The VCU Rams men's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's basketball competitions. This article is a list of results and statistics of the men's basketball team from the 1979–80 season to the 1990–91 season during which the team played in the Sun Belt Conference.

:1979–80 – 1980–81 – 1981–82 – 1982–83 – 1983–84 – 1984–85 – 1985–86 – 1986–87 – 1987–88 – 1988–89 – 1989–90 – 1990–91 – NBA Draft selections – References __NOTOC__

1979–80

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultRecordNon-Conference Regular Season 11/30/79 vs East Carolina Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic) W 74-64 1-0 12/01/79 at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic) W 69-67 2-0Sun Belt Conference Regular Season 12/06/79 Jacksonville Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 63-65 2-1 (0-1) 12/08/79 at William & Mary Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia W 57-54 3-1 12/13/79 at Georgia State GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta W 89-62 4-1 (1-1) 12/17/79 South Alabama Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 56-60 4-2 (1-2) 12/20/79 James Madison Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 70-59 5-2 12/28/79 vs. #14 Virginia Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) L 72-89 5-3 12/29/79 vs. Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) W 86-71 6-3 01/02/80 Charlotte Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 75-73 7-3 (2-2) 01/05/80 at South Alabama Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama W 87-74 8-3 (3-2) 01/07/80 at UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama L 71-82 8-4 (3-3) 01/09/80 Navy Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 87-67 9-4 01/12/80 at James Madison James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia L 51-53OT 9-5 01/16/80 at Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida L 61-74 9-6 (3-4) 01/20/80 Georgia State Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 71-77 9-7 (3-5) 01/22/80 Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 64-68 9-8 01/24/80 at New Orleans New Orleans W 83-71 10-8 (4-5) 01/26/80 at South Florida Tampa, Florida W 90-81 11-8 (5-5) 02/02/80 at Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia L 75-76 11-9 02/04/80 New Orleans Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 72-64 12-9 (6-5) 02/07/80 South Florida Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 105-78 13-9 (7-5) 02/10/80 UAB Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 90-75 14-9 (8-5) 02/12/80 William & Mary Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 64-56 15-9 02/16/80 at Charlotte Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina L 74-75 15-10 (8-6) 02/20/80 at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia L 67-76 15-111980 Sun Belt tournament 02/23/80 vs. Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina(quarterfinals) W 100-93 16-11 02/24/80 vs. South Alabama Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina(semifinals) W 74-72 17-11 02/25/80 vs. UAB Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina(semifinals) W 105-58 18-111980 NCAA tournament 03/06/80 vs. (E 5) Iowa (E 12) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina(first round) L 72-86 18-12

1980–81

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultRecordNon-Conference Regular Season 11/28/80 vs. Lafayette University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) W 44-40 1–0 11/29/80 vs. #8 Virginia University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) L 62-77 1-1 12/03/80 William & Mary Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 77-58 2-1 12/09/80 Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 88-76 3–1 12/13/80 at Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia W 65-56 4-1Sun Belt Conference Regular Season 12/20/80 Georgia State Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 81-69 5-1 (1-0) 12/22/80 Cincinnati Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 78-58 6-1 12/29/80 vs. Virginia Tech Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) W 57-51 7-1 12/30/80 vs. Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) W 61-44 8-1 01/06/81 #15 South Alabama Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 62-76 8-2 (1-1) 01/10/81 at UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama L 65-67 8-3 (1-2) 01/12/81 at South Florida USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida L 68-73 8-4 (1-3) 01/18/81 Charlotte Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 86-75 9-4 (2-3) 01/20/81 at Georgia State GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta W 84-71 10-4 (3-3) 01/22/81 at #11 South Alabama Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama W 86-70 11-4 (4-3) 01/26/81 James Madison Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 50-49 12-4 01/29/81 Jacksonville Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 62-42 13-4 (5-3) 01/31/81 at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia W 66-55 14-4 02/03/81 at Charlotte Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina W 90-80 15-4 (6-3) 02/10/81 Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 75-64 16-4 02/12/81 at James Madison James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia W 58-57 17-4 02/15/81 UAB Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 79-69 18-4 (7-3) 02/17/81 South Florida Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 70-64OT 19-4 (8-3) 02/22/81 at Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida W 59-51 20-4 (9-3) 02/24/81 at William & Mary Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia W 68-67OT 21-41981 Sun Belt tournament 02/28/81 vs. South Florida Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida(semifinals) W 53-45 22-4 03/01/81 vs. UAB Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida(Finals) W 62-61OT 23-41981 NCAA tournament 03/13/81 vs. (E 12) Long Island (E 5) Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina(first round) W 86-59 24-4 03/15/81 vs. #15 (E 4) Tennessee (E 5) Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina(second round) L 56-58OT 24-5

1981–82

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultRecordNon-Conference Regular Season 11/27/81 vs. George Mason University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) L 68-81 0-1 11/29/81 vs. Fairfield University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) L 54-58OT 0-2 12/02/81 Johns Hopkins Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 74-46 1-2 12/07/81 at East Tennessee State Memorial Center • Johnson City, Tennessee W 79-72 2-2Sun Belt Conference Regular Season 12/12/81 South Alabama Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 90-64 3-2 (1-0) 12/19/81 James Madison Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia L 45-47 3-3 12/22/81 Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 61-55 4-3 12/29/81 vs. James Madison Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) L 46-54 4-4 12/30/81 vs. Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) W 59-53 5-4 01/02/82 at UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama W 55-54 6-4 (2-0) 01/09/82 at Charlotte Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina L 75-792OT 6-5 (2-1) 01/11/82 William & Mary Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 63-62OT 7-5 01/17/82 at South Alabama Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama W 74-67 8-5 (3-1) 01/20/82 Jacksonville Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 92-68 9-5 (4-1) 01/23/82 South Florida Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 64-44 10-5 (5-1) 01/25/82 Southern Mississippi Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 71-60 11-5 01/27/82 at Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse • Philadelphia, PA L 52-60 11-6 01/30/82 at Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia L 58-61 11-7 01/31/82 Charlotte Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 80-58 12-7 (6-1) 02/06/82 at James Madison James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia W 68-66OT 13-7 02/08/82 Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 77-63 14-7 02/10/82 at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia L 59-64 14-8 02/14/82 at South Florida USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida L 68-71 14-9 (6-2) 02/17/82 at Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida W 81-73 15-9 (7–2) 02/20/82 UAB Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia L 55-56 15-10 (7-3) 02/23/82 at William & Mary Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia W 65-63 16-101982 Sun Belt tournament 02/27/82 vs. South Alabama Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama(semifinals) W 68-66 17-10 02/28/82 vs. UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama(Finals) L 83-94 17-11

1982–83

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultRecordNon-Conference Regular Season 11/26/82 vs. George Mason University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) W 78-67 1–0 11/27/82 vs. #1 Virginia University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational) L 63-69 1-1 12/01/82 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 83-60 2-1 12/04/82 Saint Joseph's Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 75-64 3-1 12/08/82 Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 54-48 4–1 12/11/82 at James Madison James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia L 57-66 4-2 12/17/82 vs. Robert Morris WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia(Mountaineer Classic) W 94-79 5-2 12/18/82 vs. #20 West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia(Mountaineer Classic) L 65-66OT 5-3Sun Belt Conference Regular Season 12/29/82 vs. Old Dominion Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) L 85-90 5-4 (0-1) 12/30/82 vs. Richmond Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia(Times–Dispatch Invitational) W 80-74 6-4 01/04/83 at UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama W 67-65 7-4 (1-1) 01/08/83 at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia W 65-56 8-4 01/11/83 Old Dominion Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia L 62-67 8-5 (1-2) 01/15/83 South Alabama Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 89-77 9-5 (2–2) 01/20/83 at Southern Mississippi Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Mississippi W 78-64 10-5 01/23/83 at South Alabama Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama W 79-76OT 11-5 (3-2) 01/29/83 Charlotte Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 90-76 12-5 (4–2) 01/31/83 at William & Mary Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia W 50-49 13-5 02/03/83 at Western Kentucky Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky W 70-57 14-5 (5-2) 02/06/83 South Florida Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 70-63OT 15-5 (6-2) 02/09/83 James Madison Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 59-53 16-5 02/12/83 at South Florida USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida W 60-58 17-5 (7-2) 02/14/83 at Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida W 68-61 18-5 (8–2) 02/17/83 UAB Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 80-68 19-5 (9–2) 02/19/83 Western Kentucky Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 60-47 20-5 (10–2) 02/23/83 Jacksonville Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia W 65-58 21-5 (11–2) 02/26/83 at Charlotte Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina W 73-71 22-5 (12-2)1983 Sun Belt tournament 03/04/83 vs. Western Kentucky Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama(quarterfinals) W 57-55 23-5 03/05/83 vs. UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama(semifinals) L 59-61 23-61983 NCAA tournament 03/17/83 vs. (E 12) La Salle (E 5) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina(first round) W 76-67 23–6 03/18/83 vs. #18 (E 4) Georgia (E 5) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina(second round) L 54-56 23–7

1983–84