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VCU BASKETBALL 2019-20 Media Notes VCU Athletics Communications • 1300 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 23284 Contact: Chris Kowalczyk • O: (804) 828-8818 • C: (330) 348-6869 • E: [email protected] • T: @VCUHorns 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME #7: Purdue vs. #20/19 vcu Date Opponent TV Time/Score Nov. 29, 2019 • Niceville, Fla. • Emerald Coast Classic • Raider Arena (2,200) OCTOBER O26 VIRGINIA STATE (Exhib.) -- W, 90-53 VCU RAMS Purdue Boilermakers NOVEMBER RECORD: 6-0 RECORD: 3-2 N5 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) MASN W, 72-58 LOCATION: Richmond, Va. LOCATION: West Lafayette, Ind. N8 NORTH TEXAS MASN W, 59-56 CONFERENCE: Atlantic 10 CONFERENCE: Big 10 N13 #23 LSU ESPN2 W, 84-82 COACH: Mike Rhoades COACH: Matt Painter N17 &JACKSONVILLE STATE MASN W, 93-65 N23 FLORIDA GULF COAST MASN W, 78-48 AT VCU: 49-23 (3rd Year) AT PUR: 324-161 (16th year) N25 &ALABAMA STATE MASN W, 78-62 CAREER: 293-151 (16th Year) CAREER: 349-166 (16th year) N29 %vs. Purdue CBSSN 9:30 p.m. N30 %vs. Florida St./Tennessee **CBSSN 4/7 p.m. DECEMBER ON THE AIR VCU vs. Purdue D7 OLD DOMINION MASN/CBS6 8 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network -Brad Johansen (pxp), Series: VCU leads 1-0 D15 MISSOURI STATE MASN 7 p.m. Steve Lappas (color) and Justin Walters (sideline) Streak: VCU W1 D18 at Charleston -- 7 p.m. Radio: 910 AM The Fan & 98.5 FM - First Meeting: VCU 94, Purdue 76 (3/20/11) D21 at Wichita State ESPN2 Noon Robby Robinson (play-by-play) & Mike Litos (color) D29 LOYOLA (MD.) NBCSN 5 p.m. Live Statistics: Statbroadcast Last Meeting: VCU 94, Purdue 76 (3/20/11) JANUARY Twitter: @VCU_Hoops, @VCUHorns Home Team in BOLD J2 *FORDHAM MASN 7 p.m. J5 *at George Mason NBCSN Noon Talking Points J11 *RHODE ISLAND CBSSN 2 p.m. • VCU enters the 2019-20 with high expectations. The Rams are currently ranked 20th Associated Press Top 25 Poll J14 *at Dayton CBSSN 8 p.m. and 19th in the USA Today/Coaches Poll. VCU, which returns four starters and eight of its top nine scorers from last J18 *ST. BONAVENTURE CBSSN 2 p.m. season, was selected first in the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Preseason Poll by league coaches and media. The Rams return J21 *at Saint Joseph’s CBSSN 9 p.m. 88.9 percent of their scoring from last year’s 25-8 team that won the A-10 regular season crown and reached the NCAA J25 *at La Salle NBCSN Noon Tournament J28 *RICHMOND CBSSN 7 p.m. • Last time out: Senior guard Marcus Evans buried 5-of-7 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 25 points in J31 *at Rhode Island ESPN2 7 p.m. a 78-62 win over Alabama State on Nov. 25 • VCU improved to 6-0 for the first time in school history with its victory over Alabama State on Nov. 25 • The Rams are forcing an average of 21.2 turnovers in six games this season. VCU opponents have turned the ball over on FEBRUARY 29.2 percent of their possessions, which ranks fifth in the country F7 *DAVIDSON ESPN2 7 p.m. • The Rams are the only team in the country ranked in the top five in both steal (16.8, 2nd) and block (19.2, 4th) percent- F12 *GEORGE MASON ESPNU 7 p.m. age F15 *at Richmond CBSSN 4 p.m. • Friday’s game will be just the second between VCU and Purdue and the first since the Rams’ magical NCAA Tourna- F18 *DAYTON CBSSN 8:30 p.m. ment run in 2011. The Rams, seeded 11th, knocked off the third-seeded Boilermakers 94-76 on March 20, 2011 at the F21 *at Saint Louis ESPN2 9 p.m. United Center in Chicago, Ill. to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time. Bradford Burgess led VCU with 23 points that day, and point guard Joey Rodriguez scored 12 points and dished out 11 assists for the Rams F26 *at UMass MASN 7 p.m. • VCU has sold out 140 consecutive home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, a streak that dates to the 2010-11 season F29 *GEORGE WASHINGTON CBSSN 4 p.m. • VCU has won 17 consecutive home games dating back to last season • No program has won more games in A-10 play than VCU since the Rams joined the league for the 2012-13 campaign. MARCH VCU is 89-33 in conference play over that span, a .730 winning percentage. M3 *DUQUESNE MASN 7 p.m. • VCU’s success last season was driven heavily by its nationally ranked defense. The Rams ranked seventh nationally in M6 *at Davidson ESPN2 9 p.m. adjusted defensive efficiency (89.5), third in effective field goal defense (.435), second in 3-point field goal defense (.285) M11 A-10 First Round ESPN+ TBD and eighth in turnover percentage (23.5). The Rams are currently 15th (87.7) in defensive efficiency M12 A-10 Second Round NBCSNa TBD M13 A-10 Quarterfinals CBSSN TBD M14 A-10 Championship CBS TBA Possible Starters Home games in BOLD and played at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. MPG PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game 2 Marcus Evans PG R-Sr. 6-2 190 23.9 15.2 1.5 3.2 .509 .517 .692 0 De’Riante Jenkins SG Sr. 6-5 190 24.0 10.0 2.8 2.5 .422 .304 .833 & - Emeral Coast Classic Campus Game 23 Issac Vann G/F R-Sr. 6-6 200 23.7 8.0 2.5 2.0 .385 .385 .857 % - Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) 1 Mike’L Simms F Sr. 6-5 210 21.4 6.7 2.5 0.7 .313 .350 .929 All game times Eastern Standard Time (EST); Dates and times 14 Marcus-Santos-Silva F Jr. 6-7 250 25.5 11.5 10.5 1.5* .580 -- .550 subject to change. Reserves No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. MPG PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% VCU, Please 4 Corey Douglas F R-Jr. 6-8 220 12.6 4.0 2.3 1.8* .409 .000 .667 5 Nah’Shon Hyland G Fr. 6-3 165 15.8 7.0 1.8 1.2 .455 .333 .667 On first reference, it is acceptable to use 10 Vince Williams G/F So. 6-6 210 16.6 5.6 3.0 0.8 .500 .250 .714 VCU or Virginia Commonwealth Univer- 11 KeShawn Curry G So. 6-4 185 15.7 4.2 2.2 1.2 .417 .200 .375 12 Jimmy Clark III G Fr. 6-3 175 2.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 -- -- -- sity. Please do not use “Virginia Common- 13 Malik Crowfield G Sr. 6-4 190 17.7 4.0 1.3 0.5 .381 .438 .500 wealth” or “Va. Commonwealth” when 15 Arnold Henderson G Fr. 5-10 175 2.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 .333 .333 -- referring to VCU. 20 Hason Ward F Fr. 6-9 200 6.8 2.5 3.0 1.3* .625 -- -- 21 Jarren McAllister G Fr. 6-4 200 3.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 .000 .000 -- * - Blocks per game 2019-20 Quick Facts TEAM INFORMATION 2018-19 Record .................................................................25-8 Atlantic 10 Conference Record .......................................16-2 Home/Away/Neutral .........................................16-1/8-4/1-3 A-10 Finish .......................................................................... 1st Postseason Finish .................................. NCAA First Round Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................9/5 Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................4/1 All-Time Record .............................................994-438 (.694) First Season ................................................................ 1968-69 NCAA Appearances ............................................................ 17 NCAA Record ................................................................ 13-17 Final Four Appearances ...................................... One (2011) Twitter ............................................................. @VCU_Hoops Instagram ............................................................@vcu_hoops Basketball Office Phone ................................(804) 828-1278 2019-20 VCU Roster BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ................Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley ‘95) No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School VCU Record .................................................49-23 (3rd Year) 0 De’Riante Jenkins G Sr. 6-5 190 Eutawville, S.C./Hargrave Military Academy Overall Record .......................................293-151 (16th Year) 1 Mike’L Simms G/F Sr. 6-5 210 Richmond, Va./Highland Springs (Cowley CC) A-10 Record .................................................25-11 (3rd Year) 2 Marcus Evans G R-Sr. 6-2 190 Chesapeake, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate (Rice) NCAA Tournament Record (Division I).........................0-1 4 Corey Douglas F R-Jr. 6-8 220 Louisville, Ky./Fork Union Military (Tallahassee CC) NCAA Appearances (Division I) ............................1 (2019) 5 Nah’Shon Hyland G Fr. 6-3 165 Wilmington, Del./St. Georges Tech Assistant Coach ................. J.D. Byers (Lebanon Valley ‘05) 10 Vince Williams G/F So. 6-6 210 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit Assistant Coach .................................. Brent Scott (Rice ‘93) 11 KeShawn Curry G So. 6-4 185 Jacksonville, Fla./Fork Union Military Academy Assistant Coach ......... Jamal Brunt (Randolph-Macon ‘03) 12 Jimmy Clark III G Fr. 6-3 175 Covington, Ga./Newton Director of Operations ......Jimmy Martelli (Dickinson ‘05) 13 Malik Crowfield G Sr. 6-4 190 LaPlace, La./Riverside Dir. of Student-Athlete Development. .................................. 14 Marcus Santos-Silva F Jr. 6-7 250 Taunton, Mass./Vermont Academy ..............................Lamont Moore (Randolph-Macon ‘16) 15 Arnold Henderson VI G Fr. 5-10 175 Mechanicsville, Va./St. Christopher’s School Dir. of Player Development. .........Darius Theus (VCU ‘13) 20 Hason Ward F Fr. 6-9 200 St. Thomas, Barbados/Springfield Central (Mass.) Video Coordinator ........................ Chris Gaines (VCU ‘15) 21 Jarren McAllister G Fr. 6-4 200 Wake Forest, N.C./Massanutten Military Academy Dir.