2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team


The 2009–10 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Shaka Smart's first season at VCU. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 27-9, 11-7 in CAA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. They were champions of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational.

Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, DC, VCU was predicted to finish third in the CAA. Jr. forward Larry Sanders was selected to the preseason all conference first team.

Roster

Source
#NameHeightWeight PositionClassHometownPrevious Team
1Larry Sanders6'11"235FJr.Fort Pierce, FLPort St. Lucie HS
2Issiah Grayson5'11"160GFr.Atlanta, GAFindlay Prep
4Terrance Saintil6'8"240FSo.North Miami, FLMonsignor Edward Pace HS
10Darius Theus6'3"195GFr.Portsmouth, VAI. C. Norcom HS
11Kirill Pishchalnikov6'8"265FSr.Maykop, RussiaMGGTK AGU
12Joey Rodriguez5'10"175GJr.Oviedo, FLLake Howell HS
20Bradford Burgess6'5"215GSo.Midlothian, VABenedictine HS
21Jamie Skeen6'9"245FJr.Charlotte, NCNorth Mecklenburg HS
Wake Forest
30Troy Daniels6'4"195GFr.Roanoke, VAWilliam Fleming HS
32Brandon Rozzell6'2"185GJr.Richmond, VAHighland Springs HS
34David Hinton6'8"230FFr.Winston-Salem, NCRJ Reynolds HS
42T.J. Gwynn6'4"205FSr.Burlington, NCCummings HS
50Ed Nixon6'4"200GJr.St. Petersburg, FLLakewood HS

Schedule and results

Source
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBA00;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBA00;"| Regular season
!colspan=10 style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBA00;"| CAA Tournament
!colspan=10 style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBA00;"| CBI