2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 VCU Rams VCU Varsity old logo.svg 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 27–9 11–7 Shaka Smart Will Wade Mike Rhoades Mike Jones Stuart C. Siegel Center College Basketball Invitational Champions 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.http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269 Old Dominion Picked to Win Caa Men?S Basketball Title in 2009-10 Jr. forward Larry Sanders was selected to the preseason all conference first team. Roster Sourcehttp://www.vcuathletics.com/mbb_roster.php VCU Rams 2010-03-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090127053958/http://vcuathletics.com/mbb_roster.php 2009-01-27 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Larry Sanders6'11"235FJr.Fort Pierce, FLPort St. Lucie HS2Issiah Grayson5'11"160GFr.Atlanta, GAFindlay Prep4Terrance Saintil6'8"240FSo.North Miami, FLMonsignor Edward Pace HS10Darius Theus6'3"195GFr.Portsmouth, VAI. C. Norcom HS11Kirill Pishchalnikov6'8"265FSr.Maykop, RussiaMGGTK AGU12Joey Rodriguez5'10"175GJr.Oviedo, FLLake Howell HS20Bradford Burgess6'5"215GSo.Midlothian, VABenedictine HS21Jamie Skeen6'9"245FJr.Charlotte, NCNorth Mecklenburg HSWake Forest30Troy Daniels6'4"195GFr.Roanoke, VAWilliam Fleming HS32Brandon Rozzell6'2"185GJr.Richmond, VAHighland Springs HS34David Hinton6'8"230FFr.Winston-Salem, NCRJ Reynolds HS42T.J. Gwynn6'4"205FSr.Burlington, NCCummings HS50Ed Nixon6'4"200GJr.St. Petersburg, FLLakewood HS Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=VCU Rams| Exhibition 11/5/2009 7:30pm yes 2009 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA U.S Army Downtown Showdown 85–55 — |- !colspan=9 style=VCU Rams| Regular season 11/13/2009 7:30pm yes 2009 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 77–51 1–0 6,741 11/18/2009 7:00pm yes yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 67–83 1–1 2,654 11/21/2009 7:30pm yes Oklahoma 17 Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 82–69 2–1 11/23/2009 7:00pm yes yes 2009 Hampton Pirates Hampton Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA 63–52 3–1 3,214 11/27/2009 7:30pm yes Nevada Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 85–76 4–1 5,769 12/2/2009 7:30pm yes Rhode Island Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 82–80 5–1 5,229 12/5/2009 12:00pm yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA CSNW/CSS 74–75 5–2 (0–1) 3,215 12/12/2009 7:30pm yes Richmond Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA Black & Blue Classic 65–57 6–2 7,567 12/19/2009 2:00pm yes yes 2009 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 78–77 7–2 1,769 12/29/2009 7:30pm yes East Carolina Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 82–74 8–2 7,124 1/2/2010 2:00pm 2009 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 91–57 9–2 (1–1) 5,828 1/4/2010 7:00pm Northeastern Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSNW/CSS 57–62 9–3 (1–2) 5,741 1/6/2010 7:00pm yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 72–75 9–4 (1–3) 1,417 1/9/2010 2:00pm 2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 77–64 10–4 (2–3) 7,152 1/12/2010 7:00pm yes Hofstra Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY ESPNU 81–68 11–4 (3–3) 2,224 1/16/2010 6:00pm yes 2009 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 82–69 12–4 (4–3) 1,697 1/20/2010 7:00pm William & Mary Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 81–59 13–4 (5–3) 7,524 1/23/2010 1:00pm yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, MA TCN/CSNW/CSS 62–74 13–5 (5–4) 2,858 1/27/2010 7:30pm 2009 Towson Tigers Towson Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 112–53 14–5 (6–4) 5,384 1/30/2010 2:00pm Georgia State Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSN+ 78–62 15–5 (7–4) 4,548 2/3/2010 7:00pm yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 73–68 16–5 (8–4) 2,375 2/6/2010 4:00pm Old Dominion Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA Rivalry TCN/CSNW/CSS 70–58 17–5 (9–4) 7,556 2/9/2010 7:00pm yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA ESPNU 77–82 17–6 (9–5) 5,486 2/13/2010 6:00pm yes 2009 James Madison Dukes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA TCN/CSNW 71–76 17–7 (9–6) 5,398 2/16/2010 7:00pm Drexel Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA TCN/CSNW 73–54 18–7 (10–6) 5,127 2/20/2010 7:00pm yes yes Akron Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN BracketBusters ESPNU 70–53 19–7 3,882 2/24/2010 7:30pm yes James Madison Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 76–62 20–7 (11–6) 6,873 2/27/2010 4:00pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Rivalry CSNW 70–73 20–8 (11–7) 8,424 |- !colspan=10 style=VCU Rams| CAA Tournament 3/5/2010 6:00pm yes 5 Delaware 12 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA CAA First Round 66–49 21–8 4,854 3/6/2010 2:30pm yes 5 George Mason 4 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA CAA Quarterfinals CSN 75–60 22–8 8,908 3/7/2010 3:00pm yes 5 Old Dominion 1 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA CAA Semifinals CSN 69–73 OT 22–9 |- !colspan=10 style=VCU Rams| CBI 3/16/2010 7:00pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, DC CBI First Round HDNet 79–73 23–9 793 3/22/2010 7:00pm College of Charleston Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBI Quarterfinals HDNet 93–86 24–9 3,297 3/24/2010 7:00pm Boston University Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBI Semifinals HDNet 88–75 25–9 3,352 3/29/2010 7:00pm Saint Louis Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBI Finals – Game 1 HDNet 68–56 26–9 4,386 3/31/2010 8:00pm yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena Saint Louis, MO CBI Finals – Game 2 HDNet 71–65 27–9 5,612 Eastern Time Sourcehttp://www.vcuathletics.com/mbb_schedule.php 2009-10 Schedule 2010-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323202925/http://www.vcuathletics.com/mbb_schedule.php 23 March 2010 dead References VCU Category:VCU Rams men's basketball seasons Vcu Category:College Basketball Invitational championship seasons VCU Rams VCU Rams