2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season February 2024 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 VCU Rams VCU Athletics logo 2012.png 200 Atlantic 10 Conference A10 24 26–9 12–4 Shaka Smart 5th Mike Rhoades Jeremy Ballard Mike Morell Stuart C. Siegel Center NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2013–14 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by fifth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. It was the second season for the Rams playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400546819 Saint Joseph's beats VCU to earn first A-10 title since 1997 ESPN March 16, 2014 February 20, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stephen F. Austin. 2013–14 incoming team members 2013–14 team recruits no no 2013 JeQuan Lewis PG Dickson, TN Dickson County High School 6 1 175 February 8, 2012 3 3 80 Douglas Brooks SG Lake Wales, FL Lake Wales High School 6 3 165 April 2, 2013 0 3 76 Jairus Lyles SG Silver Spring, MD DeMatha Catholic 6 1 165 July 1, 2012 3 3 74 Antravious Simmons C Miami, FL South Miami High School 6 9 220 September 1, 2012 3 3 66 2013 VCU 2013 Basketball Commitments 2013 VCU Basketball Commits VCU 2013 Player Commits vcu 75 2670 June 7, 2013 yes Roster 2013 VCU Rams y Jairus Lyles y 0 G 6 2 175 FR Washington, D.C. JeQuan Lewis y 1 G 6 1 175 FR Dickson, TN Brianté Weber y 2 G 6 2 165 JR Chesapeake, VA Terrance Shannon 4 F 6 8 240 SR y Forsyth, GA Doug Brooks 5 G 6 3 180 FR Lake Wales, FL Rob Brandenberg 11 G 6 2 190 SR Gahanna, OH Mo Alie-Cox y 12 F 6 6 250 FR y Middleburg, VA Torey Burston 14 G 5 8 165 FR y Richmond, VA Juvonte Reddic y 15 F 6 9 250 SR Winston-Salem, NC Jordan Burgess 20 G 6 5 215 FR y Midlothian, VA Treveon Graham 21 G 6 6 220 JR Washington, D.C. y Jarred Guest 23 F 6 8 225 JR Columbia, SC Antravious Simmons 25 F 6 9 250 FR Miami, FL Melvin Johnson 32 G 6 3 195 SO Bronx, NY Emerson Burk 40 F 6 9 215 FR W Chesapeake, VA Shaka Smart (Kenyon) Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley) Jeremy Ballard (Colgate) Mike Morell (Milligan) http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/roster September 25, 2013 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP 14 14 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 23 24 N/A Coaches' 15 14 10 24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 25 25 N/A Schedule yes n |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Exhibition November 2 7:30 pm 14 yes California (PA) Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 92–54 7,741 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Non-conference regular season November 8 7:00 pm 14 yes Illinois State Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA MASN 96–58 7,741 1–0 November 12 7:00 pm 14 yes yes Virginia 25 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 59–56 13,881 2–0 November 16 7:00 pm 14 yes Winthrop Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSNMA+ 92–71 7,741 3–0 November 21 7:30 pm 10 yes yes Florida State Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR ESPNU 67–85 4,952 3–1 November 22 7:30 pm 10 yes yes Long Beach State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR ESPNU 73–67 5,835 4–1 November 24 2:00 pm 10 yes yes Georgetown Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR ESPNU 80–84 N/A 4–2 November 29 7:00 pm yes Northeastern Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR/CSNMA+ 79–66 7,741 5–2 December 1 5:00 pm yes yes Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN CSNMA/SNY 81–68 4,811 6–2 December 5 7:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 6.3/CSNMA 71–68 OT 7,741 7–2 December 8 1:30 pm yes Old Dominion Rivalry Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSNMA 69–48 7,741 8–2 December 14 12:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPNU 68–77 5,890 8–3 December 17 7:00 pm yes Wofford Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 6.3 72–57 7,741 9–3 December 21 5:30 pm yes yes Virginia Tech Governor's Invitational Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA NBCSN 82–52 10,605 10–3 December 28 7:30 pm yes yes Boston College Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY FS2 69–50 N/A 11–3 January 3 9:00 pm yes Stony Brook Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 6.3/CSNMA+ 81–63 7,741 12–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Conference regular season January 9 7:00 pm George Mason Rivalry Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 71–57 7,741 13–3 (1–0) January 14 7:00 pm yes George Washington Smith Center Washington, DC CBSSN 66–76 4,874 13–4 (1–1) January 18 4:00 pm Duquesne Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 80–65 7,741 14–4 (2–1) January 22 7:00 pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH CBSSN 80–66 12,512 15–4 (3–1) January 25 12:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 97–87 2OT 3,400 16–4 (4–1) January 29 7:00 pm Fordham Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 6.3 76–60 7,741 17–4 (5–1) February 1 12:00 pm Richmond Capital City Classic Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 80–71 7,741 18–4 (6–1) February 6 7:00 pm Rhode Island Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 65–50 7,741 19–4 (7–1) February 8 8:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 62–69 4,200 19–5 (7–2) February 12 7:00 pm George Washington Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA NBCSN 92–75 7,741 20–5 (8–2) February 15 2:00 pm yes Saint Louis 12 Chaifetz Arena Saint Louis, MO ESPN 62–64 10,639 20–6 (8–3) February 21 7:00 pm yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA ESPN2 75–80 9,493 20–7 (8–4) February 27 7:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx. NY CBSSN 85–66 2,253 21–7 (9–4) March 1 6:00 pm Saint Louis 10 Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 67–56 7,741 22–7 (10–4) March 6 9:00 pm yes Richmond Capital City Classic Robins Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 56–50 7,201 23–7 (11–4) March 8 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA SNY 86–67 7,741 24–7 (12–4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Atlantic 10 tournament March 14 6:30 pm 23 yes Richmond Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals NBCSN 71–53 8,755 25–7 March 15 4:00 pm 23 yes George Washington Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Semifinals CBSSN 74–55 10,133 26–7 March 16 1:00 pm 23 yes St. Joseph's Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Championship CBS 61–65 8,886 26-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| NCAA tournament March 21 7:27 pm 24 (S 5) yes yes (S 12) Stephen F. Austin Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Second round TruTV 75–77 OT 11,488 26–9 AP poll Eastern Time. 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