VCU’s Havoc has been seemingly out of character lately… why?
Jim Swing Sports Editor Follow Jim on Twitter In the past two games something has seemed different – or off – about the VCU men’s basketball team’s full-court press. It hasn’t had that Havoc-y pop to it that usually sends opponents scrambling in the backcourt, fumbling the ball around trying to get it to a […]
Against a potential future-NBA player, Panther’s Josh Micheaux unintimidated
Adam Stern Executive Editor Follow Adam on Twitter GAME PREVIEW GSU (11-3) vs. GMU (10-3) Patriot Center – Fairfax, Va. 7 p.m. – TV: Comcast Sportsnet VCU senior forward Bradford Burgess didn’t have the best game of his storied collegiate career against Georgia State Wednesday night — and that’s putting it nicely. Burgess shot an […]
Insta-Analysis: VCU 53 Georgia State 55
Quinn Casteel Assistant Sports Editor Follow Quinn Casteel on Twitter ANALYSIS Hunter’s defensive schemes stymie Havoc Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter switched from a 2-3 zone to 1-3-1 late in the first half, which kept VCU’s offense off-balance. The Rams’ point guards and perimeter shooters couldn’t find synergy and couldn’t work open shots for […]
They said it: VCU (11-3, 2-0) vs. Georgia State (10-3, 2-0)
Staff Reports Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter Shaka Smart on Ron Hunter: “Coach Hunter’s done a really great job capitalizing on that experience, those guys have terrific energy and the way that they defend. The way they get on the floor, they’re pressing, they’re switching up their defenses; I think those guys are playing obviously as […]
Freshman forward comes up big in VCU’s win at Hofstra
Jim Swing Sports Editor Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter Prior to Monday night’s game at Hofstra, freshman forward Jarred Guest had only seen 21 minutes of playing time in the VCU men’s basketball team’s 13 games. He grabbed the first two points of his collegiate career at the Verizon Center against George Washington Dec. 4 and […]
VCU 76, Akron 75, OT: Analysis/Reaction
Jim Swing Sports Editor Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter For close to 40 minutes it seemed as if the VCU men’s basketball team couldn’t find a way to get over the hump and pull out a win at Akron. Shots weren’t falling on the Rams’ end, and all the while the rain was coming down in […]
VCU 80, UNC Greensboro 68: Analysis/Reaction
Jim Swing Sports Editor Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter Another game another double-digit win for VCU (9-3), which ripped off its sixth straight Thursday night in a 80-68 win over UNC Greensboro (2-11). There was good and bad to take away from tonight’s game so here’s a recap: Havoc put on hold: Thursday night’s win was […]
Ram Nation has much to look forward to but no room for slip-ups
The treys are still falling. The defense is still relentless. The opponents are still walking into the tunnel after the game shrugging their shoulders.
Photo of the Day: This one’s going the other way
Commonwealth Times Sports Staff Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter That the Siegel Center is known to get loud and raucous at times is no secret. But at times in Tuesday night’s game against UAB the building was lit aflame with Rams fans unhappy with more than a few calls by the referees. VCU was charged with […]
Despite recent success, Smart stays tough in practice
Jim Swing Sports Editor Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter VCU is on a roll. The Rams have won seven of their last eight games and their young team is blooming and prospering in their newfound roles. The latest edition of the youth movement came Tuesday night when VCU forced UAB into committing 23 turnovers in a […]