2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball
2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball
College Basketball Invitational Champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	27–9 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Shaka Smart;
Assistant coaches	Will Wade; Mike Rhoades; Mike Jones;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	20	–	13	.606
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
George Mason	12	–	6	.667	17	–	15	.531
VCU	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
Drexel	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
James Madison	4	–	14	.222	13	–	20	.394
Delaware	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226


† 2010 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Shaka Smart's first season at VCU. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 27–9, 11–7 in CAA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. They were champions of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational.

Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, DC, VCU was predicted to finish third in the CAA.^[1] Jr. forward Larry Sanders was selected to the preseason all conference first team.

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Larry Sanders	6'11"	235	F	Jr.	Fort Pierce, FL	Port St. Lucie HS
2	Issiah Grayson	5'11"	160	G	Fr.	Atlanta, GA	Findlay Prep
4	Terrance Saintil	6'8"	240	F	So.	North Miami, FL	Monsignor Edward Pace HS
10	Darius Theus	6'3"	195	G	Fr.	Portsmouth, VA	I. C. Norcom HS
11	Kirill Pishchalnikov	6'8"	265	F	Sr.	Maykop, Russia	MGGTK AGU
12	Joey Rodriguez	5'10"	175	G	Jr.	Oviedo, FL	Lake Howell HS
20	Bradford Burgess	6'5"	215	G	So.	Midlothian, VA	Benedictine HS
21	Jamie Skeen	6'9"	245	F	Jr.	Charlotte, NC	North Mecklenburg HS Wake Forest
30	Troy Daniels	6'4"	195	G	Fr.	Roanoke, VA	William Fleming HS
32	Brandon Rozzell	6'2"	185	G	Jr.	Richmond, VA	Highland Springs HS
34	David Hinton	6'8"	230	F	Fr.	Winston-Salem, NC	RJ Reynolds HS
42	T.J. Gwynn	6'4"	205	F	Sr.	Burlington, NC	Cummings HS
50	Ed Nixon	6'4"	200	G	Jr.	St. Petersburg, FL	Lakewood HS

Schedule and results

Source^[3]

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2009* 7:30pm	Virginia Union U.S Army Downtown Showdown	W 85–55		Stuart C. Siegel Center (NA) Richmond, VA
Regular season
11/13/2009* 7:30pm	Bethune–Cookman	W 77–51	1–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,741) Richmond, VA
11/18/2009* 7:00pm	at Western Michigan	L 83–67	1–1	University Arena (2,654) Kalamazoo, MI
11/21/2009* 7:30pm	No. 17 Oklahoma	W 82–69	2–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (NA) Richmond, VA
11/23/2009* 7:00pm	at Hampton	W 63–52	3–1	Hampton Convocation Center (3,214) Hampton, VA
11/27/2009* 7:30pm	Nevada	W 85–76	4–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,769) Richmond, VA
12/2/2009* 7:30pm	Rhode Island	W 82–80	5–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229) Richmond, VA
12/5/2009 12:00pm, CSNW/CSS	at William & Mary	L 75–74	5–2 (0–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,215) Williamsburg, VA
12/12/2009* 7:30pm	Richmond Black & Blue Classic	W 65–57	6–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,567) Richmond, VA
12/19/2009* 2:00pm	at Tulane	W 78–77	7–2	Fogelman Arena (1,769) New Orleans, LA
12/29/2009* 7:30pm	East Carolina	W 82–74	8–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124) Richmond, VA
1/2/2010 2:00pm	UNC Wilmington	W 91–57	9–2 (1–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,828) Richmond, VA
1/4/2010 7:00pm, CSNW/CSS	Northeastern	L 62–57	9–3 (1–2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,741) Richmond, VA
1/6/2010 7:00pm	at Drexel	L 75–72	9–4 (1–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,417) Philadelphia, PA
1/9/2010 2:00pm	Delaware	W 77–64	10–4 (2–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,152) Richmond, VA
1/12/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU	at Hofstra	W 81–68	11–4 (3–3)	Hofstra Arena (2,224) Hempstead, NY
1/16/2010 6:00pm	at Georgia State	W 82–69	12–4 (4–3)	GSU Sports Arena (1,697) Atlanta, GA
1/20/2010 7:00pm	William & Mary	W 81–59	13–4 (5–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,524) Richmond, VA
1/23/2010 1:00pm, TCN/CSNW/CSS	at Northeastern	L 74–62	13–5 (5–4)	Matthews Arena (2,858) Boston, MA
1/27/2010 7:30pm	Towson	W 112–53	14–5 (6–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,384) Richmond, VA
1/30/2010 2:00pm, CSN+	Georgia State	W 78–62	15–5 (7–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,548) Richmond, VA
2/3/2010 7:00pm	at UNC Wilmington	W 73–68	16–5 (8–4)	Trask Coliseum (2,375) Wilmington, NC
2/6/2010 4:00pm, TCN/CSNW/CSS	Old Dominion	W 70–58	17–5 (9–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,556) Richmond, VA
2/9/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU	at George Mason	L 82–77	17–6 (9–5)	Patriot Center (5,486) Fairfax, VA
2/13/2010 6:00pm, TCN/CSNW	at James Madison	L 76–71	17–7 (9–6)	JMU Convocation Center (5,398) Harrisonburg, VA
2/16/2010 7:00pm, TCN/CSNW	Drexel	W 73–54	18–7 (10–6)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,127) Richmond, VA
2/20/2010* 7:00pm, ESPNU	at Akron ESPNU BracketBusters	W 70–53	19–7	Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,882) Richmond, VA
2/24/2010 7:30pm	at James Madison	W 76–62	20–7 (11–6)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (6,873) Richmond, VA
2/27/2010 4:00pm, CSNW	at Old Dominion	L 73–70	20–8 (11–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
CAA Tournament
3/5/2010 6:00pm	vs. Delaware First Round	W 66–49	21–8	Richmond Coliseum (4,854) Richmond, VA
3/6/2010 2:30pm, CSN	vs. George Mason Quarterfinals	W 75–60	22–8	Richmond Coliseum (8,908) Richmond, VA
3/7/2010 3:00pm, CSN	vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	L 73–69 ^OT	22–9	Richmond Coliseum (NA) Richmond, VA
CBI
3/16/2010 7:00pm, HDNet	at George Washington First Round	W 79–73	23–9	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (793) Washington, DC
3/22/2010 7:00pm, HDNet	College of Charleston Quarterfinals	W 93–86	24–9	Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,297) Richmond, VA
3/24/2010 7:00pm, HDNet	Boston University Semifinals	W 88–75	25–9	Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,352) Richmond, VA
3/29/2010 7:00pm, HDNet	Saint Louis Finals–Game 1	W 68–56	26–9	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,386) Richmond, VA
3/31/2010 8:00pm, HDNet	at Saint Louis Finals–Game 2	W 71–65	27–9	Chaifetz Arena (5,612) Saint Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2010-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

[1] ttp://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2010-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[schedule-3] "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.

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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