2024-25 Opponent Tracking

Out of Conference Opponents
Bellarmine (3-20).... Lost to VCU 84-65
Boston College* (10-11).... Lost to VCU 80-55
Merrimack (12-10).... Lost to VCU 63-42
Loyola (MD) (9-12).... Lost to VCU 83-57
Seton Hall* (6-16).... Beat VCU 69-66 in OT
Nevada (13-10) *..... Beat VCU 64-61
Miami (FL) (5-17) *.... Lost to VCU 77-70
Elizabeth City State .... Lost to VCU 103-58
Georgia Southern (11-12).... Lost to VCU 89-54
Penn (6-13).... Lost to VCU 66-47
Colorado State* (14-7).... Lost to VCU 76-68
New Mexico (18-4)..... Beat VCU 78-71
William & Mary (14-9).... Lost to VCU 90-70


Conference Opponents
St. Bonaventure x2 (17-7) (5-6 in A-10).... Beat VCU 77-75; Lost to VCU 75-61
Loyola-Chicago (14-8) (5-4 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 84-65
Fordham (10-12) (2-7 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 73-61
Saint Louis x2 (14-9) (7-3 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 78-62; Beat VCU 78-69
Saint Joseph's (13-9) (4-5 in A-10)... Lost to VCU 78-69
Rhode Island (15-6) (4-5 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 81-57
Richmond x2 (7-15) (2-7 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 90-49
La Salle (12-11) (4-6 in A-10).... Lost to VCU 96-66
Dayton x2 (16-7) (6-4 in A-10)
George Washington (15-7) (4-5 in A-10)
UMass (10-13) (5-5 in A-10)
George Mason (17-5) (8-1 in A-10)
Davidson (13-9) (3-6 in A-10)
Duquesne (9-13) (4-5 in A-10)
 
Wednesday February 5th
Butler @ Seton Hall- 6:30 PM (Fox Sports 1)
Louisville @ Boston College- 7 PM (ESPN+)
Loyola (MD) @ Lafayette- 7 PM (ESPN+)
Louisiana @ Georgia Southern- 7 PM (ESPN+)
Colorado State @ New Mexico- 10:30 PM (Fox Sports 1)

George Mason @ George Washington- 7 PM (ESPN+)
Rhode Island @ Fordham- 7 PM (ESPN+)
Duquesne @ Richmond- 7 PM (ESPN+)
 
This is perhaps a can of worms here, but I know it has been a hotbed of discussion for years in this program.
May I ask... have we had more or less or the generally the same (what could be considered serious/nonserious) injuries in the past two years than years before, and is our defense what would be considered (statistically?) better or worse or the same than in years past?
 
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MobileMunchies said:
This is perhaps a can of worms here, but I know it has been a hotbed of discussion for years in this program.
May I ask... have we had more or less or the generally the same (what could be considered serious/nonserious) injuries in the past two years than years before, and is our defense what would be considered (statistically?) better or worse or the same than in years past?
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I don't think we've had more or less injuries overall, the few that occur just have more impact because it's key players that have been injured (Zeb, Max, Sean, etc.).

As for defense, I think we've more or less been consistent with previous years. Here's our defensive efficiency rankings on KenPom dating back to the start of the Shaka Smart era:

Ryan Odom:
2025: #24
2024: #40

Mike Rhoades (all these numbers are misleading as VCU's offense was never rated higher than #122 under Rhoades):
2023: #15
2022: #7
2021: #14 (shortened season due to COVID)
2020: #45 (season ended early due to COVID)
2019: #7
2018: #156

Will Wade:
2017: #41
2016: #24

Shaka Smart:
2015: #26
2014: #6
2013: #36 (VCU also achieved its highest-ever KenPom overall efficiency rating of #18)
2012: #23
2011: #78 (Final Four)
2010: #98 (CBI champions)

This year's VCU team is the most balanced team we've had since 2015-16 (Will Wade's first season) - #57 offense, #24 defense in 2024-25; #58 offense, #24 defense in 2015-16.
 
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