====== Virginia Commonwealth University ======
  * [[https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball?path=mbball|Team website]]
  * Twitter feeds: [[https://twitter.com/VCU_Hoops|@VCU_Hoops]], [[https://twitter.com/VCUathletics|@VCUathletics]], [[https://twitter.com/VCUHorns|@VCUHorns]], [[https://twitter.com/VCURamNation|@VCURamNation]], [[https://twitter.com/RowdyRams|@RowdyRams]]
  * [[wp>VCU_Rams_men's_basketball|Wikipedia team entry]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/virginia-commonwealth/men/|Team history from Sports-Reference.com]]
  * [[http://www.vcuathletics.com|Athletics website]]
  * [[http://www.vcu.edu/|School website]]
  * [[wp>Virginia_Commonwealth_University|Wikipedia school entry]]
  * Location: [[wp>Richmond, Virginia|Richmond VA]]

===== Series =====
  * UMass trails 4-11 (.267)
  * Last meeting: [[game20250219_vcu|2/19/2025, VCU 80 - UMass 51]]
  * First meeting: [[game20130214_vcu|2/14/2013, VCU 86 - UMass 68]]

===== Notes =====
  * VCU moved from the [[wp>Colonial_Athletic_Association|Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)]] to the [[Atlantic 10]] for the 2012-13 season.((http://www.vcuathletics.com/features/Atlantic10Move))
  * VCU and fellow A-10 member [[opponent_richmond|Richmond]] are cross-town rivals.
  * UMass and VCU were scheduled to play in the Second Round of 2020 A-10 Tournament, but the game was cancelled moments before tip-off, as the [[wp>COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|spread of COVID-19]] shut down the rest of the season.

===== Game History =====
VCU's [[wp>Siegel Center]] has been their home venue since it opened in 1999.  All games marked as Away were played there, unless otherwise noted.
^ ^^^^^  Opponent  ^^^
^Date^Game Results^Site^UM Coach^Game Notes^Conference^Head Coach^Nickname^
|2/14/2013|@#ffdddd:[[game20130214_vcu|L 86-68]]|Away|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|Underdog UM built a 5-point halftime lead, but VCU started second half with full-court trapping defense, and UM folded under the pressure. VCU 21-1 run put the game away. UM 24 turnovers.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Shaka Smart]]|Rams|
|3/16/2013|@#ffdddd:[[game20130316_vcu|L 71-62]]|Neutral|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|Atlantic-10 Tournament semifinal at [[wp>Barclays Center]]. VCU 2 Seed, UM 6 Seed. UM pulls within 4 late, but falls short. Three Minutemen in double-figure rebounding. [[williams_chaz|Chaz]] & [[lalanne_cady|Cady]] hit 7 and 6 FGs respectively, but no other Minuteman hits more than 1.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Shaka Smart]]|Rams|
|2/21/2014|@#ddffdd:[[https://umassathletics.com/news/2014/2/21/Basketball_Out_Battles_Rams_To_80_75_Win_In_Front_Of_Sell_Out_Crowd|W 80-75]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|UM handles the Havoc pressure and gets a huge win in front of a sold-out crowd and an ESPN2 audience. [[carter_sampson|Carter]] a point away from a double-double. Nice game for [[davis_trey|Trey Davis]] off the bench. UM steals 12 from VCU, and forces the Rams into more turnovers. VCU hurts their chances with 10-22 FT shooting.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Shaka Smart]]|Rams|
|2/21/2015|@#ffdddd:[[https://umassathletics.com/news/2015/2/21/UMass_Drops_Hard_Fought_Game_At_No_25_VCU_78_72|L 78-72]]|Away|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|UM gets off to slow start, committing 12 first-half turnovers, but chips away and cuts deficit to 5 at halftime. UM takes lead in second half, but allows a 17-5 run and can't recover. [[dyson_demetrius|Dyson]] career highs with 12 & 10.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Shaka Smart]]|Rams|
|2/11/2016|@ddffdd:[[https://vcuathletics.com/news/2016/2/11/2_11_2016_3239.aspx|W 69-63]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|UM lets a 15-point second-half lead turn into a tie game, but regroups to hold off the Rams. Backcourt attack returns: [[clark_donte|Clark]] 22, [[davis_trey|Davis]] & [[hinds_jabarie|Hinds]] 18 each. [[berger_seth|Berger]] leaves game after collision, goes into concussion evaluation. |[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Will Wade (basketball)|Will Wade]]|Rams|
|3/11/2016|@#ffdddd:[[https://vcuathletics.com/news/2016/3/11/3_11_2016_3253.aspx|L 85-70]]|Neutral|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|A-10 Tourney Quarter-Final, at [[wp>Barclays Center]], Brooklyn NY. Seeds: UM 10, VCU 2. Rams push a 9-point halftime lead to 26 with a 23-6 run to start the second half, burying UM's chances. VCU kills UM on the glass: 20/49 to 4/31. [[hinds_jabarie|Hinds]] & [[holloway_rashaan|Holloway]] 16 points each, [[clark_donte|Clark]] held to just 8 on 2-8 FG shooting.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Will Wade (basketball)|Will Wade]]|Rams|
|1/7/2017|@#ffdddd:[[http://umassathletics.com/news/2017/1/7/mens-basketball-unable-to-offset-vcus-offense-in-81-68-loss.aspx|L 81-64]]|Away|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|[[holloway_rashaan|Holloway's]] 2nd straight double-double, but [[anderson_cj|Anderson]] (12) is the only other UM double-figure scorer. Four double-figure scorers for VCU, and they win the glass 45-32. VCU 23-7 run the difference. UM struggles again from 3: 4-18 (22%).|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Will Wade (basketball)|Will Wade]]|Rams|
|2/21/2018|@#ffdddd:[[http://umassathletics.com/news/2017/1/7/mens-basketball-unable-to-offset-vcus-offense-in-81-68-loss.aspx|L 82-78]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|[[pipkins_luwane|Pipkins]] carries team on his back again, shooting 8-13 from 3, but can't get quite enough from the limited supporting cast.  [[turner-morris_khalea|KTM]] is out with concussion symptoms, and [[west_randall|West]] fills in with 18 minutes / 6 boards / 2 points.  [[anderson_cj|CJ]] 15 pts, [[pierre_carl|Pierre]] 10.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|1/19/2019|@#ffdddd:[[https://umassathletics.com/news/2019/1/19/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-drops-physical-road-battle-at-vcu-68-50.aspx|L 68-50]]|Away|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|UM only down 4 at the half, but falls apart in the second, only scoring 22.  In H2, UM shot 8-28 (.285) overall, and 1-12 (.083) from 3.  [[pipkins_luwane|Pip]] struggles again, shooting 3-15.  [[cobb_curtis|Cobb]] 4 baskets, then no other UM player makes more than 2.  Sloppy game with 19 turnovers for each team.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|2/26/2020|@ddffdd:[[https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/2/26/mens-basketball-pierre-and-mitchell-send-umass-to-third-straight-victory-in-60-52-win-over-vcu.aspx|W 60-52]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|[[pierre_carl|Pierre]] notches his first 20+ point game in over a month to lead UM to victory over an injury-bitten Rams team. [[mitchell_tre|Tre]] does Tre things with 19 & 15 and wins the big-man battle over [[wp>Marcus Santos-Silva|Santos-Silva]] (14 & 11). UM holds VCU to 19 points in the second half, their lowest in a half in over 5 years. |[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|3/12/2020|Cancelled|Neutral|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|A-10 Tournament Second Round, at [[wp>Barclays Center]], Brooklyn NY. Game was cancelled moments before tip-off, as the [[wp>COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|spread of COVID-19]] shut down the rest of the season.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|2/26/2022|@#ffdddd:[[game20220226_vcu|L 77-62]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|UM falls behind 41-23 by halftime, shooting 26% to VCU's 58%, Rams cruise from there.  Season worsts for UM in threes (3-19 .158) and turnovers (22).  [[rich_kelly|Rich]] scoreless for first time in 132 career games. [[John Kelly]] sees first action. |[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|1/17/2023|@#ffdddd:[[game20230117_vcu|L 83-55]]|Away|[[Frank Martin]]|UM down just 5 early in the second, but falls apart, allowing a 27-8 run to decide it. FG%: UM .292, VCU .525.  3pt FG%: UM .160, VCU .500.  [[dominguez_dyondre|Dyondre]] 10 pts.  [[wildens_leveque|Leveque]] fouls out in just 14 minutes. [[fernandes_noah|Noah]] and [[rj_luis|RJ]] remain out. |[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Mike Rhoades]]|Rams|
|2/20/2024|@ddffdd:[[game20240220_vcu|W 74-52]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[Frank Martin]]|UM never trails as VCU shoots .304, their worst in an A10 game since 2015. UM's biggest-ever win over VCU. [[matt_cross|Cross]] questionable earlier in the day, ends up shooting 7-9 and tallying 18 & 12. [[josh_cohen|Cohen]] 20 & 7.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Ryan Odom]]|Rams|
|3/14/2024|@#ffdddd:[[game20240314_vcu|L 73-59]]|Neutral|[[Frank Martin]]|[[https://atlantic10.com/sports/2023/7/27/MBB24.aspx|A10 Tournament]] Quarterfinal, at [[wp>Barclays Center]], Brooklyn NY.  Seeds: UM 4, VCU 5.  First half hole: VCU 17-pt lead, FG% VCU 55% UM 25%, VCU +8 rebounds.  Diggins scores 20 in the second, but the one man show isn't enough.  VCU locks up the interior: Cohen just 5 FGAs, and UM just 18 points in the paint.  Cohen 14 & 6, Cross 7-8-5, Jayden 8 & 7.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Ryan Odom]]|Rams|
|2/19/2025|@#ffdddd:[[game20250219_vcu|L 80-51]]|Away|[[Frank Martin]]|[[jaylen_curry|Curry]] and [[akil_watson|Watson]] both out with injuries, and UM still looks like a team dealing with illness. 51 points a low since 2023, 0-10 from 3, first game without a 3 since 2022, 5 assists a low since 2019. [[daniel_rivera|Rivera]] 15 pts, [[daniel_hankins-sanford|DHS]] 10 boards, [[rahsool_diggins|Diggins]] 3-15 FG.|[[Atlantic 10]]|[[wp>Ryan Odom]]|Rams|

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