VCU

Morales 20 points spark Wagner in 58-44 upset win at VCU

November 14, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Alex Morales scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Wagner dominated on the boards to score an upset of Virginia Commonwealth, 58-44, on Saturday.

Elijah Ford scored on back-to-back layups to start the second half and the Seahawks did not trail the rest of the way, out-rebounding the Rams 42-24 and holding them to just 42 field goal attempts.

Rhoades, VCU agree to contract extension

July 22, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him on the Rams' sideline through the 2026-27 season.

Positive virus tests bounce VCU from NCAAs; Oregon advances

By AARON BEARD and EDDIE PELLSMarch 21, 2021 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — VCU was kicked out of the NCAA Tournament hours before its first-round game Saturday because multiple players tested positive for COVID-19, an outbreak that imperiled the 68-team event and underscored, once again, the delicate nature of staging such a spectacle amid a pandemic a year after it was canceled entirely...

JeQuan Lewis’ growth at PG a key to VCU’s winning streak

By HANK KURZ Jr.February 5, 2016 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — JeQuan Lewis is one of those players that has to be told to shoot the basketball.

A pass-first point guard, Lewis was caught up in being a distributor more than a contributor for VCU.