Meet the players: This season’s team brings experience, youth to the Siegel Center
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Trenton Fisher, Contributing Writer All illustrations by Sammy Newman De’Riante Jenkins – 0 – senior guard Jenkins heads a returning class of nine players, with the senior guard coming off a season in which he started all 33 games. The 6-foot-5 Jenkins racked up 20 double-digit scoring games and led […]
From the stands to player, Henderson goes full circle with VCU basketball
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor A timeout is called, and the Siegel Center floor has sweat on it. A young boy clutches his floor wiper and runs onto the court to clean it up. Little did that boy know he would be playing for the Rams 10 years later. At the time, he didn’t think it […]
After a life-altering house fire, Bones Hyland draws strength from losses
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer When he smelled the smoke, Bones Hyland was lying on his bed, watching the Kansas-Duke Elite Eight game on his laptop and FaceTiming a teammate. That Sunday, which he spent with family and friends like any other, Hyland’s Wilmington, Delaware, home was engulfed in flames. He had to act quickly as […]
Former Rams in the pros
Andy Riddler, Contributing Writer Troy Daniels Daniels enters his seventh season in the NBA and his first with the Los Angeles Lakers. He just finished a two-year stint with the Phoenix Suns where he averaged 8 points and shot almost 40% from 3-point range. He appeared in two preseason games this season and looked sharp […]
VCU women’s basketball gears up for 2019-20 campaign
Joe Dodson, Contributing Writer After posting the biggest turnaround in D-I last season, women’s basketball is still hunting for more. Last season, the focus for the Rams was defense as they ranked nationally in multiple categories. But this offseason, the focus was on something else: offense. “We always want to be really solid defensively,” coach […]
How students can get into a basketball game
Sravan Gannavarapu, Contributing Writer Men’s and women’s basketball has returned for the 2019-20 season and fans hope to pack the Siegel Center as they have done for almost eight years straight. Here are all the ways you can get into a basketball game as a student. Rowdy Rams One option is the student ticket membership […]
Aided by out-of-state donations, VCU alumna outraises Virginia House Speaker in 66th District race
Eduardo Acevedo, Contributing Writer Hannah Eason, News Editor Georgia Geen, Executive Editor Political science alumna Sheila Bynum-Coleman outraised Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox — her opponent in the race for the 66th District — by more than $200,000 last month thanks to large out-of-state donations. According to campaign finance reports filed with […]
UndocuRams gather for ‘I Stand With Immigrants Day,’ raise money for undocumented student scholarship
Hannah Eason, News Editor Sarah Elson, Contributing Writer After immigrating to the United States at eight years old, VCU senior Yanet Limon-Amado is advocating for the rights of undocumented students. She founded UndocuRams, a community support group that aims to secure financial aid for undocumented students at VCU. The group is raising money for a […]
Tre Clark brings high-level shooting to VCU basketball
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor When freshman guard Tre Clark was young, he shot a basketball with his left hand. In fact, he did everything with his left hand, from writing to playing sports. That all changed when he was nine, and his dad wanted him to know how to shoot with either hand. Clark said […]
Opinion: VCU Women’s basketball deserves more recognition after not being highlighted at the ‘Black and Gold’ scrimmage
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor If you haven’t guessed it already, this week’s issue is all about basketball, a sport famously known for its big-name players like Lebron James, Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant and so many others. Here, at VCU, basketball is practically everything for sports fans. On Oct. 12, the VCU basketball season began. The […]