They said it: VCU vs. ODU Round II

CT Staff Reports The Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter VCU senior Bradford Burgess on potentially his last game facing ODU: “It’s crazy thinking about it, I’ve had pretty good success against them. I’ve had pretty good games against them. It’s a special place to play in, their atmosphere is similar to ours and it’s going to […]

Shaka Smart reacts to “We want Reco” chants

Jim Swing Sports Editor Follow Jim on Twitter They can arrive anywhere between the halfway mark of the second half up until the final buzzer in a game when VCU is carrying a comfortable lead. You can always feel when their about to arrive, then right on queue, “We want Reco,” chants blare from both […]

Shaka Smart weighs in on CAA’s at-large chances

Jim Swing Sports Editor Follow Jim on Twitter Until recently, the conventional wisdom was that the Colonial Athletic Association was having a down year, or, if it wasn’t, it at least wasn’t living up to the year prior. Because of that, the conference was seemingly divinely ordained by many to be a one-bid league for […]

Shaka Smart weighs in on Troy Daniels’ reduced minutes

CT Staff Reports Follow The CT Sports on Twitter Troy Daniels received a season low 12 minutes of playing time in VCU’s 67-42 win over Towson Thursday night. The junior guard went 1-of-4, all from long range with three points on the night. Head coach Shaka Smart said he didn’t like what he was seeing […]

Fire back: Shaka Smart shoots back at Blaine Taylor’s comments

Adam Stern Executive Editor Follow Adam on Twitter Shaka Smart does everything for a reason. So as the final buzzer sounded Saturday night after VCU’s 61-48 win over Old Dominion, and Smart strolled down the sideline and cordially shook hands with ODU head coach Blaine Taylor, everything seemed business as usual between the two. Yet […]