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2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2010–11
teamVCU Rams
imageVCU Varsity old logo.svg
image_size150
conferenceColonial Athletic Association
short_confCAA
CoachRank6
record28–12
conf_record12–6
head_coachShaka Smart
hc_year2nd
asst_coach1Mike Jones
asst_coach2Mike Rhoades
asst_coach3Will Wade
stadiumStuart C. Siegel Center
bowl[NCAA tournament](2011-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_resultFinal Four

The 2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia.

The Rams finished the season 28–12, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the conference championship game of the 2011 CAA tournament to Old Dominion. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA tournament where they defeated eleventh-seed USC in the newly-established First Four round. In the main bracket, they defeated Georgetown and Purdue in the second and third rounds, respectively, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Florida State in overtime and advanced to the Elite Eight, where they defeated the first-seeded Kansas Jayhawks. They advanced to the school's first Final Four in team history, becoming the third 11th-seed in tournament history to advance to the Final Four, where they were defeated by the Butler Bulldogs. The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season. This was the highest ranking in VCU's history and the highest ranking of any team from the CAA.

The 2011 NCAA tournament run by VCU is regarded by some as one of the best Cinderella runs of all time by winning five straight upsets to make it to the Final Four. They were the first men's Division I basketball team that played in the First Four to make it to the Final Four and the first team in the tournament to win five games without qualifying for the national championship game, a feat which the UCLA Bruins duplicated in 2021.

Roster

  • Mike Jones
  • Mike Rhoades
  • Will Wade}}

Recruiting

Preseason

VCU was predicted to finish third in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason polls, which was released October 19, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. Senior guard Joey Rodriguez was selected to the preseason CAA first-team honors.

Schedule

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Honors

Senior forward Jamie Skeen was named the Southwest Regional Most Outstanding Player. Skeen was also named to 2nd team All- Colonial Athletic Association. Senior guard Joey Rodriguez was named to 3rd team All- Colonial Athletic Association.

References

References

  1. "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN". Espn.go.com.
  2. "VCU Athletics". VCU Athletics.
  3. (2011-03-27). "NCAA Tournament Final Four: Is VCU the Greatest Cinderella Story of All Time?". Bleacher Report.
  4. (2025-03-20). "Looking back at notable March Madness Cinderellas".
  5. "Old Dominion Picked to Repeat as Caa Men?S Basketball Champion in 2010-11".
  6. (October 18, 2010). "RAMS PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL; RODRIGUEZ EARNS FIRST-TEAM HONORS". [[Virginia Commonwealth University]].
  7. "HOFSTRA'S JENKINS REPEATS AS CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR".
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