| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 22–10 |
| Conf Record: | 14–4 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Rhoades |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | J. D. Byers |
| Asst Coach2: | Brent Scott |
| Asst Coach3: | Jamal Brunt |
| Stadium: | Stuart C. Siegel Center |
| Tourney: | NIT |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Wake Forest.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 19–7, 10–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Dayton[1] and Davidson[2] to advance to the championship game where they lost to St. Bonaventure.[3] VCU received an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region.[4] Due to several positive COVID-19 tests in the VCU program prior to their First Round game against Oregon, the game was declared a no-contest and Oregon advanced to the second round,[5] making VCU the first team ever to forfeit a game in the NCAA tournament.[6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 173 | Declared for NBA draft; selected 26th overall by the Denver Nuggets[7] | ||||||
| 13 | 210 | Graduated | ||||||
| 34 | 240 | Transferred to McNeese State |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 190 | Transferred from Washington | ||||||
| 55 | 225 | Transferred from Providence |
The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll will be released in October or November 2021.
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