2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were by Mike Rhoades in his third season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2019–20 record18–13 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Dayton180 1.000  292  .935
Richmond144 .778  247  .774
Rhode Island135 .722  219  .700
Saint Louis126 .667  238  .742
St. Bonaventure117 .611  1912  .613
Duquesne117 .611  219  .700
Davidson108 .556  1614  .533
Massachusetts810 .444  1417  .452
VCU810 .444  1813  .581
La Salle612 .333  1515  .500
George Washington612 .333  1220  .375
George Mason513 .278  1715  .531
Saint Joseph's216 .111  626  .188
Fordham216 .111  922  .290
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 A10 Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VCU opened the season with a 6–0 record, making it the first time in program history for the Rams to win their first six games, and were ranked for the first time in three seasons. In February, chains of injuries and underperformances caused the program to lose seven of their final nine games, giving the program their worst losing streak since the 1997–98 season.[1] This caused the program to finish with a regular season record of 18–13 and 8–10 in conference play. VCU was seeded eighth in the 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, and were slated to play UMass in the second round. The game, and the tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VCU finished the season 18–13, making it the 20th consecutive season VCU finished with a winning overall record.

Background

The Rams, surpassing preseason expectations, won the A-10 regular season, posting a 25–8 record and 16–2 record in Atlantic 10 play (their best ever in that league) and earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. There they lost to UCF in the opening round of the tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Xavier Jackson15G6'3"190SeniorHinesville, GeorgiaGraduated
Michael Gillmore22F6'10"210SeniorJacksonville, FloridaGraduated
Sean Mobley5F6'9"225SophomoreMelbourne, FloridaTransferred to UCF
P. J. Byrd24G6'1"185FreshmanHouston, TexasTransferred to Colorado State

2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nah'Shon Hyland
PG
Wilmington, DE St. Georges Technical High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 4, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Jarren McAllister
SF
Wake Forest, NC Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Hason Ward
PF
Springfield, MA Springfield Central High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Tre Clark
PG
Covington, GA Newton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

    Roster

    2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 De'Riante Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHargrave Military Academy Eutawville, South Carolina
    G/F 1 Mike'l Simms 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCowley CC Richmond, Virginia
    G 2 Marcus Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrRice Chesapeake, Virginia
    F 4 Corey Douglas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrBallard (Louisville)
    Tallahassee CC
    Louisville, Kentucky
    G 5 Nah'Shon Hyland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrSt. Georges Technical Wilmington, Delaware
    G/F 10 Vince Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSt. John's Jesuit Toledo, Ohio
    G 11 KeShawn Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoFork Union Military Academy Jacksonville, Florida
    G 12 Jimmy Clark III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrNewton HS Covington, Georgia
    G 13 Malik Crowfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrRiverside Academy LaPlace, Louisiana
    F 14 Marcus Santos-Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrVermont Academy Taunton, Massachusetts
    G 15 Arnold Henderson IV 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Christopher's School Mechanicsville, Virginia
    F 20 Hason Ward 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSpringfield Central HS Springfield, Massachusetts
    G 21 Jarren McAllister 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMassanutten Military Academy Wake Forest, North Carolina
    F 23 Issac Vann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrMaine Bridgeport, Connecticut
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 26, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    No. 25 Virginia State W 90–53 
     15  Evans  8  Santos-Silva  3  Hyland  Siegel Center (5,500)
    Richmond, VA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    No. 25 Saint Francis (PA) W 72–58  1–0
     21  Santos-Silva  18  Santos-Silva  4  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 8, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    No. 25 North Texas W 59–56  2–0
     13  Evans  7  Santos-Silva  3  Santos-Silva  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 13, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 LSU W 84–82  3–0
     17  Santos-Silva  11  Santos-Silva  3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 17, 2019*
    12:00 pm, MASN
    Jacksonville State
    Emerald Coast Classic first round
    W 93–65  4–0
     13  Simms  7  Santos-Silva  4  Hyland  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 23, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    No. 21 Florida Gulf Coast W 78–48  5–0
     16  Evans  11  Santos-Silva  4  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 25, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    No. 20 Alabama State
    Emerald Coast Classic second round
    W 78–62  6–0
     25  Evans  9  Santos-Silva  3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 29, 2019*
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 20 vs. Purdue
    Emerald Coast Classic third round
    L 56–59  6–1
     19  Santos-Silva  6  Jenkins  2  Williams  The Arena at NWFSC 
    Niceville, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    4:00 pm
    No. 20 vs. No. 17 Tennessee
    Emerald Coast Classic final round
    L 69–72  6–2
     22  Santos-Silva  11  Santos-Silva  4  Simms  The Arena at NWSFC (2,500)
    Niceville, FL
    December 7, 2019*
    8:00 pm, MASN
    Old Dominion
    Rivalry
    W 69–57  7–2
     13  Santos-Silva  6  Jenkins  3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    December 15, 2019*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    Missouri State W 61–51  8–2
     11  Simms  6  Tied  3  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    December 18, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FloSports
    at Charleston
    A10–CAA Challenge
    W 76–71  9–2
     17  Santos-Silva  11  Santos-Silva  4  Williams  TD Arena (3,938)
    Charleston, SC
    December 21, 2019*
    12:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Wichita State L 63–73  9–3
     15  Evans  7  Jenkins  2  Vann  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    December 29, 2019*
    5:00 pm, MASN
    Loyola (MD) W 85–51  10–3
     15  Jenkins  7  Santos-Silva  5  Jenkins  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 pm, MASN
    Fordham W 64–46  11–3
    (1–0)
     14  Simms  8  Simms  6  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    January 5, 2020
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    at George Mason
    Rivalry
    W 72–59  12–3
    (2–0)
     26  Santos-Silva  12  Santos-Silva  6  Evans  EagleBank Arena (6,513)
    Fairfax, VA
    January 11, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    Rhode Island L 56–65  12–4
    (2–1)
     14  Jenkins  14  Santos-Silva  4  Evans  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    January 14, 2020
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 13 Dayton L 65–79  12–5
    (2–2)
     16  Tied  9  Santos-Silva  4  Evans  UD Arena (13,407)
    Dayton, OH
    January 18, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    St. Bonaventure W 91–63  13–5
    (3–2)
     21  Hyland  11  Santos-Silva  5  Jenkins  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    January 21, 2020
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Saint Joseph's W 73–60  14–5
    (4–2)
     13  Curry  12  Santos-Silva  2  4 tied  Hagan Arena (1,725)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 25, 2020
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    at La Salle W 76–65  15–5
    (5–2)
     16  Santos-Silva  9  Santos-Silva  5  Hyland  Tom Gola Arena (2,841)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 28, 2020
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Richmond
    Capital City Classic
    W 87–68  16–5
    (6–2)
     15  Hyland  8  Tied  4  Crowfield  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    January 31, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Rhode Island L 75–87  16–6
    (6–3)
     16  Hyland  4  Vann  6  Evans  Ryan Center (7,896)
    Kingston, RI
    February 7, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    Davidson W 73–62  17–6
    (7–3)
     19  Evans  7  Jenkins  4  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    February 12, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    George Mason L 67–72  17–7
    (7–4)
     16  Jenkins  7  Santos-Silva  4  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    February 15, 2020
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Richmond L 59–77  17–8
    (7–5)
     14  Santos-Silva  12  Santos-Silva  3  Vann  Robins Center (7,201)
    Richmond, VA
    February 18, 2020
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 5 Dayton L 61–66  17–9
    (7–6)
     18  Hyland  17  Santos-Silva  2  3 tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    February 21, 2020
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Saint Louis L 62–80  17–10
    (7–7)
     11  Santos-Silva  6  Williams  2  3 tied  Chaifetz Arena (9,234)
    St. Louis, MO
    February 26, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at UMass L 52–60  17–11
    (7–8)
     14  Santos-Silva  11  Santos-Silva  4  Hyland  Mullins Center (2,462)
    Amherst, MA
    February 29, 2020
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    George Washington W 75–51  18–11
    (8–8)
     14  Simms  10  Santos-Silva  4  Vann, Hyland  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    March 3, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Duquesne L 77–80 OT 18–12
    (8–9)
     24  Santos-Silva  8  Santos-Silva  3  Clark III  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    March 6, 2020
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Davidson L 65–75  18–13
    (8–10)
     17  Hyland  5  Tied  3  Hyland  John M. Belk Arena (3,763)
    Davidson, NC
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    Mar 12, 2020
    12:00 pm, NBCSN
    (8) vs. (9) UMass Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Barclays Center
    Brooklyn, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 25 RV 21 20 RV RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
    Coaches RV RV 19 19 RV RV 25-T RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    References

    1. "Men's Basketball Archives: 1997-98 Season". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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