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2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Davidson † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
VCU 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Richmond 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Dayton 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Duquesne 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
George Washington 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
La Salle 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Fordham 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams will be led by their former associate head coach from 2009-14, Mike Rhoades, in his first season as head coach at VCU. The Rams will play their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 26–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. VCU defeated George Mason and Richmond in the A-10 Tournament to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Rhode Island. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region. There they lost to Saint Mary's in the First Round.

Head coach Will Wade resigned on March 20 to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones.[1] Wade was the head coach for the two seasons, making him VCU's shortest tenured head coach since Benny Dees.[2][3] On March 21, the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had been the associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009–2014.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
JeQuan Lewis 1 G 6'1" 180 Senior Dickson, Tennessee Graduated
Samir Doughty 2 G 6'4" 185 Freshman (redshirt) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Auburn[5]
Doug Brooks 5 G 6'4" 200 Senior Lake Wales, Florida Graduated
Mo Alie-Cox 12 F 6'7" 250 Senior (redshirt) Alexandria, Virginia Graduated
Torey Burston 14 G 5'8" 180 Senior (redshirt) Richmond, Virginia Graduated
Marquell Fraser 15 G 6'5" 205 Freshman Hamilton, Ontario Transferred to Midland College[6]
Jordan Burgess 20 G/F 6'5" 225 Senior (redshirt) Midlothian, Virginia Graduated
Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed 23 F 6'9" 240 Senior Alexandria, Egypt Transferred to TCU[7]

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Santos-Silva
PF 		Taunton, MA Vermont Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sep 21, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 73
Sean Mobley
PF 		Melbourne, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 25, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Lewis Djonkam
PF 		Springfield, VA Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Apr 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: N/A
Tyler Maye
PG 		Farmville, NC Farmville Central High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 11, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "VCU 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Evans 2 G 6'2" 195 Sophomore Chesapeake, Virginia Transferred from Rice. Will be eligible to play in 2018–19.[8]
Khris Lane 4 F 6'6" 225 RS-Junior Richmond, Virginia Transferred from Longwood.[9]
Mike'l Simms 13 G 6'5 220 Freshman Highland Springs, Virginia Transferred from Cowley Community College.[10]
Xavier Jackson 14 G 6'3 Sophomore Hinesville, Georgia Transferred from Sheridan College.[11]
Corey Douglas F 6'8" Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky Will attend Tallahassee Community College for the 2017–18 season and will then transfer to VCU. Spent the 2016–17 season at Rice.[12]

Roster

2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 De'Riante Jenkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Eutawville, South Carolina
G 1 Mike'l Simms 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Cowley Community College Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Marcus Evans (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rice Chesapeake, Virginia
F 4 Justin Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pershing High School Detroit, Michigan
F 5 Sean Mobley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Melbourne, Florida
G 10 Jonathan Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Bendict's Prep Richmond, Virginia
F 11 Issac Vann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Maine Bridgeport, Connecticut
G 13 Malik Crowfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Riverside Academy LaPlace, Louisiana
F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Taunton, Massachusetts
G 15 Xavier Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sheridan College Hinesville, Georgia
F 21 Khris Lane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Longwood Richmond, Virginia
F 22 Lewis Djonkam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Springfield, Virginia
PG 25 Tyler Maye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Farmville Central High School Farmville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

The Rams will participate in the Maui Invitational Tournament; other teams include California, Chaminade, LSU, Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame and Wichita State.[13] The Rams will also participate in the Never Forget Tribute Classic.[14]

VCU will play Dayton, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington and Richmond twice during the Atlantic 10 regular season, and other conference members once.[15]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
 TBA       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
 Grambling       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Nov 13, 2017*
 North Florida       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Nov 17, 2017*
 Virginia       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Nov 20, 2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Marquette
Maui Invitational Tournament 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 21, 2017*
 ESPN or ESPN2 		vs. California or Wichita State
Maui Invitational Tournament 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 2017*
 ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU 		vs. Chaminade, LSU, Michigan or Notre Dame
Maui Invitational Tournament 		      Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 28, 2017*
 Appalachian State       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2017*
 Old Dominion       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 5, 2017*
 ESPN2 		Texas       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 9, 2017*
 vs. Seton Hall
Never Forget Tribute Classic 		      Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
Dec 16, 2017*
 Bucknell       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2017*
 Winthrop       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Dec 22, 2017*
 VMI       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
2018
        
 
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7–11, 2018
       Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "VCU's Will Wade hired as next coach at LSU". ESPN. espn.com. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Benny Dees Coaching Record". Sports Reference. sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Parrish, Gary. "LSU hires VCU's Will Wade as coach". CBS Sports. CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "VCU moves quickly to hire Mike Rhoades from Rice to fill coaching vacancy". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  5. ^ "VCU transfer Samir Doughty officially signs with Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  6. ^ Young, Tai (2017-06-30). "Former VCU F Marquell Fraser is transferring to Midland". @TaiYoungVC. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  7. ^ "Ahmed Hamdy signs with TCU hoops as grad transfer from VCU". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  8. ^ Times-Dispatch, TIM PEARRELL Richmond. "High-scoring guard Marcus Evans follows Mike Rhoades to VCU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  9. ^ Times-Dispatch, Tim Pearrell Richmond. "Longwood basketball graduate Khris Lane transferring to VCU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  10. ^ Morton, Matt (2017-06-02). "JUCO transfer Mike'l Simms commits to VCU - VCU Ram Nation". VCU Ram Nation. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  11. ^ Shelton-Eide, Mat (2017-07-07). "VCU gets commitment from JUCO guard Xavier Jackson - VCU Ram Nation". VCU Ram Nation. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  12. ^ Shelton-Eide, Mat (2017-06-18). "Corey Douglas commits to VCU - VCU Ram Nation". VCU Ram Nation. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  13. ^ "Rams featured in 2017 Maui Invitational with recent Final Four and Elite Eight programs". VCU Rams. vcuathletics.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  14. ^ Rothstein, Jon (June 6, 2017). "Cincinnati vs. Florida headline 2017 Never Forget Games". FanRag Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  15. ^ "Atlantic 10 Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule Pairings". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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