2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball
2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	22–10 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (5th season);
Assistant coaches	J. D. Byers; Brent Scott; Jamal Brunt;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Wake Forest.

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 19–7, 10–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Dayton^[1] and Davidson^[2] to advance to the championship game where they lost to St. Bonaventure.^[3] VCU received an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region.^[4] Due to several positive COVID-19 tests in the VCU program prior to their First Round game against Oregon, the game was declared a no-contest and Oregon advanced to the second round,^[5] making VCU the first team ever to forfeit a game in the NCAA tournament.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bones Hyland	5	G	6'3"	173	Sophomore	Wilmington, Delaware	Declared for NBA draft; selected 26th overall by the Denver Nuggets^[7]
Corey Douglas Jr.	13	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Brendan Medley-Bacon	34	C	7'1"	240	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to McNeese State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Marcus Tsohonis	5	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Portland, Oregon	Transferred from Washington
Jimmy Nichols Jr.	55	F	6'8"	225	RS Junior	Conway, South Carolina	Transferred from Providence

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen DeLoach PF	Savannah, GA	The Skill Factory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Jalen DeLoach PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Nick Kern Jr. SF	St. Louis, MO	Vashon High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Nick Kern Jr. SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 86
Jayden Nunn PG	Flint, MI	Dream City Christian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 18, 2021
Jayden Nunn PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Preseason

A-10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 men's basketball media poll will be released in October or November 2021.

Roster

2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jamir Watkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic	Trenton, New Jersey
G	1	Ace Baldwin Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
F	2	Mikeal Brown-Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	4	Jalen DeLoach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	The Skill Factory	Savannah, Georgia
G	5	Marcus Tsohonis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington	Portland, Oregon
F	10	Vince Williams Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. John's Jesuit	Toledo, Ohio
G	11	KeShawn Curry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fork Union Military Academy	Jacksonville, Florida
G	15	Arnold Henderson VI	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Christopher's School	Mechanicsville, Virginia
F	20	Hason Ward	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Springfield Central HS	Saint Thomas, Barbados
G	21	Jarren McAllister	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Massanutten Military Academy	Wake Forest, North Carolina
G	23	Jayden Nunn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian	Flint, Michigan
F	24	Nick Kern Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Vashon HS	St. Louis, Missouri
G	33	Josh Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Olympic	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	34	Levi Stockard III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Kansas State	St. Louis, Missouri
F	55	Jimmy Nichols Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Providence	Conway, South Carolina

Head coach

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley)

Assistant coach(es)

J. D. Byers (Lebanon Valley)
Brent Scott (Rice)
Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia State Exhibition	W 74–55		14 – Tied	9 – Stockard III	6 – Tsohonis	Siegel Center (5,573) Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 57–54	1–0	12 – Tied	8 – Ward	4 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (7,017) Richmond, VA
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		Wagner	L 44–58	1–1	12 – Curry	6 – Ward	5 – Tsohonis	Siegel Center (7,412) Richmond, VA
November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 48–37	2–1	14 – Williams Jr.	8 – Ward	3 – Tsohonis	Memorial Gymnasium (5,768) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 54–56	2–2	21 – Williams Jr.	6 – Williams Jr.	2 – Nunn	Siegel Center (7,202) Richmond, VA
November 24, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 67–55	3–2	15 – Stockard III	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Imperial Arena (1,281) Paradise Island, BS
November 25, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 6 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	L 61–69	3–3	17 – Williams Jr.	6 – Tied	5 – Williams Jr.	Imperial Arena (929) Paradise Island, BS
November 26, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 22 UConn Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game	L 63–70 ^OT	3–4	21 – Nunn	8 – Nunn	2 – Tied	Imperial Arena (673) Paradise Island, BS
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+		Campbell	W 65–61	4–4	14 – Williams Jr.	8 – Williams Jr.	5 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (7,321) Richmond, VA
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 66–52	5–4	20 – Nunn	8 – Stockard III	3 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (6,621) Richmond, VA
December 11, 2021* 8:00 p.m., Stadium		at Old Dominion ServPro Interstate Rivalry	W 75–66	6–4	16 – Tied	9 – Williams Jr.	5 – Baldwin Jr.	Chartway Arena (7,919) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 66–46	7–4	13 – Curry	8 – Williams Jr.	9 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (6,907) Richmond, VA
December 18, 2021* 3:30 p.m., NBCSN		Penn State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		New Hampshire	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Dayton	W 53–52	8–4 (1–0)	13 – Williams Jr.	11 – Williams Jr.	7 – Baldwin Jr.	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA		at La Salle	W 85–66	9–4 (2–0)	17 – Tsohonis	7 – DeLoach	6 – Baldwin Jr.	Tom Gola Arena (1,721) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		George Washington	W 84–57	10–4 (3–0)	16 – Baldwin Jr.	10 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Freeman	Siegel Center (6,327) Richmond, VA
January 14, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		at St. Bonaventure	L 53–73	10–5 (3–1)	14 – Tsohonis	4 – Williams Jr.	5 – Baldwin Jr.	Reilly Center (3,512) Olean, NY
January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson Rescheduled from January 2	L 61–63	10–6 (3–2)	16 – Williams Jr.	7 – Williams Jr.	7 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (7,091) Richmond, VA
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA		Saint Joseph's	W 70–54	11–6 (4–2)	21 – Williams Jr.	7 – Williams Jr.	6 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (7,391) Richmond, VA
January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 25 Davidson	W 70–68	12–6 (5–2)	16 – Williams Jr.	6 – Williams Jr.	3 – Nunn	John M. Belk Arena (3,575) Davidson, NC
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 64–62	13–6 (6–2)	22 – Williams Jr.	10 – Ward	8 – Williams Jr.	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	L 52–82	13–7 (6–3)	12 – Baldwin Jr.	8 – Ward	4 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (6,724) Richmond, VA
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		Duquesne	W 71–62	14–7 (7–3)	13 – Ward	10 – Ward	7 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (7,293) Richmond, VA
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 73–64	15–7 (8–3)	28 – Curry	10 – Ward	7 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (6,624) Richmond, VA
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason Rivalry	W 85–70	16–7 (9–3)	18 – Baldwin Jr.	6 – Nunn	10 – Baldwin Jr.	EagleBank Arena (6,333) Fairfax, VA
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 66–61	17–7 (10–3)	21 – Curry	7 – Williams Jr.	7 – Baldwin Jr.	Rose Hill Gymnasium (876) Bronx, NY
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Richmond Capital City Classic	W 77–57	18–7 (11–3)	15 – Williams Jr.	7 – Brown-Jones	5 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, MASN/CBS6/ESPN+		George Mason Rivalry/Rescheduled from December 30	W 72–66	19–7 (12–3)	18 – Baldwin Jr.	7 – Baldwin Jr.	4 – Baldwin Jr.	Siegel Center (7,411) Richmond, VA
February 26, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA		at UMass	W 77–62	20–7 (13–3)	18 – Curry	6 – Ward	9 – Baldwin Jr.	Mullins Center (2,758) Amherst, MA
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	W 74–51	21–7 (14–3)	14 – Curry	7 – Williams Jr.	6 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (7,509) Richmond, VA
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Saint Louis	L 65–69	21–8 (14–4)	26 – Williams Jr.	6 – Baldwin Jr.	6 – Baldwin Jr.	Chaifetz Arena (9,125) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2022 8:30 pm, USA	(3)	vs. (6) Richmond Quarterfinals/Capital City Classic	L 64–75	21–9	18 – Williams	9 – Williams	7 – Baldwin Jr.	Capital One Arena (7,420) Washington, D.C.
NIT
March 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(3)	(6) Princeton First Round – Texas A&M Bracket	W 90–79	22–9	23 – Curry	11 – Williams Jr.	6 – Williams Jr.	Siegel Center (2,743) Richmond, VA
March 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Wake Forest Second Round – Texas A&M Bracket	L 74–80	22–10	27 – Williams Jr.	8 – 2 tied	4 – Baldwin Jr.	LJVM Coliseum (4,341) Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Dayton vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Davidson vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ Davis, Marc. "VCU earns at-large NCAA Tournament bid". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest as COVID-19 positive advances Ducks into second round of 2021 NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "March Madness Is Hit With Its First Covid Forfeit". Wall Street Journal.
^ "Nuggets select Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland: How the national media graded Denver's NBA draft pick". The Denver Post. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

External links

VCU Basketball

[1] "Dayton vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[2] "Davidson vs. VCU - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[3] "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[4] Davis, Marc. "VCU earns at-large NCAA Tournament bid". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[5] "Oregon-VCU declared no-contest as COVID-19 positive advances Ducks into second round of 2021 NCAA Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[6] "March Madness Is Hit With Its First Covid Forfeit". Wall Street Journal.

[7] "Nuggets select Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland: How the national media graded Denver's NBA draft pick". The Denver Post. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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