2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

v t e	Conf				Overall
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion†	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	20	–	13	.606
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
George Mason	12	–	6	.667	17	–	15	.531
VCU	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
Drexel	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
James Madison	4	–	14	.222	13	–	20	.394
Delaware	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226


† 2010 CAA Tournament winner As of March 29, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] Jr. forward Larry Sanders was selected to the preseason all conference first team.

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Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Larry Sanders	6'11"	235	F	Jr.	Fort Pierce, FL	Port St. Lucie HS
2	Issiah Grayson	5'11"	160	G	Fr.	Atlanta, GA	Findlay Prep
4	Terrance Saintil	6'8"	240	F	So.	North Miami, FL	Monsignor Edward Pace HS
10	Darius Theus	6'3"	195	G	Fr.	Portsmouth, VA	I. C. Norcom HS
11	Kirill Pishchalnikov	6'8"	265	F	Sr.	Maykop, Russia	MGGTK AGU
12	Joey Rodriguez	5'10"	175	G	Jr.	Oviedo, FL	Lake Howell HS
20	Bradford Burgess	6'5"	215	G	So.	Midlothian, VA	Benedictine HS
21	Jamie Skeen	6'9"	245	F	Jr.	Charlotte, NC	North Mecklenburg HS Wake Forest
30	Troy Daniels	6'4"	195	G	Fr.	Roanoke, VA	William Fleming HS
32	Brandon Rozzell	6'2"	185	G	Jr.	Richmond, VA	Highland Springs HS
34	David Hinton	6'8"	230	F	Fr.	Winston-Salem, NC	RJ Reynolds HS
42	T.J. Gwynn	6'4"	205	F	Sr.	Burlington, NC	Cummings HS
50	Ed Nixon	6'4"	200	G	Jr.	St. Petersburg, FL	Lakewood HS

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Schedule and results

Source^[3]

All times are Eastern

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/5/2009*	7:30pm	Virginia Union	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (U.S Army Downtown Showdown)		W 85–55	NA
Regular Season
11/13/2009*	7:30pm	Bethune–Cookman	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 77–51	6,741	1–0
11/18/2009*	7:00pm	at Western Michigan	University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI		L 83–67	2,654	1–1
11/21/2009*	7:30pm	#17 Oklahoma	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 82–69	NA	2–1
11/23/2009*	7:00pm	at Hampton	Hampton Convocation Center • Hampton, VA		W 63–52	3,214	3–1
11/27/2009*	7:30pm	Nevada	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 85–76	5,769	4–1
12/2/2009*	7:30pm	Rhode Island	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 82–80	5,229	5–1
12/5/2009	12:00pm	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, VA	CSN–Washington/CSS	L 75–74	3,215	5–2 (0–1)
12/12/2009*	7:30pm	Richmond	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic)		W 65–57	7,567	6–2
12/19/2009*	2:00pm	at Tulane	Fogelman Arena • New Orleans, LA		W 78–77	1,769	7–2
12/29/2009*	7:30pm	East Carolina	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 82–74	7,124	8–2
1/2/2010	2:00pm	UNC Wilmington	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 91–57	5,828	9–2 (1–1)
1/4/2010	7:00pm	Northeastern	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA	CSN–Washington/CSS	L 62–57	5,741	9–3 (1–2)
1/6/2010	7:00pm	at Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center • Philadelphia, PA		L 75–72	1,417	9–4 (1–3)
1/9/2010	2:00pm	Delaware	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 77–64	7,152	10–4 (2–3)
1/12/2010	7:00pm	at Hofstra	Hofstra Arena • Hempstead, NY	ESPNU	W 81–68	2,224	11–4 (3–3)
1/16/2010	6:00pm	at Georgia State	GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA		W 82–69	1,697	12–4 (4–3)
1/20/2010	7:00pm	William & Mary	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 81–59	7,524	13–4 (5–3)
1/23/2010	1:00pm	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	TCN/CSN–Washington/CSS	L 74–62	2,858	13–5 (5–4)
1/27/2010	7:30pm	Towson	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 112–53	5,384	14–5 (6–4)
1/30/2010	2:00pm	Georgia State	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA	CSN+	W 78–62	4,548	15–5 (7–4)
2/3/2010	7:00pm	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum • Wilmington, NC		W 73–68	2,375	16–5 (8–4)
2/6/2010	4:00pm	Old Dominion	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA	TCN/CSN–Washington/CSS	W 70–58	7,556	17–5 (9–4)
2/9/2010	7:00pm	at George Mason	Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	ESPNU	L 82–77	5,486	17–6 (9–5)
2/13/2010	6:00pm	at James Madison	JMU Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, VA	TCN/CSN–Washington	L 76–71	5,398	17–7 (9–6)
2/16/2010	7:00pm	Drexel	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA	TCN/CSN–Washington	W 73–54	5,127	18–7 (10–6)
2/20/2010*	7:00pm	at Akron	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (ESPNU BracketBusters)	ESPNU	W 70–53	3,882	19–7
2/24/2010	7:30pm	at James Madison	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA		W 76–62	6,873	20–7 (11–6)
2/27/2010	4:00pm	at Old Dominion	Ted Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, VA	CSN–Washington	L 73–70	8,424	20–8 (11–7)
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/5/2010	6:00pm	vs. Delaware	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (First Round)		W 66–49	4,854	21–8
3/6/2010	2:30pm	vs. George Mason	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals)	CSN	W 75–60	8,908	22–8
3/7/2010	3:00pm	vs. Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (Semifinals)	CSN	L 73–69 ^OT	NA	22–9
2010 College Basketball Invitational
3/16/2010	7:00pm	at George Washington	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center • Washington, DC (First Round)	HDNet	W 79–73	793	23–9
3/22/2010	7:00pm	College of Charleston	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals)	HDNet	W 93–86	3,297	24–9
3/24/2010	7:00pm	Boston University	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (Semifinals)	HDNet	W 88–75	3,352	25–9
3/29/2010	7:00pm	Saint Louis	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA (Finals–Game 1)	HDNet	W 68–56	4,386	26–9
3/31/2010	8:00pm	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO (Finals–Game 2)	HDNet	W 71–65	5,612	27–9
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

^ http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=204817269
^ http://www.vcuathletics.com/mbb_roster.php
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28. ^{[dead link]}

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All-time record	754–444 (.629)

Conferences	Sun Belt CAA A10

Head coaches	Dees Noe Kirk Barnett Pollio Smith McCarthy Capel III Grant Smart

Conference championships	Tournament (8): 1980 1981 1985 1996 2004 2007 2009 2012 Regular Season (9): 1981 1983 1984 1985 1996 2004 2007 2008 2009

NCAA Tournament Final Four	2011

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CBI Champions	2010

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2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References