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Photo of the Day: Strapped in for the season
Commonwealth Times Sports staff Commonwealth Times Sports’ Twitter As is the custom at the annual CAA Media Day, every men’s and women’s coach at one time or another makes the 50-yard pilgrimmage to the conference’s official interview site in an isolated corner of the restaurant for their broadcast, which this year was shown on […]
Bruiser Flint talks about his relationship (or lack thereof) with the city of Richmond

Following Drexel’s last-second loss to VCU in the second round of the CAA Tournament last year, Bruiser Flint took his family out to dinner.
ODU coach Taylor: “The tournament can make rock stars out of average people.”
Quinn Casteel Assistant Sports Editor Commonwealth Times’ Sports Twitter Now that two CAA teams have made the Final Four in the past five seasons, a lot of people are wondering who will be the next team to make a run. The next logical choice would be Old Dominion because they, along with George Mason and […]
CAA women’s basketball preseason picks
Predicted order of finish 1. Delaware 2. VCU 3. James Madison 4. Hofstra 5. Drexel Old Dominion 7. UNC Wilmington 8. George Mason 9. William & Mary 10. Georgia State 11. Towson 12. Northeastern Preseason All-conference teams First Team Andrea Barbour, VCU Elena Delle Donne, Delaware Shante Evans, Hofstra Courtney Hurt, VCU Kamile Nacickaite, Drexel […]
VCU men’s basketball television schedule
Thursday, Nov. 17: VCU vs. Seton Hall (Charleston Classic), 5:30 p.m. – ESPNU Sunday, Nov. 20: VCU at TBD (Charleston Classic), 6/8:30 p.m. – ESPNU Sunday, Nov. 27: VCU at Alabama, 9:30 p.m. – ESPNU Sunday, Dec. 4: VCU vs. George Washington (BB&T Classic), 2:30 p.m. – MASN Saturday, Dec. 17: UNC Wilmington at VCU, […]
CAA men’s basketball preseason picks
Predicted order of finish 1. Drexel 2. George Mason 3. VCU 4. Old Dominion 5. James Madison 6. William & Mary 7. Delaware 8. Hofstra 9. Northeastern 10. UNC Wilmington 11. Georgia State 12. Towson Preseason All-conference teams First Team Kent Bazemore, ODU Bradford Burgess, VCU Samme Givens, Drexel Quinn McDowell, W&M Ryan Pearson, George […]
CAA men’s basketball preseason prognostications
Adam Stern, Jim Swing and Quinn Casteel make their preseason predictions for top teams, an All-CAA First Team and Player of the Year
Who will be the starting five come opening night? Shaka Smart stays quiet
On the eve of the first day of practice, Shaka Smart wasn’t giving much away.
Junior sharpshooter Troy Daniels ready to blaze his own path

The VCU men’s basketball fans that are most thirsty for three-pointers were undoubtedly crestfallen when last season’s senior sharpshooter, Brandon Rozzell, graduated from the program. B-Rozz’s knack for knocking down the long ball— mixed with his ceaseless smile— was legendary and made him the easiest of fan favorites.