2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 26–10 (12–6 A10)
Head coach Shaka Smart (6th year)
Assistant coach Jeremy Ballard
Assistant coach Mike Morell
Assistant coach David Cason
Home arena Stuart C. Siegel Center
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 4   .778     24 8   .750
Dayton 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
VCU 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
Richmond 12 6   .667     21 14   .600
George Washington 10 8   .556     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
UMass 10 8   .556     17 15   .531
La Salle 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Duquesne 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Fordham 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
George Mason 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 15   .167     11 21   .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 47th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by sixth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Fordham, Richmond, Davidson, and Dayton to become champions of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 VCU Rams finished the season with an overall record of 26–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for second-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Rams were defeated by Saint Joseph's, 65–61 in the championship game. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost in the second round to Stephen F. Austin.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Terrance Shannon 5 F 6'8" 240 RS Senior Forsyth, GA Graduated
Rob Brandenberg 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Gahanna, OH Graduated
Juvonte Reddic 15 F 6'9" 250 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated

2014–15 incoming team members

2014–15 team recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terry Larrier
SF
Bronx, NY The Phelps School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 6, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Michael Gilmore
PF
Jacksonville, FL James S. Rickards High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 26, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Justin Tillman
PF
Redford, MI Pershing High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 30, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Jonathan Williams
PG
Newark, N.J. Saint Benedict's Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 2, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
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:

Roster

2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Lewis, JeQuanJeQuan Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dickson, TN
G 2 Weber, BrianteBriante Weber  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Chesapeake, VA
F 4 Tillman, JustinJustin Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Redford, MI
G 5 Brooks, DougDoug Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lake Wales, FL
G 10 Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Newark, NJ
F 11 Gilmore, MichaelMichael Gilmore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL
F 12 Alie-Cox, MoMo Alie-Cox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Middleburg, VA
G 14 Burston, ToreyTorey Burston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Richmond, VA
G 20 Burgess, JordanJordan Burgess 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Midlothian, VA
G/F 21 Graham, TreveonTreveon Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G/F 22 Larrier, TerryTerry Larrier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bronx, NY
F 23 Guest, JarredJarred Guest 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Columbia, SC
F 25 Simmons, AntraviousAntravious Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Miami, FL
G 32 Johnson, MelvinMelvin Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 7*
7:00 PM
#16 California (PA) W 92–43 
Siegel Center (7,741)
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 14*
6:30 PM, CBSSN
#16 vs. Tennessee
Veterans Classic
W 85–69  1–0
Alumni Hall (5,699)
Annapolis, MD
November 18*
6:00 PM, ESPNU
#15 Toledo
Legends Classic
W 87–78  2–0
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 20*
7:00 PM, WTVR
#15 Maryland Eastern Shore
Legends Classic
W 106–66  3–0
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 24*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#14 vs. #12 Villanova
Legends Classic semifinals
L 53–77  3–1
Barclays Center (8,465)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25*
7:30 PM, ESPNU
#14 vs. Oregon
Legends Classic 3rd place game
W 77–63  4–1
Barclays Center (8,093)
Brooklyn, NY
November 29*
7:00 PM, CSN+
#14 at Old Dominion
Rivalry
L 67–73  4–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
December 2*
8:00 PM, CSN+
at Illinois State W 66–62  5–2
Redbird Arena (7,142)
Normal, IL
December 6*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
#7 Virginia L 57–74  5–3
Siegel Center (7,647)
Richmond, VA
December 13*
7:00 PM, NBCSN
#23 Northern Iowa W 93–87 2OT 6–3
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 16*
7:00 PM, MASN
Belmont W 78–51  7–3
Siegel Center (N/A)
Richmond, VA
December 20*
12:00 PM, ESPNU
at Cincinnati W 68–47  8–3
Fifth Third Arena (9,520)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22*
7:00 PM, CSN+
East Tennessee State W 84–60  9–3
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 29*
7:00 PM, WTVR
Cleveland State W 72–63  10–3
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4
1:00 PM, CBSSN
at Fordham W 75–58  11–3 (1–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,719)
Bronx, NY
January 7
7:00 PM, MASN
#21 Davidson W 71–65  12–3 (2–0)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 10
2:00 PM, CBSSN
#21 Saint Joseph's W 89–74  13–3 (3–0)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 13
7:30 PM, CBSSN
#17 at Rhode Island W 65–60  14–3 (4–0)
Ryan Center (6,011)
Kingston, RI
January 17
2:00 PM, CBSSN
#17 at Duquesne W 70–64  15–3 (5–0)
Consol Energy Center (4,223)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 23
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#16 at Saint Louis W 63–61  16–3 (6–0)
Chaifetz Arena (9,643)
St. Louis, MO
January 27
7:00 PM, CBSSN
#15 George Washington W 72–48  17–3 (7–0)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 31
2:00 PM, ESPN2
#15 Richmond
Black & Blue Classic
L 55–64  17–4 (7–1)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 4
7:00 PM, CBSSN
#18 at George Mason
Rivalry
W 72–60  18–4 (8–1)
Patriot Center (6,743)
Fairfax, VA
February 7
2:00 PM, NBCSN
#18 at St. Bonaventure L 71–73  18–5 (8–2)
Reilly Center (5,135)
Olean, NY
February 11
7:00 PM, CBSSN
#22 at La Salle L 69–74 2OT 18–6 (8–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 14
2:00 PM, ESPN2
#22 at George Washington W 79–66  19–6 (9–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,816)
Washington, D.C.
February 17
7:30 PM, CBSSN
Saint Louis W 74–54  20–6 (10–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 21
12:00 PM, ESPN2
Massachusetts W 78–72  21–6 (11–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 25
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#24 at Richmond
Black & Blue Classic
L 63–67 2OT 21–7 (11–4)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 28
2:00 PM, ESPN2
#24 Dayton L 55–59  21–8 (11–5)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
March 5
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Davidson L 55–82  21–9 (11–6)
John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
March 7
5:30 PM, NBCSN
George Mason
Rivalry
W 71–60  22–9 (12–6)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 12
2:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. Fordham
Second Round
W 63–57  23–9
Barclays Center (6,806)
Brooklyn, NY
March 13
3:00 PM, NBCSN
vs. Richmond
Quarterfinals
W 70–67  24–9
Barclays Center (6,809)
Brooklyn, NY
March 14
1:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. #24 Davidson
Semifinals
W 93–73  25–9
Barclays Center (8,488)
Brooklyn, NY
March 15
1:00 PM, CBS
vs. Dayton
Championship game
W 71–65  26–9
Barclays Center (7,685)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 19*
4:40 pm, TNT
vs. (10 W) Ohio State
Second round
L 72–75 OT 26–10
Moda Center (13,616)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 15 15 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 17 16 14 18 20 25 22 N/A N/A 25 N/A
Coaches' 16 15 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 17 16 15 18 22 N/A 24 N/A N/A N/A N/A

References

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