| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2009–10 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 27 - 9 |
| Conf Record: | 11 - 7 |
| Champion: | College Basketball Invitational Champions |
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.
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.
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| 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 |
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