2023–24 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2023–24 VCU Rams men's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by first-year head coach Ryan Odom and will play their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 A-10) |
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| Home arena | Stuart C. Siegel Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 A10 Tournament winner As of March 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Rams finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Davidson, Saint Louis, and Dayton to win the A-10 tournament championship, their first since 2015.[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West region. There they lost to Saint Mary's in the first round. VCU guard, Ace Baldwin Jr., was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[2]
On March 29, 2023, head coach Mike Rhoades left the school to take the head coaching position at Penn State. That same day, the school named Utah State head coach Ryan Odom the team's new coach.[3] On April 8, Odom announced former VCU player, Darius Theus as an assistant coach to his staff.[4]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Jamir Watkins | 0 | F | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 | RS Sophomore | Trenton, New Jersey | Transfered to Florida State |
| Ace Baldwin Jr. | 1 | G | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to Penn State |
| Jalen DeLoach | 4 | F | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia | Transferred to Georgia |
| Arnold Henderson VI | 15 | G | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 | Senior | Mechanicsville, Virginia | Graduated |
| Jarren McAllister | 21 | G | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 | RS Junior | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Transferred to TBD |
| Jayden Nunn | 23 | F | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 | Junior | Flint, Michigan | Transferred to Baylor |
| Nick Kern Jr. | 24 | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri | Transferred to Penn State |
| Brandon Johns Jr. | 30 | F | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 | Graduate | Lansing, Michigan | Graduated |
| Josh Banks | 33 | G | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to UNC Asheville |
| David Shriver | 35 | F | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 | RS Senior | Philippi, West Virginia | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Sean Bairstow | 0 | G | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 | Graduate | Brisbane, Australia | Transferred from Utah State |
| Joe Bamisile | G | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred from Oklahoma | |
| Jason Nelson | G | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 | RS Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred from Richmond | |
| Max Shulga | 55 | G | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 197 | Senior | Kyiv, Ukraine | Transferred from Utah State |
| Roosevelt Wheeler | F/C | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 | Junior | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred from Louisville |
2023 recruits
No players have officially committed to VCU.[5]
Roster
- As of April 23, 2023
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References
- Russo, Ralph J. (March 7, 2023). "VCU beats Dayton 68-56 to win A-10 championship, NCAA bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- "Baldwin Doubles Down on A-10 Men's Basketball Honors; Fordham's Urgo Claims Coach of the Year". Atlantic 10 Conference. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- "PSU hires Rhoades as coach; VCU lands Odom". ESPN.com. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- @Coachryanodom (April 8, 2023). "Here's to another Key Moment for @CoachDTheus_10! Excited to welcome him and his family back home as part of our @VCU_Hoops staff!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "VCU 2023 Basketball Commits (0)". 247sports.com.