1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball team

1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball
1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–11
Head coach	Benny Dees;
Home arena	Franklin Street Gym
	Seasons ← none 1969–70 →

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. 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.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1968*	at Augusta State	L 71–89	0–1	Augusta Civic Center Augusta, GA
Nov 30, 1968*	at Georgia Southern	L 88–105	0–2	Augusta Civic Center Statesboro, GA
Dec 6, 1968*	Washington and Lee	L 70–83	0–3	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Dec 7, 1968*	at Hampden–Sydney	L 79–83	0–4	Kirby Fieldhouse Hampden Sydney, VA
Dec 9, 1968*	Newport News Apprentice	W 78–69	1–4	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Dec 13, 1968*	Southeastern (FL)	W 120–77	2–4	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Dec 14, 1968*	at Pembroke State	W 86–77	3–4	English E. Jones Center Pembroke, NC
Dec 18, 1968*	vs. Bridgewater MCB Quantico Tournament	W 101–84	4–4	Barber Center Quantico, VA
Dec 19, 1968*	vs. NYIT MCB Quantico Tournament	L 81–103	4–5	Barber Center Quantico, VA
Dec 20, 1968*	vs. West Liberty State MCB Quantico Tournament	W 106–100 ^OT	5–5	Barber Center Quantico, VA
Dec 21, 1968*	vs. Maryland State MCB Quantico Tournament	L 69–71	5–6	Barber Center Quantico, VA
Dec 27, 1968*	vs. Roanoke Fort Eustis Tournament	L 59–84	5–7	Anderson Field House Newport News, VA
Dec 28, 1968*	vs. West Virginia State Fort Eustis Tournament	W 79–73	6–7	Anderson Field House Newport News, VA
Dec 29, 1968*	vs. Denison Fort Eustis Tournament	W 76–69	7–7	Anderson Field House Newport News, VA
Jan 7, 1969*	at Washington and Lee	L 75–80	7–8	Doremus–Warner Center Lexington, VA
Jan 9, 1969*	at Virginia Union	W 96–74	8–8	Barco–Stevens Hall Richmond, VA
Jan 11, 1969*	at Pembroke State	W 72–57	9–8	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Jan 15, 1969*	at High Point	L 77–109	9–9	Alumni Hall High Point, NC
Feb 5, 1969*	at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 69–101	9–10	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium Norfolk, VA
Feb 8, 1969*	at Southeastern (FL)	W 89–60	10–10	Franklin Street Gym Lakeland, FL
Feb 12, 1969*	Virginia Union	L 82–89	10–11	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Feb 18, 1969*	Bridgewater	W 95–86	11–11	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
Feb 20, 1969*	Hampden–Sydney	W 101–84	12–11	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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

References

^ ^a ^b "1968–69 Results". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

[1968/69_results-1] "1968–69 Results". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

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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
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics