of Rhode Island. VCU led wire-to-wire as the Rams jumped out to a 17-3 lead to start the game. Another run later in the first half, this time 14-3, would usher the Rams into the locker room with a 42-21...

VCU (18-9; 10-4) outscored St. Joseph's 52-42 in the second half to secure a much need win as the Rams look to lock up a double-bye in the forthcoming A10 Tournament. The first half was a mostly cold 20-minutes for the Rams as they looked like hadn't yet shaken off the rust from the loss just...

Winners of four straight—and nine of their last ten—coming into tonights game, VCU (17-9; 9-4) looked to stay in contention for a possible regular season title with a win over the Minutemen of UMASS. But, what could go wrong, did go wrong for the Rams on Tuesday night as they fell on the road...

It took a full forty minutes—and some stout last second defense—but the Rams (16-8; 8-3) fought off the Flyers as they took down #18 Dayton, 49-47, on Friday night. Dayton opened the scoring for evening hitting a three pointer, but a free throw from Christian Fermin and then a three pointer...

In a back-and-forth battle, VCU outlasted and eventually pulled away from their crosstown rival Richmond Spiders, 63-52, in Saturday's big rivalry win. It was a game VCU led most of the contest, but one that saw Chris Mooney's squad too close for comfort most of the afternoon. In a classic...

The black and gold welcomed Loyola Chicago to the Siegel Center for the first time as A-10 foes, then after 40 minutes, sent them back to Chicago with a 74-67 loss. The teams came out gunning early, with the Rams taking a 24-20 lead less than 10 minutes in. Ryan Odom's squad struggled to get...

VCU (11-7; 3-2) proved too much for the Billikens as the Rams won their first home game of the conference season, 85-61. There were four lead changes and three ties in the first 10 minutes of action tonight as the Rams try to manuever around the pesky Billikens early. Michael Belle tied and...