PHOTOS: VCU men’s basketball wins 14th straight home opener
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball opened the season on a high note, knocking off St. Francis (Pa.) Tuesday night 72-58 at the Siegel Center. Junior forward Marcus Sant0s-Silva logged his seventh career double-double in the contest, posting 21 points and 18 rebounds. Junior guard De’Riante Jenkins added 16 points for the Rams. The Rams […]
Key runs, balanced scoring vault Rams to win in season opener
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer Basketball is often labeled as a game of runs. VCU practiced this philosophy to the fullest in Tuesday night’s win over St. Francis (Pa). After falling behind 4-2 early in the contest, the Rams deployed a 23-5 run that spanned more than 9 minutes. The stretch run wasn’t necessarily aided by […]
Marcus Santos-Silva leads VCU men’s basketball over St. Francis in season opener
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball knocked off St. Francis (Pa.) 72-58 in the season opener at the Siegel Center on Tuesday night. Junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva logged his seventh career double-double, recording 21 points and 18 rebounds. Late in the second half, Santos-Silva showed his strength and followed his shot twice after he missed, […]
Press Box: Hyland becomes VCU’s latest solution at backup point guard
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer When starting guard Marcus Evans went down with a knee injury in the quarterfinal of the A-10 tournament against Rhode Island, VCU’s lack of serviceable depth at the position was immediately felt. VCU lost that opening conference tournament matchup, as well as the NCAA Tournament contest at the hands of UCF. […]
VCU men’s basketball favored to win A-10
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Men’s basketball was picked to win the conference this season, the Atlantic 10 announced at the preseason poll and awards Thursday morning at A-10 media day in Brooklyn. “We’re excited, I guess it’s better than seventh like last year,” coach Mike Rhoades said on ESPN+’s A-10 media day show with Andy […]
From Rice, to VCU, to the big dance, Rhoades and Evans make no excuses
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor They stepped off the plane in Columbia, South Carolina, last March and something felt different: Coach Mike Rhoades and redshirt-senior guard Marcus Evans were in town for the NCAA tournament. The two looked at each other. No words were said, but the message was clear: “We made it.” Evans and Rhoades […]
At the Siegel Center, basketball is more than a sport, it’s a way of life
This story ran as part of a VCU Student Media Center summer special publication, The Compass, which serves as a guidebook for new students. Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor At VCU, Men’s Basketball games are not “just another sporting event” — they’re a way of life. Many students, alumni and Richmond residents eat, sleep and breathe […]
Evans played through pain against UCF
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Entering last night’s game against UCF, there was uncertainty whether or not redshirt-junior guard Marcus Evans would play after suffering a deep bone bruise in the Atlantic 10 Tournament against Rhode Island March 15. Evans entered the season under a similar scenario after having an offseason Achilles surgery, but he played […]
Evans leaves A-10 quarters with injury
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Redshirt-junior guard Marcus Evans suffered a deep bone bruise in his left knee in the first half of Friday afternoon’s game against Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal. “The doctor told me it was a bone bruise,” coach Mike Rhoades. “Felt like it was stable. It was a pretty deep […]
‘Disrespect’ motivates Rams ahead of A-10
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor At the beginning of the season, Men’s Basketball was picked to finish seventh in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. Coach Mike Rhoades made sure his players knew that they were picked seventh — he plastered the message all over the Basketball Development Center. The Rams used that as motivation en route […]