| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 25–8 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Rhoades |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | J. D. Byers |
| Asst Coach2: | Brent Scott |
| Asst Coach3: | Jamal Brunt |
| Stadium: | Stuart C. Siegel Center |
| Champion: | Atlantic 10 regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2018–19 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by Mike Rhoades in his second season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 25-8, 16-2 in A-10 Play to finish in 1st place. In the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament, they were upset by Rhode Island. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UCF.
See main article: 2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball team.
The previous season was Mike Rhoades' first season as head coach. The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish tied for fifth place. VCU defeated Dayton in the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Rhode Island. The Rams, for the first time since 2010 failed to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament or NIT. The Rams had been invited to play in the CBI and CIT tournaments, but declined. It was the first time since 2006 the Rams failed to have a 20-win season, and the first time since that same year the Rams did not play in a postseason tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Detroit, Michigan | Graduated | ||
| 10 | 6'1" | 200 | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated | |||
| 21 | 6'7" | 245 | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated | |||
| 25 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Farmville, North Carolina | Transferred to Southeastern CC | ||
| Lewis Djonkam | 22 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Freshman | Springfield, Virginia | Transferred to Radford |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Transferred from Rice.[1] | ||
| Corey Douglas Jr. | 4 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred from Tallahassee Community College.[2] |
| Michael Gillmore | 22 | F | 6'10" | 210 | RS Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast.[3] |
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