2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball
2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	26–9 (12–4 A10)
Head coach	Shaka Smart (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhoades; Jeremy Ballard; Mike Morell;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 24 VCU	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Saint Joseph's †	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
UMass	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
La Salle	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Rhode Island	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	10	–	21	.323


† 2014 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 46th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by fifth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. It was the second season for the Rams playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stephen F. Austin.

2013–14 incoming team members[edit]

2013–14 team recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
JeQuan Lewis PG	Dickson, TN	Dickson County High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 8, 2012
JeQuan Lewis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Douglas Brooks SG	Lake Wales, FL	Lake Wales High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 2, 2013
Douglas Brooks SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Jairus Lyles SG	Silver Spring, MD	DeMatha Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 1, 2012
Jairus Lyles SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Antravious Simmons C	Miami, FL	South Miami High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 1, 2012
Antravious Simmons C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "VCU 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. "2013 VCU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. "VCU 2013 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

Roster[edit]

2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jairus Lyles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
G	1	JeQuan Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Dickson, TN
G	2	Brianté Weber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Chesapeake, VA
F	4	Terrance Shannon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Forsyth, GA
G	5	Doug Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lake Wales, FL
G	11	Rob Brandenberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Gahanna, OH
F	12	Mo Alie-Cox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Middleburg, VA
G	14	Torey Burston	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Richmond, VA
F	15	Juvonte Reddic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, NC
G	20	Jordan Burgess	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Midlothian, VA
G	21	Treveon Graham	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	23	Jarred Guest	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Columbia, SC
F	25	Antravious Simmons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Miami, FL
G	32	Melvin Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bronx, NY
F	40	Emerson Burk (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Chesapeake, VA

Head coach

Shaka Smart (Kenyon)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley)
Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)
Mike Morell (Milligan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2013

Rankings[edit]

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	Wk 20	Final
AP	14	14	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23	24	N/A
Coaches'	15	14	10	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	25	N/A

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2* 7:30 pm	No. 14	California (PA)	W 92–54	–	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 8* 7:00 pm, MASN	No. 14	Illinois State	W 96–58	1–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
November 12* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at No. 25 Virginia	W 59–56	2–0	John Paul Jones Arena (13,881) Charlottesville, VA
November 16* 7:00 pm, CSNMA+	No. 14	Winthrop	W 92–71	3–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
November 21* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. Florida State Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round	L 67–85	3–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (4,952) San Juan, PR
November 22* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. Long Beach State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round	W 73–67	4–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835) San Juan, PR
November 24* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. Georgetown Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game	L 80–84	4–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR
November 29* 7:00 pm, WTVR/CSNMA+	No. 24	Northeastern	W 79–66	5–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
December 1* 5:00 pm, CSNMA/SNY	No. 24	at Belmont	W 81–68	6–2	Curb Event Center (4,811) Nashville, TN
December 5* 7:00 pm, WTVR 6.3/CSNMA		Eastern Kentucky	W 71–68 ^OT	7–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
December 8* 1:30 pm, CSNMA		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 69–48	8–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
December 14* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Northern Iowa	L 68–77	8–3	McLeod Center (5,890) Cedar Falls, IA
December 17* 7:00 pm, WTVR 6.3		Wofford	W 72–57	9–3	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
December 21* 5:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. Virginia Tech Governor's Invitational	W 82–52	10–3	Richmond Coliseum (10,605) Richmond, VA
December 28* 7:30 pm, FS2		vs. Boston College Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival	W 69–50	11–3	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY
January 3* 9:00 pm, WTVR 6.3/CSNMA+		Stony Brook	W 81–63	12–3	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
Conference regular season
January 9 7:00 pm, CBSSN		George Mason Rivalry	W 71–57	13–3 (1–0)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
January 14 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at George Washington	L 66–76	13–4 (1–1)	Smith Center (4,874) Washington, DC
January 18 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Duquesne	W 80–65	14–4 (2–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
January 22 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	W 80–66	15–4 (3–1)	UD Arena (12,512) Dayton, OH
January 25 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at La Salle	W 97–87 ^2OT	16–4 (4–1)	Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA
January 29 7:00 pm, WTVR 6.3		Fordham	W 76–60	17–4 (5–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
February 1 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Richmond Capital City Classic	W 80–71	18–4 (6–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
February 6 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 65–50	19–4 (7–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
February 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 62–69	19–5 (7–2)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
February 12 7:00 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	W 92–75	20–5 (8–2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
February 15 2:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 12 Saint Louis	L 62–64	20–6 (8–3)	Chaifetz Arena (10,639) Saint Louis, MO
February 21 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Massachusetts	L 75–80	20–7 (8–4)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
February 27 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fordham	W 85–66	21–7 (9–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,253) Bronx. NY
March 1 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 10 Saint Louis	W 67–56	22–7 (10–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
March 6 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 56–50	23–7 (11–4)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
March 8 7:00 pm, SNY		St. Bonaventure	W 86–67	24–7 (12–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 14 6:30 pm, NBCSN	No. 23	vs. Richmond Quarterfinals	W 71–53	25–7	Barclays Center (8,755) Brooklyn, NY
March 15 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 23	vs. George Washington Semifinals	W 74–55	26–7	Barclays Center (10,133) Brooklyn, NY
March 16 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	vs. St. Joseph's Championship	L 61–65	26-8	Barclays Center (8,886) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21* 7:27 pm, TruTV	No. 24 (S 5)	vs. (S 12) Stephen F. Austin Second round	L 75–77 ^OT	26–9	Viejas Arena (11,488) San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

References[edit]

^ "Saint Joseph's beats VCU to earn first A-10 title since 1997". ESPN. March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[1] "Saint Joseph's beats VCU to earn first A-10 title since 1997". ESPN. March 16, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics