2022–23 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2022–23 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Davidson, Saint Louis, and Dayton to win the A-10 tournament championship, their first since 2015. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West region. There they lost to Saint Mary's in the first round.

On March 29, 2023, head coach Mike Rhoades left the school to take the head coaching position at Penn State. That same day, the school named Utah State head coach Ryan Odom the team's new coach.

Previous season The Rams finished the 2021–22 season 22–10, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. The Rams received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament, their first since 2008, where they defeated Princeton before losing to Wake Forest in the second round.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 10 F 205 Toledo, Ohio Declared for NBA draft; selected 47th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies 11 G 180 Jacksonville, Florida Graduated 5 G 190 Portland, Oregon Transferred to Long Beach State 55 F 225 Conway, South Carolina Transferred to Coastal Carolina 20 F 215 Saint Thomas, Barbados Transferred to Iowa State 34 F 240 St. Louis, Missouri Graduated 2 F 220 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to UNC Greensboro

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 5 G 180 Toledo, Ohio Transferred from Michigan 30 F 240 Lansing, Michigan Transferred from Michigan 35 G/F 220 Philippi, West Virginia Transferred from Hartford

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results The Rams placed third in the Legends Classic.

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

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!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournament

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See also

2022–23 VCU Rams women's basketball team

References

External links VCU Basketball