PRESS BOX: VCU fans, don’t panic about next season
Arrick Wilson, Sports Editor Despite outgoing transfers and graduating seniors, Havoc fans from Broad Street, Richmond and beyond should not fret about the black and gold’s upcoming season. During the last press conference of the season, VCU head basketball coach Mike Rhoades said the last game of the season the team persevered through injuries that […]
VCU Rams knock off Atlantic 10’s Saint Joseph’s, 70-54
Arrick Wilson, Sports Editor The VCU men’s basketball program defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 70-54 during a Saturday afternoon game, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. The Rams had an unexpected start to the game, trailing the Hawks: eight to zero. The black and gold didn’t get on the scoreboard until the fourth minute of […]
Men’s basketball looks to extend competitiveness into conference play as season continues
Arrick Wilson, Sports Editor The VCU men’s basketball team was on a four-game winning streak from late December to January. The Ram’s run was put on a pause, due to COVID-19 cancellations and postponements, three days after their Dec. 15 win, preventing the team from playing for 21 days. Head basketball coach Mike Rhoades commented […]
Men’s basketball program debuts new team at Black and Gold scrimmage
Arrick Wilson, Contributing Writer Popcorn is popping, the Peppas are playing and the Stuart C. Siegel Center is filling up with fans. For the first time in almost a year, VCU basketball is back in full force with rowdy Ram fans. Havoc basketball is back in Richmond once again. “How long have we been waiting […]
Projecting men’s basketball’s starting five, key contributors
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor After the departure of sophomore guard and A-10 Player of the Year Bones Hyland to the NBA draft, men’s basketball will have a slightly different look on the court. Hyland, a Wilmington, Delaware, native who logged 50 assists and averaged 19.5 points this past season, declared for the NBA draft on […]
VCU men’s basketball advances to semifinals behind Hyland’s toughness
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Sophomore guard Bones Hyland looked as if he was in pain as he was bent over, holding onto the back of the basketball hoop in men’s basketball’s Atlantic 10 quarterfinal win on Friday. The officials stopped play for Hyland, who walked toward the sideline and pleaded his case to stay in […]
‘That’s my everything’: Baldwin’s family, father pass down constant motivation
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Ace Baldwin rushed off the court in tears after St. Frances Academy lost to Baltimore Polytechnic Institute by one point in January of 2019. It was one of the rare moments his mother, Nina Baldwin, had seen her son show emotion on the court. His father, Adrian Baldwin Sr., had been […]
Williams, Baldwin lead VCU men’s basketball over Saint Louis
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor As he was driving to the Basketball Development Center on Tuesday, coach Mike Rhoades felt his team was going to “figure it out” against Saint Louis later that night, he said. His gut feeling was confirmed as men’s basketball won the game 67-65. The team was short of the normal selection […]
‘He’s like my brother’: Two VCU men’s basketball guards share unique bond
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor On the outside of their hands, just under the pinky finger, is a tattooed acronym: “TG4L.” The phrase is more than just ink on the skin — it’s a connection that two men’s basketball players share on and off the court. For sophomore guard Bones Hyland and freshman guard Ace Baldwin, […]