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The Capital City Classic is a men's college basketball series between the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders.Both schools are located within Virginia's state capital of Richmond—Virginia Commonwealth University has its non-medical campus in the Fan District at the western edge of downtown and its medical campus in the downtown neighborhood of Court End, while the University of Richmond is ...
The VCU men's basketball team would return to prominence in the 2003–2004 season under then second-year Head Coach Jeff Capel. Following a 2nd place conference finish in his debut season, Capel led the Rams to a 23–8 overall record, going 14–4 in conference play and capturing the CAA regular season and conference tournament championships.
The Richmond win placed the all-time record at 59–55–5, remaining in favor of William & Mary. [b] The Richmond Spiders won this inaugural Capital Cup by a final score of 13–10, simultaneously giving Richmond a share of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Football Conference season championship. Placekicker Andrew Howard converted a ...
VCU beat #1 seeded Kansas in the Southwest Regional final by a score of 71–61. It was the Rams' first trip to the Final Four. Against Butler in the Final Four, VCU lost 70–62, ending "one of the greatest Cinderella stories of all time." [6] The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season. [7]
A college basketball game erupted into chaos when fans started fighting in the stands. ... Following Saint Louis’ victory over VCU with a score of 78-69, the team’s head coach, Josh Schertz ...
3:59 p.m.: Duquesne defeated VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship 57-51 on Saturday, punching its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1976. The Dukes are going dancing. The Dukes ...
The VCU Rams men's basketball team reached the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, while the Richmond Spiders men's basketball team reached the Sweet 16 of the same tournament. As of 2016, Richmond is also home to its first women's sports team, the Richmond Black Widows.
Having already played each other once this season before Tuesday – a 78-62 win for VCU on January 14 – the teams can only meet again this season if they do so in the A-10 conference tournament ...