VCU Rams men's basketball, 1968–1979

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The VCU Rams men's basketball teams represented Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The program was established in 1967, and began play in the 1968–69 season. This article is a list of results and statistics of the men's basketball team from the 1968–69 season to the 1978–79 season during which the team played as an NCAA Independent.

1968–69[edit]

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The 1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented the newly created Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by Benny Dees, the Rams played their inaugural season as an independent team, playing a mix of Division I, II and III schools across the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio River Valley and Southeast regions. After an 0–4 start, the Rams finished the season with a winning record of 12–11.[1] During the season, they played in two winter tournaments; the Fort Eustis and Quantico tournaments held at Virginia military bases, Joint Base Langley–Eustis and Marine Corps Base Quantico, respectively. The team did not earn a berth into either the NCAA or NIT tournaments.[1]

During the team's inaugural season, the Rams played in the Franklin Street Gymnasium, which was their home arena until the opening of the Siegel Center in the late 1990s.

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Record Notes
November 27 Augusta Augusta, GA L 71–89 0–1
November 30 Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 88–105 0–2
December 6 Washington and Lee Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA L 70–83 0–3
December 7 Hampden–Sydney Farmville, VA L 79–83 0–4
December 9 N. News Apprentice Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA W 78–69 1–4
December 13 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA W 120–77 2–4
December 14 Pembroke State Pembroke, NC W 86–77 3–4
December 18 Bridgewater Quantico, VA W 101–84 4–4 Quantico Tournament
December 19 NYIT Quantico, VA L 81–103 4–5 Quantico Tournament
December 20 West Liberty State Quantico, VA W 106–100 (ot) 5–5 Quantico Tournament
December 21 Maryland State Quantico, VA L 69–71 5–6 Quantico Tournament
December 27 Roanoke Newport News, VA L 59–84 5–7 Fort Eustis Tournament
December 28 West Virginia State Newport News, VA W 79–73 6–7 Fort Eustis Tournament
December 29 Denison Newport News, VA W 76–69 7–7 Fort Eustis Tournament
January 7 Washington and Lee Lexington, VA L 75–80 7–8
January 9 Virginia Union Richmond, VA W 96–74 8–8
January 11 Pembroke State Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA W 72–57 9–8
January 15 High Point High Point, NC L 77–109 9–9
February 5 Old Dominion Norfolk, VA L 69–101 9–10
February 8 Southeastern Lakeland, FL W 89–60 10–10
February 12 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA L 82–89 10–11
February 18 Bridgewater Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA W 95–86 11–11
February 20 Hampden–Sydney Franklin Street Gym • Richmond, VA W 101–84 12–11

Source: Men's Basketball 1968–69 Results, VCU Athetlics

1969–70[edit]

Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 28 College of Charleston Franklin Street Gym W, 142-83
Dec. 2 Long Island Long Island, N.Y. L, 67-72
Dec. 4 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. L, 73-115
Dec. 6 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. L, 81-88
Dec. 8 Providence Providence, R.I. L, 71-103
Dec. 10 Old Dominion Franklin Street Gym L, 82-93
Dec. 16 Hampden-Sydney Franklin Street Gym W, 85-59
Dec. 19 Atlantic Christian Franklin Street Gym W, 123-99
Dec. 22 Akron Akron, Ohio W, 87-85
Jan. 5 Washington & Lee Franklin Street Gym W, 90-83
Jan. 10 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 110-78
Jan. 21 Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 90-94
Jan. 24 Loyola New Orleans, La. L, 99-121
Feb. 4 Virginia State Franklin Street Gym W(ot), 96-92
Feb. 6 York Franklin Street Gym W, 96-77
Feb. 7 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 103-93
Feb. 9 Atlantic Christian Wilson, N.C. W, 111-87
Feb. 10 Pikeville Franklin Street Gym W, 106-80
Feb. 16 High Point Franklin Street Gym W, 105-77
Feb. 19 Hampden-Sydney Farmville, Va W, 87-81
Feb. 21 Ohio Franklin Street Gym L, 75-95
Feb. 23 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. L, 78-84
Feb. 24 Washington & Lee Farmville, Va. L, 71-87

1970–71[edit]

Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 1 Bradley Peoria, Il. L, 70-102
Dec. 2 Butler Indianapolis, Ind. L, 97-99
Dec. 3 DePaul Chicago, Il. L, 77-100
Dec. 5 Bluefield State Franklin Street Gym W, 105-86
Dec. 7 Campbell Franklin Street Gym W, 79-78
Dec. 10 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY L, 71-96
Dec. 12 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY L, 80-107
Dec. 19 Akron Franklin Street Gym W, 74-70
Dec. 28 Minnesota Franklin Street Gym W, 63-56
Jan. 6 Mount St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 97-78
Jan. 9 UNC Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 114-66
Jan. 18 Haverford Franklin Street Gym W, 93-49
Jan. 22 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 90-76
Jan. 25 Virginia State Petersburg, Va. W, 107-68
Jan. 28 Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. L, 86-94
Jan. 30 LSU-New Orleans New Orleans, La. L, 96-99
Feb. 5 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 116-56
Feb. 10 Old Dominion Franklin Street Gym W, 79-71
Feb. 13 York York, Pa. W, 117-89
Feb. 14 St. Francis Loretto, Pa. L, 74-80
Feb. 18 Virginia State Franklin Street Gym W, 112-74
Feb. 20 UNC Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 104-75
Feb. 22 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 81-76
Feb. 27 Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 85-98

1971–72[edit]

1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts –   – 26 – 2   .929
No. 7 Marquette –   – 25 – 4   .862
Hawaii –   – 23 – 4   .852
No. 12 Marshall –   – 23 – 4   .852
No. 10 Florida State –   – 28 – 5   .848
Northern Illinois –   – 21 – 4   .840
No. 6 South Carolina –   – 24 – 5   .828
Duquesne –   – 20 – 5   .800
Syracuse –   – 22 – 6   .786
Providence –   – 21 – 6   .778
Detroit –   – 18 – 6   .750
Houston –   – 20 – 7   .741
Jacksonville –   – 20 – 8   .714
No. 15 Villanova –   – 20 – 8   .714
Pan American –   – 17 – 7   .708
Niagara –   – 21 – 9   .700
Penn State –   – 17 – 8   .680
Fordham –   – 18 – 9   .667
St. Bonaventure –   – 16 – 8   .667
Cincinnati –   – 17 – 9   .654
Georgia Southern –   – 17 – 9   .654
Colgate –   – 15 – 8   .652
St. John's –   – 19 – 11   .633
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 15 – 9   .625
Illinois State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Virginia Tech –   – 16 – 10   .615
Canisius –   – 15 – 11   .577
Creighton –   – 15 – 11   .577
Holy Cross –   – 15 – 11   .577
Oklahoma City –   – 16 – 12   .571
Loyola (LA) –   – 14 – 11   .560
Rutgers –   – 14 – 11   .560
West Virginia –   – 13 – 11   .542
Hardin–Simmons –   – 14 – 12   .538
DePaul –   – 12 – 11   .522
Centenary –   – 13 – 12   .520
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Boston College –   – 13 – 13   .500
Dayton –   – 13 – 13   .500
Pittsburgh –   – 12 – 12   .500
Air Force –   – 12 – 13   .480
Fairfield –   – 12 – 13   .480
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 12 – 13   .480
Saint Peter's –   – 12 – 13   .480
Indiana State –   – 12 – 14   .462
St. Francis (NY) –   – 12 – 14   .462
Utah State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Xavier –   – 12 – 14   .462
Army –   – 11 – 13   .458
Manhattan –   – 11 – 13   .458
George Washington –   – 11 – 14   .440
Navy –   – 10 – 13   .435
Denver –   – 11 – 15   .423
Portland –   – 10 – 16   .385
Seton Hall –   – 10 – 16   .385
Southern Illinois –   – 10 – 16   .385
Ball State –   – 9 – 15   .375
Loyola (IL) –   – 8 – 14   .364
Tulane –   – 8 – 18   .308
Boston University –   – 7 – 16   .304
South Alabama –   – 7 – 17   .292
Iona –   – 6 – 17   .261
Butler –   – 6 – 20   .231
Georgia Tech –   – 6 – 20   .231
Notre Dame –   – 6 – 20   .231
Stetson –   – 6 – 20   .231
Georgetown –   – 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 4 James Madison Franklin Street Gym W, 93-68
Dec. 6 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 102-70
Dec. 9 Missouri Columbia, Miss. L, 66-73
Dec. 11 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY L, 76-85
Dec. 16 Baltimore Franklin Street Gym W, 86-76
Dec. 18 Glassboro State Franklin Street Gym W, 86-72
Dec. 20 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 84-71
Jan. 3 St. Francis Richmond Coliseum W, 109-94
Jan. 10 Norfolk State Richmond Coliseum L, 97-109
Jan. 21 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 103-48
Jan. 29 Valparaiso Franklin Street Gym W, 86-76
Jan. 31 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 90-85
Feb. 2 Mount St. Mary's Emmitsburg, Md. W, 96-65
Feb. 8 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 122-73
Feb. 14 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 109-94
Feb. 18 Fairleigh Dickinson Madison, N.J. L, 86-89 (ot)
Feb. 21 Loyola Richmond Coliseum W, 112-99
Mar. 1 Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 103-80
Mar. 6 Iona Richmond Coliseum W, 93-74

1972–73[edit]

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence –   – 27 – 4   .871
No. 5 Marquette –   – 27 – 4   .871
No. 13 Houston –   – 23 – 4   .852
No. 14 Syracuse –   – 24 – 5   .828
Virginia Tech –   – 22 – 5   .815
Jacksonville –   – 21 – 6   .778
Oklahoma City –   – 21 – 6   .778
Oral Roberts –   – 21 – 6   .778
South Carolina –   – 22 – 7   .759
Marshall –   – 20 – 7   .741
Northeastern –   – 19 – 7   .731
St. John's –   – 19 – 7   .731
Centenary –   – 19 – 8   .704
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Northern Illinois –   – 17 – 8   .680
Duquesne –   – 16 – 8   .667
Fairfield –   – 18 – 9   .667
Cincinnati –   – 17 – 9   .654
Denver –   – 17 – 9   .654
George Washington –   – 17 – 9   .654
Penn State –   – 15 – 8   .652
Detroit –   – 16 – 9   .640
Hardin–Simmons –   – 16 – 9   .640
Indiana State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Manhattan –   – 16 – 10   .615
Utah State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Notre Dame –   – 18 – 12   .600
Air Force –   – 14 – 10   .583
Creighton –   – 15 – 11   .577
Hawaii –   – 15 – 11   .577
Rutgers –   – 15 – 11   .577
Stetson –   – 15 – 11   .577
DePaul –   – 14 – 11   .560
South Alabama –   – 14 – 11   .560
Trinity (TX) –   – 14 – 11   .560
Canisius –   – 13 – 11   .542
Butler –   – 14 – 12   .538
Charlotte –   – 14 – 12   .538
Illinois State –   – 13 – 12   .520
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Navy –   – 13 – 12   .520
Dayton –   – 13 – 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 13 – 13   .500
St. Bonaventure –   – 13 – 13   .500
Portland State –   – 12 – 12   .500
Georgetown –   – 12 – 14   .462
Pittsburgh –   – 12 – 14   .462
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
Army –   – 11 – 13   .458
Boston College –   – 11 – 14   .440
Colgate –   – 11 – 14   .440
Villanova –   – 11 – 14   .440
Fordham –   – 12 – 16   .429
Southern Illinois –   – 11 – 15   .423
West Virginia –   – 10 – 15   .400
Cleveland State –   – 9 – 14   .391
Ball State –   – 9 – 15   .375
Niagara –   – 9 – 16   .360
Loyola (IL) –   – 8 – 15   .348
Holy Cross –   – 9 – 17   .346
Southern Miss –   – 8 – 16   .333
St. Francis (NY) –   – 8 – 16   .333
Portland –   – 9 – 19   .321
Seton Hall –   – 8 – 17   .320
Georgia Southern –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Georgia Tech –   – 7 – 18   .280
Iona –   – 6 – 16   .273
Samford –   – 5 – 20   .200
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 5 – 21   .192
Pan American –   – 4 – 22   .154
Xavier –   – 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 27 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 94-75
Dec. 4 East Tennessee State Johnson City, TN W, 79-69
Dec. 5 Morehead State Morehead, KY L, 90-103
Dec. 9 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY L, 86-96
Dec. 12 Fair. Dickinson Richmond Coliseum W, 63-47
Dec. 21 E. Kentucky Richmond Coliseum W, 69-63
Jan. 10 West Chester Richmond Coliseum W, 87-65
Jan. 13 Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 83-75
Jan. 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. W, 92-91
Jan. 17 Canisius Richmond Coliseum W, 80-66
Jan. 20 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 74-102
Jan. 27 N. Carolina A&T Richmond Coliseum W, 79-78
Jan. 30 Northern Illinois DeKalb, Il. L, 81-91
Feb. 2 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym L, 75-77
Feb. 7 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 61-50
Feb. 10 Baltimore Baltimore, Md. W, 67-61
Feb. 15 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 79-76
Feb. 20 Iona New Rochelle, N.Y. W, 81-74
Feb. 24 Brooklyn Franklin Street Gym W, 115-70
Feb. 27 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 121-70

1973–74[edit]

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame –   – 26 – 3   .897
No. 8 Providence –   – 28 – 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh –   – 25 – 4   .862
UNC Charlotte –   – 22 – 4   .846
Centenary –   – 21 – 4   .840
Marquette –   – 26 – 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina –   – 22 – 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts –   – 23 – 6   .793
South Alabama –   – 22 – 6   .786
Creighton –   – 23 – 7   .767
St. John's –   – 20 – 7   .741
Georgia Southern –   – 19 – 7   .731
Southern Illinois –   – 19 – 7   .731
Syracuse –   – 19 – 7   .731
VCU –   – 17 – 7   .708
Cincinnati –   – 19 – 8   .704
Boston College –   – 21 – 9   .700
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Rutgers –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton –   – 20 – 9   .690
Hawaii –   – 19 – 9   .679
Jacksonville –   – 20 – 10   .667
Manhattan –   – 18 – 9   .667
Mercer –   – 16 – 8   .667
Detroit Mercy –   – 17 – 9   .654
Fairfield –   – 17 – 9   .654
Houston –   – 17 – 9   .654
Illinois State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Marshall –   – 17 – 9   .654
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 9   .654
Stetson –   – 17 – 9   .654
DePaul –   – 16 – 9   .640
Memphis State –   – 19 – 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana –   – 16 – 10   .615
Utah State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Colgate –   – 15 – 10   .600
Portland State –   – 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 11   .593
Pan American –   – 13 – 9   .591
George Washington –   – 15 – 11   .577
Portland –   – 15 – 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 11   .577
Ball State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Butler –   – 14 – 12   .538
Canisius –   – 14 – 12   .538
Milwaukee –   – 14 – 12   .538
Penn State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Northeastern –   – 12 – 11   .522
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Duquesne –   – 12 – 12   .500
Georgetown –   – 13 – 13   .500
Oklahoma City –   – 13 – 13   .500
Virginia Tech –   – 13 – 13   .500
Indiana State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Loyola Chicago –   – 12 – 14   .462
Niagara –   – 12 – 14   .462
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 11 – 13   .458
Iona –   – 11 – 13   .458
St. Francis (NY) –   – 11 – 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 11 – 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons –   – 11 – 14   .440
South Florida –   – 11 – 14   .440
Denver –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southern Mississippi –   – 11 – 15   .423
Navy –   – 9 – 13   .409
West Virginia –   – 10 – 15   .400
Fordham –   – 8 – 17   .320
Northern Illinois –   – 8 – 17   .320
Eastern Michigan –   – 8 – 18   .308
Holy Cross –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Xavier –   – 8 – 18   .308
Villanova –   – 7 – 19   .269
Army –   – 6 – 18   .250
Houston Baptist –   – 6 – 19   .240
Cleveland State –   – 6 – 20   .231
Samford –   – 6 – 20   .231
Buffalo –   – 5 – 20   .200
Georgia Tech –   – 5 – 21   .192
Georgia State –   – 1 – 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 1 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 96-55
Dec. 4 Morehead State Richmond Coliseum W, 116-85
Dec. 8 Northern Illinois Richmond Coliseum W, 87-71
Dec. 11 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN L, 80-102
Dec. 15 Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. L, 96-103
Dec. 19 Texas A&M Richmond Coliseum W, 72-71
Dec. 21 Austin Peay Richmond Coliseum L, 101-102 (ot)
Dec. 26 Pacific Stockton, Calif. L, 75-80
Dec. 28 Boise State Boise, ID W, 87-85
Jan. 4 Mercer Macon, Ga. L, 89-90
Jan. 7 Austin Peay Clarksville, TN L, 65-81
Jan. 12 Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH L, 51-57
Jan. 15 Cornell Richmond Coliseum W, 107-64
Jan. 18 St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 117-91
Jan. 21 Centenary Richmond Coliseum W, 82-79
Jan. 27 Detroit Detroit, MI W, 77-70
Jan. 29 Buffalo State Franklin Street Gym W, 119-69
Feb. 4 UNC Asheville Franklin Street Gym W, 111-70
Feb. 8 NE Illinois Franklin Street Gym W, 98-76
Feb. 11 West Florida Franklin Street Gym W, 102-64
Feb. 16 Iona Richmond Coliseum W, 94-73
Feb. 18 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 108-71
Feb. 22 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 125-74
Feb. 25 Mercer Richmond Coliseum W, 110-92

1974–75[edit]

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American –   – 22 – 2   .917
UNC Charlotte –   – 23 – 3   .885
Centenary (LA) –   – 25 – 4   .862
No. 11 Marquette –   – 23 – 4   .852
Stetson –   – 22 – 4   .846
No. 13 Cincinnati –   – 23 – 6   .793
Utah State –   – 21 – 6   .778
Rutgers –   – 22 – 7   .759
Creighton –   – 20 – 7   .741
Memphis State –   – 20 – 7   .741
South Alabama –   – 19 – 7   .731
Syracuse –   – 23 – 9   .719
Holy Cross –   – 20 – 8   .714
Oral Roberts –   – 20 – 8   .714
Boston College –   – 21 – 9   .700
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Portland State –   – 18 – 8   .692
UC Santa Barbara –   – 18 – 8   .692
VCU –   – 17 – 8   .680
South Carolina –   – 19 – 9   .679
St. John's –   – 21 – 10   .677
No. 14 Notre Dame –   – 19 – 10   .655
Detroit –   – 17 – 9   .654
No. 20 Providence –   – 20 – 11   .645
Georgetown –   – 18 – 10   .643
George Washington –   – 17 – 10   .630
Pittsburgh –   – 18 – 11   .621
Houston –   – 16 – 10   .615
Illinois State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Tulane –   – 16 – 10   .615
Virginia Tech –   – 16 – 10   .615
Canisius –   – 15 – 10   .600
DePaul –   – 15 – 10   .600
Northeast Louisiana –   – 15 – 10   .600
South Florida –   – 15 – 10   .600
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 11   .593
Jacksonville –   – 15 – 11   .577
Duquesne –   – 14 – 11   .560
Hawaii –   – 14 – 11   .560
Saint Peter's –   – 15 – 12   .556
Cleveland State –   – 13 – 11   .542
Manhattan –   – 14 – 12   .538
Air Force –   – 13 – 12   .520
LIU –   – 13 – 12   .520
St. Bonaventure –   – 14 – 13   .519
West Virginia –   – 14 – 13   .519
Cal State Los Angeles –   – 13 – 13   .500
Marshall –   – 13 – 13   .500
Navy –   – 12 – 12   .500
Northeastern –   – 12 – 12   .500
Fairfield –   – 13 – 14   .481
Niagara –   – 13 – 14   .481
Fordham –   – 12 – 13   .480
Penn State –   – 11 – 12   .478
Indiana State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Oklahoma City –   – 12 – 14   .462
Saint Louis –   – 12 – 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 11 – 13   .458
Portland –   – 13 – 16   .448
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 11 – 14   .440
Georgia Tech –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southern Miss –   – 11 – 15   .423
Xavier –   – 11 – 15   .423
Ball State –   – 10 – 15   .400
Loyola-Chicago –   – 10 – 15   .400
Butler –   – 10 – 16   .385
Dayton –   – 10 – 16   .385
Denver –   – 9 – 16   .360
Northern Illinois –   – 8 – 15   .348
Houston Baptist –   – 9 – 17   .346
Mercer –   – 9 – 17   .346
Samford –   – 9 – 17   .346
Colgate –   – 8 – 16   .333
Villanova –   – 9 – 18   .333
Buffalo –   – 8 – 17   .320
Georgia Southern –   – 8 – 18   .308
Georgia State –   – 8 – 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee –   – 8 – 18   .308
St. Francis (NY) –   – 7 – 19   .269
Charleston Southern –   – 4 – 16   .200
Hardin-Simmons –   – 5 – 20   .200
Iona –   – 4 – 19   .174
Army –   – 3 – 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[2]
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 30 Iowa Iowa City, IA L, 80-95
Dec. 2 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 104-96
Dec. 5 Hardin-Simmons Richmond Coliseum W, 112-74
Dec. 7 Baylor Waco, TX L, 81-83
Dec. 9 Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX W, 84-71
Dec. 10 Texas A&M College Station, TX L, 84-98
Dec. 17 Centenary Richmond Coliseum W, 76-75
Dec. 19 NE Louisiana Franklin Street Gym W, 83-75
Dec. 21 Buffalo Richmond Coliseum W, 105-73
Dec. 28 St. Peter's - Lions-VCU
Holiday Tournament 		Richmond Coliseum W, 86-68
Dec. 29 Texas A&M - Lions-VCU
Holiday Tournament 		Richmond Coliseum L, 80-84
Jan. 8 Baptist (S.C.) Franklin Street Gym W, 116-79
Jan. 11 Maine Orono, ME L, 90-91
Jan. 15 MD-Eastern Shore Richmond Coliseum W, 89-57
Jan. 21 St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 120-60
Jan. 25 Western Illinois Franklin Street Gym W, 99-83
Jan. 27 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 66-73
Feb. 8 Mercer Richmond Coliseum W, 95-75
Feb. 11 Delaware State Franklin Street Gym W, 91-60
Feb. 15 Elmira Franklin Street Gym W, 113-75
Feb. 17 Md.- Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. W, 85-75
Feb. 22 Mercer Macon, Ga. W, 68-63
Feb. 24 Canisius Richmond Coliseum W, 86-61
Feb. 28 Detroit Richmond Coliseum L, 58-67
Mar. 3 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 72-117

1975–76[edit]

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Rutgers –   – 31 – 2   .939
No. 3 UNLV –   – 29 – 2   .935
No. 2 Marquette –   – 27 – 2   .931
North Texas State –   – 22 – 4   .846
No. 19 Centenary –   – 22 – 5   .815
UNC Charlotte –   – 24 – 6   .800
Pan American –   – 20 – 5   .800
No. 7 Notre Dame –   – 23 – 6   .793
St. John's –   – 23 – 6   .793
Florida State –   – 21 – 6   .778
Oral Roberts –   – 20 – 6   .769
Georgetown –   – 21 – 7   .750
Virginia Tech –   – 21 – 7   .750
George Washington –   – 20 – 7   .741
Illinois State –   – 20 – 7   .741
Creighton –   – 19 – 7   .731
Northeast Louisiana –   – 18 – 7   .720
Detroit –   – 19 – 8   .704
South Florida –   – 19 – 8   .704
New Orleans –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 17 DePaul –   – 20 – 9   .690
Syracuse –   – 20 – 9   .690
Holy Cross –   – 22 – 10   .688
Seton Hall –   – 18 – 9   .667
South Alabama –   – 18 – 9   .667
South Carolina –   – 18 – 9   .667
Providence –   – 21 – 11   .656
Stetson –   – 17 – 9   .654
UC Santa Barbara –   – 17 – 9   .654
Air Force –   – 16 – 9   .640
VCU –   – 16 – 9   .640
St. Peter's –   – 19 – 11   .633
Portland State –   – 17 – 10   .630
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 10   .630
Mercer –   – 15 – 10   .600
Villanova –   – 16 – 11   .593
Niagara –   – 17 – 12   .586
Long Island –   – 15 – 12   .556
Colgate –   – 13 – 11   .542
Xavier –   – 14 – 12   .538
West Virginia –   – 15 – 13   .536
Georgia State –   – 12 – 11   .522
Indiana State –   – 13 – 12   .520
Dayton –   – 14 – 13   .519
Hardin–Simmons –   – 14 – 13   .519
Jacksonville –   – 13 – 13   .500
Manhattan –   – 14 – 14   .500
St. Francis (PA) –   – 14 – 14   .500
St. Francis (NY) –   – 13 – 13   .500
Marshall –   – 13 – 14   .481
Duquesne –   – 12 – 13   .480
Northeastern –   – 12 – 13   .480
Fairfield –   – 12 – 14   .462
Utah State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Butler –   – 12 – 15   .444
Denver –   – 12 – 15   .444
Pittsburgh –   – 12 – 15   .444
Army –   – 11 – 14   .440
Iona –   – 11 – 15   .423
Milwaukee –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southern Miss –   – 11 – 15   .423
Navy –   – 10 – 14   .417
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 9 – 13   .409
Georgia Southern –   – 11 – 16   .407
Hawaii –   – 11 – 16   .407
Penn State –   – 10 – 15   .400
Buffalo –   – 10 – 16   .385
Loyola (IL) –   – 10 – 16   .385
Canisius –   – 10 – 17   .370
Boston College –   – 9 – 17   .346
Oklahoma City –   – 9 – 18   .333
Portland –   – 9 – 18   .333
Fordham –   – 7 – 19   .269
Cleveland State –   – 6 – 19   .240
Houston Baptist –   – 5 – 21   .192
Charleston Southern –   – 3 – 23   .115
Samford –   – 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 29 Baltimore Franklin Street Gym W, 84-78
Dec. 1 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 99-75
Dec. 9 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Il. L, 69-79
Dec. 13 Baylor Richmond Coliseum W, 68-64
Dec. 16 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 69-94
Dec. 18 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. L, 56-57
Dec. 20 Northeastern Richmond Coliseum W, 102-81
Dec. 29 CCNY - VCU-Holiday Tournament Richmond Coliseum W, 115-70
Dec. 30 Michigan State - VCU-Holiday Tournament Richmond Coliseum W, 80-75
Jan. 3 Memphis State Memphis, TN L, 72-92
Jan. 13 Western Illinois Macomb, Il. W, 83-81
Jan. 16 MD-Eastern Shore Richmond Coliseum W, 92-68
Jan. 19 Brockport State Franklin Street Gym W, 102-71
Jan. 24 North Texas State Denton, TX L, 72-89
Jan. 26 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK L, 68-84
Jan. 29 Richmond Richmond, Va. L, 65-71
Jan. 31 Oklahoma City Richmond Coliseum W, 67-66
Feb. 3 Charles. Baptist Franklin Street Gym W, 120-61
Feb. 6 Maine Franklin Street Gym W, 92-82
Feb. 10 Richmond Richmond Coliseum L, 66-68
Feb. 17 Brockport State Brockport, N.Y. W, 104-99 (ot)
Feb. 18 Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. W, 97-78
Feb. 21 Delaware State Franklin Street Gym W, 105-75
Mar. 1 Centenary Richmond Coliseum L, 94-98
Mar. 4 Bentley Franklin Street Gym W, 96-56

1976–77[edit]

1977–78[edit]

1978–79[edit]

NBA Draft selections[edit]

# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1 1974 2 14 32 Jesse Dark New York Knickerbockers Point guard
2 1974 4 9 63 Bernie Harris Buffalo Braves Small forward
3 1979 3 20 64 Gerald Henderson San Antonio Spurs Point guard

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1968–69 Results". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
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