2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:VCU Rams
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A10
Aprank:25
Record:26–10
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Mike Morell
Asst Coach3:David Cason
Champion:Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Bowl Result:round of 64

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 Division I men's basketball tournament which they lost in the second round to Stephen F. Austin.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameTerrance Shannon 5 6'8" 240 RS Senior Graduated
sortnameRob Brandenberg 11 6'2" 190 Senior Graduated
sortname15 6'9" 250 Senior Graduated

2014–15 incoming team members

2014–15 team recruits

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#E11B1A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#007FFF; text:#ffffff;"| NCAA tournament

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
AP151514N/A N/AN/AN/AN/A201716 1418 202522 N/A N/A25N/A
Coaches'161514N/A N/AN/AN/AN/A211716 151822N/A24 N/AN/AN/AN/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-15 VCU Men's Basketball Schedule - VCU. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809061508/http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule. 2014-08-09.