VCU BASKETBALL 2018-19 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 2018-19 SCHEDULE 2019 NCAA First & Second Rounds - East Region March 22, 24, 2019 • Columbia, S.C. • Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Date Opponent TV Time/Score O30 VIRGINIA-WISE (Exhib.) -- W, 87-41 N6 GARDNER-WEBB MASN W, 69-57 VCU RAMS (#8 Seed) N9 &HAMPTON MASN W, 69-57 RECORD: 25-7 (16-2 A-10) N12 &BOWLING GREEN MASN W, 72-61 LOCATION: Richmond, Va. N19 %vs. Temple ESPN3 W, 57-51 CONFERENCE: Atlantic 10 N20 %vs. St. John’s ESPN2 L, 86-87 ot COACH: Mike Rhoades N24 HOFSTRA MASN W, 69-67 AT VCU: 43-22 (2nd Year) N28 at Old Dominion MASN L, 52-62 CAREER: 287-150 (15th Year) D1 IONA MASN W, 88-59 D5 at Texas ESPNU W, 54-53 D9 at #4 Virginia ACC Regional L, 49-57 D15 CHARLESTON NBCSN L, 79-83 ON THE AIR VCU in The NCAA Tournament D22 WICHITA STATE ESPN2 W, 70-54 TV: CBS - Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery and NCAA Appearances: 17 - 1980-81, 1983-85, 1996, D30ER RID MASN W, 90-79 Grant Hill (color) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline) 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011-17, 2019 J5 *at Fordham CBS 6 W, 76-51 Radio: 910 AM The Fan & 98.5 FM - All-time NCAA Record: 13-16 J9 *LA SALLE MASN W, 69-63 Robby Robinson (play-by-play) & Mike Litos (color) J12 *at Davidson CBSSN L, 57-64 Last NCAA Win: 2016 (Oregon State) Live Statistics: Statbroadcast J16 *DAYTON CBSSN W, 76-71 Final Four Appearances: 1 (2011) J19 *UMASS NBCSN W, 68-50 Twitter: @VCU_Hoops, @VCUHorns J23 *at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 71-65 J26 *at Duquesne MASN W, 80-74 Talking Points F2 *GEORGE MASON NBCSN W, 79-63 VCU RANKINGS (As of March 18) - NET: 34 // KenPom: 37 // AP Top 25: RV // Coaches Top 25: RV F6 *at George Washington MASN W, 60-50 • 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Champion VCU returns to the NCAA Tournament this weekend following a one-year hiatus. The Rams have appeared in eight of the past nine NCAA Tournaments and 11 since F9 *at St. Bonaventure CBSSN W, 85-55 2004. VCU is 13-16 all-time in NCAA play, and the Rams reached the 2011 Final Four. F13 *RICHMOND ESPNU W, 81-60 • VCU captured its first outright A-10 regular season crown by two games over Davidson. The Rams also shared F16 *at Dayton NBCSN W, 69-68 the title in 2015-16 with Dayton and St. Bonaventure. The Rams have improved by seven wins over their 18-15 F19 *RHODE ISLAND CBSSN W, 76-42 mark in 2017-18 in Coach Mike Rhoades’ first season. F23 *GEORGE WASHINGTON CBS 6 W, 85-57 • No program has won more games in A-10 play than VCU since the Rams joined the league for the 2012-13 campaign. VCU is 89-33 in conference play over that span, a .730 winning percentage. VCU is also 13-6 in A-10 F26 *SAINT LOUIS CBSSN W, 71-65 Tournament play. M2 *at Richmond CBSSN W, 69-66 • VCU has never met this year’s NCAA First Round opponent Central Florida. VCU is 1-2 all-time against M5 *at George Mason Stadium W, 71-36 potential Second Round match-up Duke, including a 79-77 triumph over the Blue Devils in the First Round of M8 *SAINT JOSEPH’S ESPN2 W, 75-63 the 2007 NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. The Rams are 1-0 all-time against N.C. Central and have never met North Dakota State. • VCU tied program records for regular season victories (25) and conference wins (16) this year. Atlantic 10 Conference Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) • The Rams, picked seventh in the A-10 Preseason Poll, are led by 2019 A-10 Coach of the Year Mike Rhoades, as M15 vs. Rhode Island NBCSN L, 70-75 well as All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection Marcus Evans and Third Team pick De’Riante Jenkins. • VCU has been driven this season by its defense. The Rams rank seventh nationally in adjusted defensive effi- NCAA Tournament (Columbia, S.C.) ciency (88.6), third in effective field goal defense (.430), second in 3-point field goal defense (.276) and ninth in M22 vs. Central Florida CBS 9:40 (approx) turnover percentage (23.4). VCU has held 15 opponents to 60 points or fewer this season. • Marcus Evans (left knee bone bruise) is listed as day-to-day. He injuried the knee on a layup attempt with 6:42 remaining of the first half of the Rams’ A-10 Quarterfinal against Rhode Island on March 15. Home games in BOLD and played at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center Possible Starters * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% & - GotPrint.com Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper - 0 De’Riante Jenkins G Jr. 6-5 195 11.4 3.9 2.1 .413 .347 .750 Richmond Regional 2 Marcus Evans G R-Jr. 6-2 190 13.8 3.0 3.2 .432 .279 .772 % - GotPrint.com Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper - Championship Round (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 5 Sean Mobley F So. 6-8 225 4.2 2.6 1.3 .405 .333 .533 14 Marcus-Santos-Silva F So. 6-7 250 10.1 7.4 1.1* .597 -- .593 All game times Eastern Standard Time (EST); Dates and times 23 Issac Vann G/F R-Jr. 6-6 210 10.9 3.5 2.2 .427 .311 .821 subject to change. Reserves No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% VCU, Please 1 Mike’L Simms G/F Jr. 6-5 210 4.7 1.9 0.7 .336 .262 .786 4 Corey Douglas F R-So. 6-8 215 3.6 3.6 1.6* .511 .500 .475 On first reference, it is acceptable to use 10 Vince Williams G/F Fr. 6-6 210 4.8 3.3 1.0 .471 .250 .676 VCU or Virginia Commonwealth Univer- 11 KeShawn Curry G Fr. 6-4 175 2.1 0.7 0.1 .556 .125 .500 12 Dylan Sheehy-Guiseppi G So. 6-1 195 0.0 0.3 0.1 .000 -- -- sity. Please do not use “Virginia Common- 13 Malik Crowfield G Jr. 6-4 195 3.5 1.6 0.9 .374 .358 .643 wealth” or “Va. Commonwealth” when 15 Xavier Jackson G Sr. 6-3 190 0.0 0.4 0.0 .000 .000 -- referring to VCU. 22 Michael Gilmore F R-Sr. 6-10 210 2.9 2.5 0.2* .535 .333 .571 24 P.J. Byrd G Fr. 6-1 185 1.3 0.5 1.1 .270 .211 .773 * - Blocks per game 2018-19 Quick Facts TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record .............................................................. 18-15 Atlantic 10 Conference Record .........................................9-9 Home/Away/Neutral .........................................11-7/5-5/2-3 A-10 Finish ......................................................................T-5th Postseason Finish ...........................................................None Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................8/5 Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................3/2 All-Time Record .............................................988-437 (.693) First Season ................................................................ 1968-69 NCAA Appearances ............................................................ 16 NCAA Record ................................................................ 13-16 Final Four Appearances ...................................... One (2011) Twitter ............................................................. @VCU_Hoops Instagram ............................................................@vcu_hoops Basketball Office Phone ................................(804) 828-1278 2018-19 VCU Roster BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ................Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley ‘95) No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School VCU Record ................................................43-22 (2nd Year) 0 De’Riante Jenkins G Jr. 6-5 195 Eutawville, S.C./Hargrave Military Academy Overall Record .......................................287-150 (15th Year) 1 Mike’L Simms G/F Jr. 6-5 210 Richmond, Va./Highland Springs (Cowley CC) A-10 Record ................................................25-11 (2nd Year) 2 Marcus Evans G R-Jr. 6-2 190 Chesapeake, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate (Rice) NCAA Tournament Record (Division I).........................0-0 NCAA Appearances (Division I) ............................1 (2019) 4 Corey Douglas F R-So. 6-8 215 Louisville, Ky./Fork Union Military (Tallahassee CC) 5 Sean Mobley F So. 6-8 225 Cocoa Beach, Fla./Montverde Academy Assistant Coach ................. J.D. Byers (Lebanon Valley ‘05) 10 Vince Williams G/F Fr. 6-6 210 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit Assistant Coach .................................. Brent Scott (Rice ‘93) 11 KeShawn Curry G Fr. 6-4 175 Jacksonville, Fla./Fork Union Military Acad. Assistant Coach ......... Jamal Brunt (Randolph-Macon ‘03) 12 Dylan Sheehy-Guiseppi G So. 6-1 195 Lake Havasu City, Ariz./Impact Academy Director of Operations ......Jimmy Martelli (Dickinson ‘05) 13 Malik Crowfield G Jr. 6-4 195 LaPlace, La./Riverside Dir. of Student-Athlete Development. .................................. 14 Marcus Santos-Silva F So. 6-7 250 Taunton, Mass./Vermont Academy ..................................................Mike Venezia (Colgate ‘12) 15 Xavier Jackson G Sr. 6-3 190 Hinesville, Ga./Centennial (Sheridan JC) Dir. of Player Development. .........Darius Theus (VCU ‘13) 22 Michael Gilmore F R-Sr. 6-10 210 Jacksonville, Fla./Rickards (Florida Gulf Coast) Video Coordinator .......................Justin Levine (Ithaca ‘15) 23 Issac Vann F R-Jr. 6-6 210 Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell (Maine) Dir. of Sports Performance ....... Don Brown (Bucknell ‘07) 24 P.J. Byrd G Fr. 6-1 185 Houston, Tex./Bush Athletic Trainer ...... Dennis Williams (South Carolina ‘95) Senior Secretary .................................................Dianne Long Head Coach: Mike Rhoades (Second season, Lebanon Valley ‘95) SCHOOL INFORMATION Assistant Coaches: J.D. Byers (Second season, Lebanon Valley ‘05), Brent Scott (Second season, Rice ‘93), Jamal Brunt (First season, Randolph-Macon ’03) Location .........................................................