2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 VCU Rams VCU Rams logo.svg Atlantic 10 Conference A10 25 26–10 12–6 Shaka Smart 6th Jeremy Ballard Mike Morell David Cason Stuart C. Siegel Center Atlantic 10 tournament champions NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 47th season of the university fielding a men's basketball program. Led by sixth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they continued to play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Fordham, Richmond, Davidson, and Dayton to become champions of the Atlantic 10 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State. Previous season The 2013–14 VCU Rams finished the season with an overall record of 26–9, with a record of 12–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for second-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Rams were defeated by Saint Joseph's, 65–61 in the championship game. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which they lost in the second round to Stephen F. Austin. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Terrance Shannon 5 F 6'8" 240 RS Senior Forsyth, GA Graduated Rob Brandenberg 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Gahanna, OH Graduated Juvonte Reddic 15 F 6'9" 250 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated 2014–15 incoming team members 2014–15 team recruits no no 2013 Terry Larrier SF Bronx, NY The Phelps School 6 7 200 September 6, 2013 4 4 87 Michael Gilmore PF Jacksonville, FL James S. Rickards High School 6 9 210 September 26, 2013 4 3 83 Justin Tillman PF Redford, MI Pershing High School 6 8 175 August 30, 2013 3 3 80 Jonathan Williams PG Newark, N.J. Saint Benedict's Prep 5 11 170 March 2, 2013 3 3 78 2014 VCU 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 VCU Basketball Commits VCU 2014 Player Commits April 27, 2014 yes Roster 2014 VCU Rams y JeQuan Lewis y 1 G 6 1 175 SO Dickson, TN Brianté Weber y 2 G 6 2 165 SR Chesapeake, VA y Justin Tillman y 4 F 6 7 190 FR Redford, MI Doug Brooks 5 G 6 3 180 SO Lake Wales, FL Jonathan Williams y basketball, born 1996 10 G 6 0 170 FR Newark, NJ Michael Gilmore 11 F 6 9 205 FR Tallahassee, FL Mo Alie-Cox y 12 F 6 6 250 SO y Middleburg, VA Torey Burston 14 G 5 8 165 SO y Richmond, VA Jordan Burgess 20 G 6 5 215 SO y Midlothian, VA Treveon Graham 21 G/F 6 6 220 SR Washington, D.C. y Terry Larrier y 22 G/F 6 7 200 FR Bronx, NY Jarred Guest 23 F 6 8 225 SR Columbia, SC Antravious Simmons 25 F 6 9 250 FR y Miami, FL Melvin Johnson 32 G 6 3 195 JR Bronx, NY Shaka Smart (Kenyon) Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley) Jeremy Ballard (Colgate) Mike Morell (Milligan) http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/roster Schedule http://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140809061508/http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule 2014-08-09 2014-15 VCU Men's Basketball Schedule - VCU https://web.archive.org/web/20140830010337/http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule 2014-08-30 yes n |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Exhibition November 7 7:00 pm 15 yes California (PA) Siegel Center Richmond, VA 92–43 7,741 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Non-conference regular season November 14 6:30 pm 15 yes yes Tennessee Veterans Classic Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD CBSSN 85–69 5,699 1–0 November 18 6:00 pm yes 15 Toledo Legends Classic Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPNU 87–78 7,637 2–0 November 20 7:00 pm yes 15 Maryland Eastern Shore Legends Classic Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 106–66 7,637 3–0 November 24 7:00 pm 14 yes yes Villanova Legends Classic semifinals 12 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY ESPN2 53–77 8,465 3–1 November 25 7:30 pm 14 yes yes Oregon Legends Classic 3rd place game Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY ESPNU 77–63 8,093 4–1 November 29 7:00 pm 14 yes yes Old Dominion Rivalry Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA CSN+ 67–73 8,472 4–2 December 2 8:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL CSN+ 66–62 7,142 5–2 December 6 2:00 pm yes Virginia 7 Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPNU 57–74 7,647 5–3 December 13 7:00 pm yes Northern Iowa 23 Siegel Center Richmond, VA NBCSN 93–87 2OT 7,637 6–3 December 16 7:00 pm yes Belmont Siegel Center Richmond, VA MASN 78–51 N/A 7–3 December 20 12:00 pm yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 68–47 9,520 8–3 December 22 7:00 pm yes East Tennessee State Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSN+ 84–60 7,637 9–3 December 29 7:00 pm yes Cleveland State Siegel Center Richmond, VA WTVR 72–63 7,637 10–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Atlantic 10 regular season January 4 1:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY CBSSN 75–58 2,719 11–3 (1–0) January 7 7:00 pm 20 Davidson Siegel Center Richmond, VA MASN 71–65 7,637 12–3 (2–0) January 10 2:00 pm 20 Saint Joseph's Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 89–74 7,637 13–3 (3–0) January 13 7:30 pm 17 yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI CBSSN 65–60 6,011 14–3 (4–0) January 17 2:00 pm 17 yes Duquesne Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA CBSSN 70–64 4,223 15–3 (5–0) January 23 7:00 pm 16 yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO ESPN2 63–61 9,643 16–3 (6–0) January 27 7:00 pm 14 George Washington Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 72–48 7,637 17–3 (7–0) January 31 2:00 pm 14 Richmond Black & Blue Classic Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 55–64 7,637 17–4 (7–1) February 4 7:00 pm 18 yes George Mason Rivalry Patriot Center Fairfax, VA CBSSN 72–60 6,743 18–4 (8–1) February 7 2:00 pm 18 yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY NBCSN 71–73 5,135 18–5 (8–2) February 11 7:00 pm 20 yes La Salle Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 69–74 2OT 7,637 18–6 (8–3) February 14 2:00 pm 20 yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. ESPN2 79–66 4,816 19–6 (9–3) February 17 7:30 pm 25 Saint Louis Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 74–54 7,637 20–6 (10–3) February 21 12:00 pm 25 Massachusetts Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 78–72 7,637 21–6 (11–3) February 25 7:00 pm 22 yes Richmond Black & Blue Classic Robins Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 63–67 2OT 7,201 21–7 (11–4) February 28 2:00 pm 22 Dayton Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 55–59 7,637 21–8 (11–5) March 5 9:00 pm yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC ESPNU 55–82 5,223 21–9 (11–6) March 7 5:30 pm George Mason Rivalry Siegel Center Richmond, VA NBCSN 71–60 7,637 22–9 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E11B1A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 Tournament March 12 2:30 pm yes Fordham Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second Round NBCSN 63–57 6,806 23–9 March 13 3:00 pm yes Richmond Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals NBCSN 70–67 6,809 24–9 March 14 1:30 pm yes Davidson 24 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Semifinals CBSSN 93–73 8,488 25–9 March 15 1:00 pm yes Dayton Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Championship game CBS 71–65 7,685 26–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#007FFF; text:#ffffff;"| NCAA tournament March 19 4:40 pm yes yes 25 7 W Ohio State 10 W Moda Center Portland, OR Second round TNT 72–75 OT 13,616 26–10 AP poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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