VCU Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 (19-7, 10-4)
Big Wins: 11/25 at Utah State (85-69), 2/9 at Dayton (76-67), 2/12 St. Bonaventure (67-64)
Bad Losses: 1/9 Rhode Island (68-83), 2/20 George Mason (76-79), 2/27 at Davidson (57-65)
Coach: Mike Rhoades
Probable Starters:
Adrian Baldwin, Freshman, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 4.4 apg, 2.1 spg
Nah’Shon Hyland, Sophomore, Guard, 19.5 ppg, 2.1 apg, 4.7 rpg
Levi Stockard III, Senior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Vince Williams, Junior, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Hason Ward, Sophomore, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg 2.3 bpg
Key Role Players:
Jamir Watkins, Freshman, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Corey Douglas, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 bpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (158th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (45, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (105, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (36, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (252, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.9 (218, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.1 (32, 1)
Rebound Margin: -0.2 (194, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (149, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.8 (277, 14)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to UCF |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Saint Mary’s |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oregon State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stephen F. Austin |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Akron |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wichita State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Indiana |
| 2011 | NCAA | Opening Round win over USC |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgetown |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Purdue |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Florida State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Kansas |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Butler |
| 2010 | CBI | First Round win over George Washington |
| 2010 | CBI | Second Round win over Charleston |
| 2010 | CBI | Semifinal win over Boston University |
| 2010 | CBI | Final win over St. Louis |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to UCLA |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round loss to UAB |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Duke |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh |
*all team stats through 3/7
