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9/21/23 Starters 1) 6'4" Shulga (Sr) - 30 mpg; 12 ppg 2) 6'7" Bairstow (Sr) - 29 mpg; 11 ppg 3) 6'5" Jackson (Sr) - 27 mpg; 9 ppg 4) 6'7" Belle (Fr) - 22 mpg; 8 ppg 5) 6'10" Wheeler (Jr) - 18 mpg; 5 ppg Rotation 6) 6'8" Kuany (Sr) - 18 mpg; 7 ppg 7) 5'10" Nelson (So) - 18 mpg; 6 ppg 8) 6'7"...

Major concerns/challenges abound. The past two decades (2004-23), VCU has danced 13 times over 19 post-seasons (good for 17th in the NCAA). Winning percentage is 13th amongst all 350+ D-1 programs. VCU is (and has been) solidly entrenched as a Top 50 program. Four primary reasons (in no...

VCU plays at a 69 possession per game pace (on average) When VCU scores >70: 21-1 When VCU scores <=70: 6-6 When VCU allows <70: 25-4 When VCU allows 70+: 2-3 When VCU possessions >70: 13-0 When VCU possessions <=70: 14-7

IMO, our current woes are really as simple as a steady/gradual decline in overall skill/talent (and toughness, strength, depth, etc) up and down the roster. Starting Five/Rotation (2013): Reddic, Graham, Daniels, Brandenberg, Theus (rotation - Melvin, Briante, Guest, Haley) - NCAA Starting...

5/3/22 Starters 1) 6'1" Baldwin (Jr) - 30 mpg; 12 ppg 2) 6'4" Nunn (So) - 28 mpg; 12 ppg 3) 6'5" Jackson (So) - 22 mpg; 7 ppg 4) 6'8" Johns (Sr) - 21 mpg; 8 ppg 5) 6'8" Deloach (So) - 21 mpg; 5 ppg Rotation 6) 6'6" Shriver (Sr) - 21 mpg; 8 ppg 7) 6'6" Watkins (So) - 20 mpg; 8 ppg 8) 6'5" Kern...

In March, you go dancing (NCAA, hopefully)...........or at least to the sock-hop (NIT). In Apr/May, now you go "portal-ing" (as in "transfer portal"). BLUF: We've got to have a productive two months in the portal this Apr/May. You'll notice teams now literally "flipping/overhauling their...

Rather unlikely, of course.............but, nevertheless, remotely possible. Note: No team in the KP era (~20 years) has earned an at-large bid with a KP Offense of 178 or worse (we are currently at 292). VCU's KP Offense #177 in 2019 was lowest ever for an at-large. Current Record: 13-7...

I see some similarities between this 2021-22 squad (Rhoades' fifth edition) and the 2015-16 squad (Wade's first yr): 1) One returning double digit scorer (Vince Williams vs Melvin Johnson) 2) Key offseason perimeter acquisition (Marcus Tsohonis vs Korey Billbury) 3) Key offseason frontcourt...

Roster Construction and Expectation Mgmt could be a bit more challenging (than usual) for 2021-22. In 2020-21, we had 13 scholly players and one was injured all year (McAllister) and another (BMB) was effectively redshirted (for all intents and purposes). Mike, for a while, needed to find...

If we're going to turn this thing around in 2020-21 (and I'm not sure we can/will - our "decade of domination" ship may have sailed), Mike and his staff, IMO, need to adjust/elevate some their thinking/approaches in two distinct areas. #1) Recruiting/Roster Construction/Roster Mgmt #2) Game...

In a word...........abysmal. Last yr = KenPom 177 (lowest ever for an at-large) - 104.3 points per 100 possessions (adjusted for competition) This yr = KenPom 112 - 103.6 points per 100 possessions (adjusted for competition) This season: Against Below 200 KenPom opponents = 113.3 points per...

PERFORMANCE OOC = 10-3 (losses to LSU, Purdue, Wichita St) A-10 Reg Season = 13-5 (losses to Dayton, UR, Rhody, Davidson, St Louis) A-10 Tourney = 1-1 (loss in semis) ----------------------------- Selection Sunday Record = 24-9; KP = 44 Overall (Offense = 91; Defense = 29); NET = 42; NCAA...

Should the current roster hold for 2020-21, the following represents a potential "best-case scenario" regarding production, style, impact, etc. Sr 6'7" Santos-Silva - provide some Mo Alie-Cox type production/impact Sr 6'8" Douglas - perhaps by then will evolve into a Juvonte Reddic-lite type...

From a Northern Virginia fan’s perspective, this year's schedule turned out to be about as perfect as could be expected. Temple and St Johns at Barclays - reasonable drive to attend; high quality NET opponents as it turned out; ESPN televised games Dayton and St Joes - Fri night home games on...

Great job by Mike and his staff getting back to the dance in Year 2 and re-establishing VCU as a Top 50 program nationally. Now, the hard (and fun) part (Apr-Nov 2019).......landing that monster/upper echelon 5-6 person recruiting class for 2020-21 that keeps us in the national conversation...

This is quite possibly the most important four-week stretch for VCU basketball this decade. Securing an NCAA invite this season would provide a rocket-boost to the program in so many ways. For example, it would 1) Re-establish VCU as a national program (Top 50) with a national reputation and...

That's the magic number (for VCU) to get an an at-large bid this year...........unquestionably. To get to 24 wins on Selection Sunday, the composition of the remaining 11 wins (13 of them already in the books; 11 more to go) is actually irrelevant (reg season vs conf tourney, good vs bad...

First of all, the metrics: Record: 9-4 (OOC) - 7-1 home, 1-2 road, 1-1 neutral RPI: 28 NET: 57 KenPom: 70 overall - 220 offense, 9 defense -- (last NCAA yr - 48 overall; 72 offense, 41 defense) SOS: 9 Top 100 RPI wins: Temple (21), Texas (46) Bad losses: none RPI 1-50: 2-2 RPI 51-100: 1-1 RPI...

Status update..........Dec 28. As at-large bids go, now that the OOC has just about concluded, the recent Dec 27 Bracketology has the following breakdown (which is probably a fairly accurate prognostication/representation at this point): P6 - 32 bids Non-P6 - 4 bids (Cincy/UCF/SF/Utah St)...

For us in 2018-19....... 9-4 OOC 14-4 Reg Season (1st or 2nd place) 2-1 A-10 tourney (lose in the final; 2nd place) ——————————————- 25-9 overall Despite the fact the A-10 is the 13-14th ranked conference this season instead of the usual 7-8th, the formula above could very well still garner an...