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2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

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2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball
College Basketball Invitational Champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–9 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Northeastern 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
William & Mary 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
George Mason 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
VCU 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Drexel 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Hofstra 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Towson 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Georgia State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
James Madison 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Delaware 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2010 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Shaka Smart's first season at VCU. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 27–9, 11–7 in CAA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament. They were champions of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational.

Preseason

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In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, DC, VCU was predicted to finish third in the CAA.[1] Jr. forward Larry Sanders was selected to the preseason all conference first team.

Roster

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Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Larry Sanders 6'11" 235 F Jr. Fort Pierce, FL Port St. Lucie HS
2 Issiah Grayson 5'11" 160 G Fr. Atlanta, GA Findlay Prep
4 Terrance Saintil 6'8" 240 F So. North Miami, FL Monsignor Edward Pace HS
10 Darius Theus 6'3" 195 G Fr. Portsmouth, VA I. C. Norcom HS
11 Kirill Pishchalnikov 6'8" 265 F Sr. Maykop, Russia MGGTK AGU
12 Joey Rodriguez 5'10" 175 G Jr. Oviedo, FL Lake Howell HS
20 Bradford Burgess 6'5" 215 G So. Midlothian, VA Benedictine HS
21 Jamie Skeen 6'9" 245 F Jr. Charlotte, NC North Mecklenburg HS
Wake Forest
30 Troy Daniels 6'4" 195 G Fr. Roanoke, VA William Fleming HS
32 Brandon Rozzell 6'2" 185 G Jr. Richmond, VA Highland Springs HS
34 David Hinton 6'8" 230 F Fr. Winston-Salem, NC RJ Reynolds HS
42 T.J. Gwynn 6'4" 205 F Sr. Burlington, NC Cummings HS
50 Ed Nixon 6'4" 200 G Jr. St. Petersburg, FL Lakewood HS

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009*
7:30pm
Virginia Union
U.S Army Downtown Showdown
W 85–55 
Stuart C. Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Regular season
11/13/2009*
7:30pm
Bethune–Cookman W 77–51  1–0
Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,741)
Richmond, VA
11/18/2009*
7:00pm
at Western Michigan L 67–83  1–1
University Arena (2,654)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/21/2009*
7:30pm
No. 17 Oklahoma W 82–69  2–1
Stuart C. Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
11/23/2009*
7:00pm
at Hampton W 63–52  3–1
Hampton Convocation Center (3,214)
Hampton, VA
11/27/2009*
7:30pm
Nevada W 85–76  4–1
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,769)
Richmond, VA
12/2/2009*
7:30pm
Rhode Island W 82–80  5–1
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229)
Richmond, VA
12/5/2009
12:00pm, CSNW/CSS
at William & Mary L 74–75  5–2 (0–1)
Kaplan Arena (3,215)
Williamsburg, VA
12/12/2009*
7:30pm
Richmond
Black & Blue Classic
W 65–57  6–2
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,567)
Richmond, VA
12/19/2009*
2:00pm
at Tulane W 78–77  7–2
Fogelman Arena (1,769)
New Orleans, LA
12/29/2009*
7:30pm
East Carolina W 82–74  8–2
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124)
Richmond, VA
1/2/2010
2:00pm
UNC Wilmington W 91–57  9–2 (1–1)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,828)
Richmond, VA
1/4/2010
7:00pm, CSNW/CSS
Northeastern L 57–62  9–3 (1–2)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,741)
Richmond, VA
1/6/2010
7:00pm
at Drexel L 72–75  9–4 (1–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,417)
Philadelphia, PA
1/9/2010
2:00pm
Delaware W 77–64  10–4 (2–3)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,152)
Richmond, VA
1/12/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Hofstra W 81–68  11–4 (3–3)
Hofstra Arena (2,224)
Hempstead, NY
1/16/2010
6:00pm
at Georgia State W 82–69  12–4 (4–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,697)
Atlanta, GA
1/20/2010
7:00pm
William & Mary W 81–59  13–4 (5–3)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,524)
Richmond, VA
1/23/2010
1:00pm, TCN/CSNW/CSS
at Northeastern L 62–74  13–5 (5–4)
Matthews Arena (2,858)
Boston, MA
1/27/2010
7:30pm
Towson W 112–53  14–5 (6–4)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,384)
Richmond, VA
1/30/2010
2:00pm, CSN+
Georgia State W 78–62  15–5 (7–4)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,548)
Richmond, VA
2/3/2010
7:00pm
at UNC Wilmington W 73–68  16–5 (8–4)
Trask Coliseum (2,375)
Wilmington, NC
2/6/2010
4:00pm, TCN/CSNW/CSS
Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 70–58  17–5 (9–4)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,556)
Richmond, VA
2/9/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU
at George Mason L 77–82  17–6 (9–5)
Patriot Center (5,486)
Fairfax, VA
2/13/2010
6:00pm, TCN/CSNW
at James Madison L 71–76  17–7 (9–6)
JMU Convocation Center (5,398)
Harrisonburg, VA
2/16/2010
7:00pm, TCN/CSNW
Drexel W 73–54  18–7 (10–6)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,127)
Richmond, VA
2/20/2010*
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Akron
ESPN BracketBusters
W 70–53  19–7
Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,882)
Richmond, VA
2/24/2010
7:30pm
at James Madison W 76–62  20–7 (11–6)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,873)
Richmond, VA
2/27/2010
4:00pm, CSNW
at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 70–73  20–8 (11–7)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
CAA Tournament
3/5/2010
6:00pm
(5) vs. (12) Delaware
CAA First Round
W 66–49  21–8
Richmond Coliseum (4,854)
Richmond, VA
3/6/2010
2:30pm, CSN
(5) vs. (4) George Mason
CAA Quarterfinals
W 75–60  22–8
Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
Richmond, VA
3/7/2010
3:00pm, CSN
(5) vs. (1) Old Dominion
CAA Semifinals
L 69–73 OT 22–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
CBI
3/16/2010
7:00pm, HDNet
at George Washington
CBI First Round
W 79–73  23–9
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (793)
Washington, DC
3/22/2010
7:00pm, HDNet
College of Charleston
CBI Quarterfinals
W 93–86  24–9
Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,297)
Richmond, VA
3/24/2010
7:00pm, HDNet
Boston University
CBI Semifinals
W 88–75  25–9
Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,352)
Richmond, VA
3/29/2010
7:00pm, HDNet
Saint Louis
CBI Finals – Game 1
W 68–56  26–9
Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,386)
Richmond, VA
3/31/2010
8:00pm, HDNet
at Saint Louis
CBI Finals – Game 2
W 71–65  27–9
Chaifetz Arena (5,612)
Saint Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Old Dominion Picked to Win Caa Men?S Basketball Title in 2009-10".
  2. ^ "VCU Rams". Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.