2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball
College Basketball Invitational Champions
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2009–10 record 27–9 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach Shaka Smart
Assistant coach Will Wade
Assistant coach Mike Rhoades
Assistant coach Mike Jones
Home arena Stuart C. Siegel Center
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
As of March 29, 2010; 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

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

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

Source[3]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/5/2009* Virginia Union
(U.S Army Downtown Showdown)		 W 85–55  Stuart C. Siegel Center (NA)
Regular Season
11/13/2009* Bethune–Cookman W 77–51  1–0 Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,741)
11/18/2009* at Western Michigan L 83–67  1–1 University Arena (2,654)
11/21/2009* #17 Oklahoma W 82–69  2–1 Stuart C. Siegel Center (NA)
11/23/2009* at Hampton W 63–52  3–1 Hampton Convocation Center (3,214)
11/27/2009* Nevada W 85–76  4–1 Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,769)
12/2/2009* Rhode Island W 82–80  5–1 Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229)
12/5/2009 at William & Mary L 75–74  5–2 (0–1) Kaplan Arena (3,215)
12/12/2009* Richmond
(Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic)		 W 65–57  6–2 Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,567)
12/19/2009* at Tulane W 78–77  7–2 Fogelman Arena (1,769)
12/29/2009* East Carolina W 82–74  8–2 Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124)
1/2/2010 UNC Wilmington W 91–57  9–2 (1–1) Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,828)
1/4/2010 Northeastern L 62–57  9–3 (1–2) Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,741)
1/6/2010 at Drexel L 75–72  9–4 (1–3) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,417)
1/9/2010 Delaware W 77–64  10–4 (2–3) Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,152)
1/12/2010 at Hofstra W 81–68  11–4 (3–3) Hofstra Arena (2,224)
1/16/2010 at Georgia State W 82–69  12–4 (4–3) GSU Sports Arena (1,697)
1/20/2010 William & Mary W 81–59  13–4 (5–3) Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,524)
1/23/2010 at Northeastern L 74–62  13–5 (5–4) Matthews Arena (2,858)
1/27/2010 Towson W 112–53  14–5 (6–4) Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,384)
1/30/2010 Georgia State W 78–62  15–5 (7–4) Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,548)
2/3/2010 at UNC Wilmington W 73–68  16–5 (8–4) Trask Coliseum (2,375)
2/6/2010 Old Dominion W 70–58  17–5 (9–4) Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,556)
2/9/2010 at George Mason L 82–77  17–6 (9–5) Patriot Center (5,486)
2/13/2010 at James Madison L 76–71  17–7 (9–6) JMU Convocation Center (5,398)
2/16/2010 Drexel W 73–54  18–7 (10–6) Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,127)
2/20/2010* at Akron
(ESPNU BracketBusters)		 W 70–53  19–7 Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,882)
2/24/2010 at James Madison W 76–62  20–7 (11–6) Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,873)
2/27/2010 at Old Dominion L 73–70  20–8 (11–7) Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/5/2010 vs. Delaware
(First Round)		 W 66–49  21–8 Richmond Coliseum (4,854)
3/6/2010 vs. George Mason
(Quarterfinals)		 W 75–60  22–8 Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
3/7/2010 vs. Old Dominion
(Semifinals)		 L 73–69 OT 22–9 Richmond Coliseum (NA)
2010 College Basketball Invitational
3/16/2010 at George Washington
(First Round)		 W 79–73  23–9 Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (793)
3/22/2010 College of Charleston
(Quarterfinals)		 W 93–86  24–9 Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,297)
3/24/2010 Boston University
(Semifinals)		 W 88–75  25–9 Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,352)
3/29/2010 Saint Louis
(Finals–Game 1)		 W 68–56  26–9 Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,386)
3/31/2010 at Saint Louis
(Finals–Game 2)		 W 71–65  27–9 Chaifetz Arena (5,612)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269
  2. ↑ http://www.vcuathletics.com/mbb_roster.php
  3. ↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.