Evans hits 2,000 career points in VCU men’s basketball win over Richmond
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer Before men’s basketball hit the road for the two-game trip in Philadelphia, redshirt-senior guard Marcus Evans needed just 12 points to reach 2,000 for his collegiate career at Rice and VCU. The Chesapeake native fell just 3 points short after a 5-point outing at Saint Joseph’s and a 4-point performance against […]
Hyland makes first collegiate start at George Mason for VCU men’s basketball
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Freshman guard Nah’Shon ‘Bones’ Hyland made his first career start Sunday afternoon at George Mason, as redshirt-senior guard Marcus Evans started on the bench due to a coach’s decision. “Just a team issue and that was it,” coach Mike Rhaodes said. “That’s a discipline move on Marcus not being in the […]
Santos-Silva leads VCU men’s basketball over George Mason
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva wasn’t pleased when he watched one of his layups late in the second half fall halfway down the net and lip out. That didn’t happen often for him on Sunday afternoon at George Mason, as he logged his fifth double-double in the 72-59 win over the Patriots. […]
The ‘I got it’ guys: Senior leadership unifies VCU men’s basketball
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor In the final preseason tune-up against Virginia State, redshirt-senior guard Marcus Evans called freshman guard Bones Hyland over to the bench in between free throws to point something out. The selfless gesture did not go unnoticed by coach Mike Rhoades. He said that Evans helping out his back-up improve mid-game is […]
Evans leads VCU men’s basketball to first 6-0 start in program history, Rams down Hornets
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer When redshirt-senior guard Marcus Evans rolled into today’s shootaround, coach Mike Rhoades noticed something different in Evans’ legs since his injury last season. “I said to him today in shootaround, the way he was shooting the ball and moving around off his feet, I said, ‘your legs look a lot stronger, […]
Rams top FGCU, move to 5-0
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer The shots were not falling early but VCU rode its stifling defense in a dominant performance on the offensive glass to a 78-48 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night. The Rams improved to 5-0 on the season — the team’s best start since the 1993-94 campaign. VCU missed its […]
VCU men’s basketball knocks off No. 23 LSU in Will Wade’s return to Richmond
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Students were ready with hostile signs, and the black and gold faithful brought their energy to the Siegel Center as men’s basketball beat former coach Will Wade and No. 23 LSU 84-82 on Wednesday night. The win was the first time that the Rams beat a ranked opponent since 2014. “Give […]
Havoc bails out VCU men’s basketball in sloppy first half
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor After North Texas used an 8-0 run to break an 11-11 tie, the Rams stormed back with help from their Havoc defense Friday night at the Siegel Center. While the Mean Green were on the run, the Rams were 0-for-4 from the field and didn’t score for more than three minutes. […]
PHOTOS: Men’s basketball beats North Texas on homecoming
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball withstood second half surges by North Texas Friday night to beat the Mean Green 59-56 at the Siegel Center. The No. 25 Rams used back-to-back 3-pointers down the stretch from senior guard Mike’l Simms to close out the game. Simms finished the night with 8 points for the black […]
Simms, Evans lead VCU over North Texas in nail-biter
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer With just over two minutes remaining in Friday’s game, senior guard Mike’L Simms was 0-for-6 shooting from the field. That goose egg quickly changed, as Simms knocked down two consecutive threes down the stretch to help propel VCU to a 59-56 win over North Texas on Friday night at the Siegel […]