2024-25 Roster Thread

Here we go again. Same format as last year. Hopefully with a little less action the first week. Not making any assumptions about who may be returning until they have either indicated that they are coming back or the portal closes on May 1st. I will edit this post daily if things are changing to keep the most recent info at the top. With that being said let's have a great off season and put together a roster that can win the A10!

2023-24 Roster

Fr. Michael Belle
RS Fr. Fats Billups
RS Fr. Obinnaya Okafor
So. Tobi Lawal
So. Christian Fermin
So. Jason Nelson
Jr. Roosevelt Wheeler
Sr. Max Shulga
Sr. Zeb Jackson
Sr. Connor Odom-Walk On
Sr. Joe Bamisile
Sr. Kuany Kuany
Sr. Sean Bairstow

Out Of Eligibility

Sr. Kuany Kuany
Sr. Sean Bairstow

Recruits Signed

Brandon Jennings

Portal Out

Jason Nelson
Roosevelt Wheeler
Tobi Lawal - VPI
Max Shulga

Portal In

Jack Clark - From Clemson

2024-25 Roster

Fr. Brandon Jennings - Signed 11/10/23
5th Yr. Sr. Joe Bamisile - Indicated He Is Returning
5th Yr. Sr. Zeb Jackson - Indicated He Is Returning
7th Yr. Sr. Jack Clark

4 of 13 Scholarships

 

[RamJamFan]

Isn’t having more talent than minutes the objective? The portal provides kids lots of opportunity to align their talent, desire for PT, and now financial interests, with where they’ll play. Coaches also come/go for more enhanced opportunity to raise their NIL and the next pay step. It’s capitalism at its best and worst, yet the alternative is worse. Will the comrades in RN unit and insist all NIL be evenly distributed regardless of performace?

 

[Finance Ram 10]

Last season's minutes per game ....

Brickus 36.5 with the Sallies
Shulga 32.8
Jackson 29.6
Bamisile 23.2
Nelson 19.8

All with pro ambitions, who's volunteering for more butt on the bench minutes?

If same timeline continued for 24-25 Rams, that's 142 minutes for what would amount to about two and a half positions ....

Who's in? Who's out?

And where would another guard, even the talented Jennings, fit in? Redshirt?

"Waiting your turn" went the way of black 'n' white TV. (Although I'll watch Andy and Barney all day).

Nelson seems to be at about 19.8 minutes too many imo.

 

[northernvatiger]

Anyone with news on Brickus yet?

 

[Steve Roadcap]

Anyone with news on Brickus yet?

Now let’s no get in a Brickus ruckus

 

[MobileMunchies]

In the house, just lettin' it all hang out, today.

 

[N Mollen]

 

[vcusaint]

Dan Hurley's formula for roster construction at UCONN: “The formula is top-10 offense, top-10 defense, be a tremendous rebounding team. Be a team that plays with utter desperation.”

 

[N Mollen]

“The formula is top-10 offense, top-10 defense

Damm, why didn't anyone else think of this? He's so smart.

 

[WillWeaverRVA]

Damm, why didn't anyone else think of this? He's so smart.

The secret to winning is to end the game with more points than the opponent.

 

[BradRamFan]

Good point. The NCAA has created a complete dumpster fire and it's a bad look regardless of what level the respective programs are at.

Not sure it was the fault of the NCAA. Power school were getting millions and millions but nothing at all (I guess 4 years of free education and basketball development doesn't mean anything) for the players. Players chose to sue and win, resulting in a required rules change by the NCAA

 

[BradRamFan]

Isn’t having more talent than minutes the objective? The portal provides kids lots of opportunity to align their talent, desire for PT, and now financial interests, with where they’ll play. Coaches also come/go for more enhanced opportunity to raise their NIL and the next pay step. It’s capitalism at its best and worst, yet the alternative is worse. Will the comrades in RN unit and insist all NIL be evenly distributed regardless of performace?

That would be called a stipend

 

[RamJamFan]

That would be called a stipend

lol, you’re probably right. Regardless, once the dust settles on portal and NIL, we’ll be ok. VCU will evolve, survive, and regain our swag.

 

[BaNgMyPrOgRaM]

Once again another day of no news is good news, right?

 

[bighornn]

lol, you’re probably right. Regardless, once the dust settles on portal and NIL, we’ll be ok. VCU will evolve, survive, and regain our swag.

VCU basketball defies the Law of Gravity (what goes up must come down.)

The Team of the 21st Century? Rams have been on an "upper" for longer than most can remember, and under six different coaches starting with JC3.

VCU is the Gonzaga of the East.

 

[rambunctiousrowdyram]

VCU basketball defies the Law of Gravity (what goes up must come down.)

The Team of the 21st Century? Rams have been on an "upper" for longer than most can remember, and under six different coaches starting with JC3.

VCU is the Gonzaga of the East.

FFS we’re not the Gonzaga of the East. One final four. One time passed the first weekend. We’re a solid upper mid major. Gonzaga dominates their conference every year outside of maybe St Mary’s and is regularly ranked.

When we get a few more sweet 16s/elite 8/another final four and are ranked at least somewhat throughout the year feel free to start comparisons.