The 2017-18 VCU Rams men's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams will be led by their former associate head coach from 2009-14, Mike Rhoades, in his first season as head coach at VCU. The Rams will play their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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Previous season
The Rams finished the 2016-17 season 26-9, 14-4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. VCU defeated George Mason and Richmond in the A-10 Tournament to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Rhode Island. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region. There they lost to Saint Mary's in the First Round.
Head coach Will Wade resigned on March 20 to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones. Wade was the head coach for the two seasons, making him VCU's shortest tenured head coach since Benny Dees. On March 21, the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had been the associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009-2014.
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Offseason
Departures
2017 recruiting class
Transfers
Roster
Schedule and results
The Rams will participate in the Maui Invitational Tournament; other teams include California, Chaminade, LSU, Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame and Wichita State. The Rams will also participate in the Never Forget Tribute Classic.
VCU will play Dayton, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington and Richmond twice during the Atlantic 10 regular season, and other conference members once.
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