List of VCU Rams men's basketball seasons
The VCU Rams men's college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Virginia Commonwealth University in the Atlantic 10 Conference. VCU has played its home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia since its opening in 1999.
Seasons
| Conference regular season champion† | Conference tournament champion‡ | Postseason bid^ | Shared standing T |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | AP | Coaches' | ||||||
| Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | Finish | |||||||
| VCU Rams | |||||||||||
| 1968–69 | Benny Dees | Independent | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970-71 | Chuck Noe | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971-72 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973-74 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974-75 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975-76 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Dana Kirk | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977-78 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | NIT First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1978-79 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979-80 | J. D. Barnett | Sun Belt | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5th | Champions‡ | NCAA First Round^ | — | — |
| 1980-81 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 3 | T-1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1981-82 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2nd | Final | — | — | — | ||
| 1982-83 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | T-1st† | Semifinal | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1983-84 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1st† | Semifinal | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Second Round^ | 11 | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Mike Pollio | 12 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | |
| 1986-87 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1987-88 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2nd | Final | NIT Quarterfinal^ | — | — | ||
| 1988-89 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1989-90 | Sonny Smith | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | T-6th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | |
| 1990-91 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5th | Semifinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1991-92 | Metro | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5th | Semifinal | — | — | — | |
| 1992-93 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3rd | Final | NIT First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | CAA | 24 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA First Round^ | — | — | |
| 1996-97 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | T-3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 9th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Mack McCarthy | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6th | Semifinal | — | — | — | |
| 1999-00 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3rd | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | T-3rd | Final | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Jeff Capel | 18 | 10 | 12 | 6 | T-2nd | Semifinal | — | — | — | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2nd | Final | NIT First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2005-06 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Anthony Grant | 28 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | |
| 2007-08 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1st† | Semifinal | NIT First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1st† | Champions‡ | NCAA First Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | Shaka Smart | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5th | Semifinal | CBI Champions^ | — | — | |
| 2010-11 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4th | Final | NCAA Final Four^ | — | 6 | ||
| 2011-12 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2nd | Champions‡ | NCAA Third Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2012-13 | A-10 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2nd | Final | NCAA Third Round^ | — | 23 | |
| 2013-14 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2nd | Final | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2014-15 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 6 | T-3rd | Champions‡ | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | ||
| 2015-16 | Will Wade | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | T-1st | Final | NCAA Third Round^ | — | — | |
| 2016-17 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2nd | Final | NCAA Second Round^ | — | – | ||
| 2017-18 | Mike Rhoades | A-10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5th | — | — | ||