We’re 7 - 19 (.269) against the rams since joining the A10 and 22-46 (.324) overall.
We haven’t beaten them at home since 2016.
This is a big game in my eyes. Win this one and I’ll feel like we’ve turned another corner under the leadership of Coach Skinn. We’ve won games at neutral sites and on the road already this season, something we’ve struggled with in the past. Beating the rams will be one more step in the right direction.
The game is on ESPN+ and MASN.
KenPom: Gives us a 67% chance of winning.
GMU - 88
vcu - 110
NET:
Mason - 64
vcu - 103
vcu is currently 8-7 on the season and 0-2 in A10 play. They are 7-5 at home, 0-0 on the road, and 1-2 at neutral sites. That’s right, zero road games for the rams to date.
Wins: Samford (75-65), Radford (73-50), Seattle (60-56), Penn St. (86-74), Alcorn St. (86-58), Temple (87-78), Maryland-Eastern Shore (75-51), Garner-Webb (87-73)
Losses: McNeese St. (76-65), Iowa St. (68-64), Boise St. (65-61), Norfolk St. (63-60), Memphis (85-80), St. Bonaventure (89-78), GW (84-82)
Schedule: https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule
Roster: https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster
Stats: https://vcuathletics.com/documents/2024/1/4/vcu-teamcume.pdf
vcu is led by 6'8" Sean Bairstow (12.8 ppg & 4.0 reb), 6'5" Max Shulga (15.5 ppg), 6'4" Joe Bamisile (13.6 ppg), and 6'5" Zeb Jackson (13.4 ppg & 4.6 reb). Contributions off the bench come from 6'8" Toibu Lawal (8.3 ppg & 6.0 reb), 5'10" Jason Nelson (7.2 ppg), 6'7" Alphonzo Billups III (6.3 ppg), 6'10" Christian Fermin (6.5 ppg), 6'9" Kuany Kuany (5.3 ppg) and 6'7" Michael Belle (4.5 ppg).
vcu averages 74.6 (13th in the A10) points per game while giving up 69.0 (8th in the A10). The Rams shoot 45.8% from the floor and 34.4% from 3. Opponents are shooting 41.1% from the field and 32.7% from 3. The Rams shoot 77.8% from the free throw line. vcu has out rebounded their opponents by 4.2 boards per game. They turn opponents over to the tune of 10.8 per game while turning the ball over 13.0 times per game themselves.
My prediction: They have some good wins and some bad losses thus far. They clearly are not the pressing version of their former selves that caused us problem in the past.
Will our fans show up or will this seem like a home game for vcu? If it looks and sounds like a road game we lose. If our fans show up and get loud our guys respond in kind and we’ll win, it’s that simple. Get out to the game! No excuses please! If season ticket holders around me sell out once again I’ll lose my freaking mind. I can’t handle another night of being surrounded by the noxious smells emanating from ram fans. The combined odors of cigarettes, crystal meth, BO, stale fry oil, and week old yeast infections will be too much to take.
GMU 74 - vcu 69
Discuss.
We haven’t beaten them at home since 2016.
This is a big game in my eyes. Win this one and I’ll feel like we’ve turned another corner under the leadership of Coach Skinn. We’ve won games at neutral sites and on the road already this season, something we’ve struggled with in the past. Beating the rams will be one more step in the right direction.
The game is on ESPN+ and MASN.
KenPom: Gives us a 67% chance of winning.
GMU - 88
vcu - 110
NET:
Mason - 64
vcu - 103
vcu is currently 8-7 on the season and 0-2 in A10 play. They are 7-5 at home, 0-0 on the road, and 1-2 at neutral sites. That’s right, zero road games for the rams to date.
Wins: Samford (75-65), Radford (73-50), Seattle (60-56), Penn St. (86-74), Alcorn St. (86-58), Temple (87-78), Maryland-Eastern Shore (75-51), Garner-Webb (87-73)
Losses: McNeese St. (76-65), Iowa St. (68-64), Boise St. (65-61), Norfolk St. (63-60), Memphis (85-80), St. Bonaventure (89-78), GW (84-82)
Schedule: https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule
Roster: https://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster
Stats: https://vcuathletics.com/documents/2024/1/4/vcu-teamcume.pdf
vcu is led by 6'8" Sean Bairstow (12.8 ppg & 4.0 reb), 6'5" Max Shulga (15.5 ppg), 6'4" Joe Bamisile (13.6 ppg), and 6'5" Zeb Jackson (13.4 ppg & 4.6 reb). Contributions off the bench come from 6'8" Toibu Lawal (8.3 ppg & 6.0 reb), 5'10" Jason Nelson (7.2 ppg), 6'7" Alphonzo Billups III (6.3 ppg), 6'10" Christian Fermin (6.5 ppg), 6'9" Kuany Kuany (5.3 ppg) and 6'7" Michael Belle (4.5 ppg).
vcu averages 74.6 (13th in the A10) points per game while giving up 69.0 (8th in the A10). The Rams shoot 45.8% from the floor and 34.4% from 3. Opponents are shooting 41.1% from the field and 32.7% from 3. The Rams shoot 77.8% from the free throw line. vcu has out rebounded their opponents by 4.2 boards per game. They turn opponents over to the tune of 10.8 per game while turning the ball over 13.0 times per game themselves.
My prediction: They have some good wins and some bad losses thus far. They clearly are not the pressing version of their former selves that caused us problem in the past.
Will our fans show up or will this seem like a home game for vcu? If it looks and sounds like a road game we lose. If our fans show up and get loud our guys respond in kind and we’ll win, it’s that simple. Get out to the game! No excuses please! If season ticket holders around me sell out once again I’ll lose my freaking mind. I can’t handle another night of being surrounded by the noxious smells emanating from ram fans. The combined odors of cigarettes, crystal meth, BO, stale fry oil, and week old yeast infections will be too much to take.
GMU 74 - vcu 69
Discuss.
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