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In another NCAA tournament-first, VCU became the first team ever to forfeit a game in the NCAA tournament [6] when their First Round game in the 2021 NCAA tournament was declared a no-contest due to several positive COVID-19 tests in the VCU program. [7] VCU reached the NCAA tournament a state record seven consecutive times from 2011 to 2017.
The VCU Rams men's college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Virginia Commonwealth University in the Atlantic 10 Conference. [1] VCU has played its home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia since its opening in 1999.
Beth O'Boyle coaches the VCU Rams women's basketball team. [10] The VCU Rams women's team enjoyed the most successful season in their history in the 2008–2009 season. The team finished the season with a mark of 26–7 overall and a 15–3 conference record. Notably the team was a perfect 16–0 at home.
In the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, VCU qualified as an at-large bid, having to play in the newly formatted tournament's "First Four" against USC. The decision to allow VCU to participate in the tournament was widely criticized among pundits and the media. [130] VCU defeated USC 59–46 in the "First Four" play-in game.
The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season. [1] This was the highest ranking in VCU's history and the highest ranking of any team from the CAA. [2] The 2011 NCAA tournament run by VCU is regarded by some as one of the best Cinderella runs of all time. [3]
VCU was seeded eighth in the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, and were slated to play UMass in the second round. The game, and the tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VCU finished the season 18–13, making it the 20th consecutive season VCU finished with a winning overall record.
The 2020–21 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Rhoades, in his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The following is a list of all schools that have won at least one NCAA men's basketball tournament, along with the year(s) in which they won their championship(s). For non-NCAA championships claimed by schools, see National Invitation Tournament , Helms Athletic Foundation , and Mythical national championship .