2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball

CAA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 11 Seed, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (3rd year)
Assistant coaches	Tony Pujol John Brannen Allen Edwards
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
James Madison	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
William & Mary	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	22	.353
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219


† 2009 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 and won the 2009 CAA tournament against George Mason. The Rams lost in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament to UCLA by one point.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2008* 7:30pm		Virginia Union	W 91–63		Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
11/12/2008* 7:30pm		Virginia State	W 79–64		Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Regular season
11/16/2008* 4:00pm		The Citadel	W 82–59	1–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
11/19/2008* 7:30pm		South Dakota State	W 72–56	2–0	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
11/22/2008* 7:00pm		at Rhode Island	L 86-92	2–1	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
11/25/2008* 7:00pm		at East Carolina	L 90–93 ^OT	2–2	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
11/29/2008* 11:00pm		vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge	W 67-55	3–2	Moon Palace Cancún, MX
11/30/2008* 10:30pm		vs. Vanderbilt Cancún Challenge	L 66–71	3–3	Moon Palace Cancún, MX
12/04/2008* 7:30pm		Western Michigan	W 79-62	4–3	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
12/06/2008 7:00pm		at William & Mary	W 66-50	5-3 (1-0)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
12/13/2008* 2:00pm, ESPNU		at Richmond Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic	W 77-76	6-3	Robins Center Richmond, VA
12/17/2008* 7:30pm		Akron	W 73-69	7-3	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
12/20/2008* 10:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 4 Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic	L 70-81	7-4	Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
12/27/2008* 7:30pm		Hampton	W 59-54	8-4	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/03/2009 4:30pm		at Delaware	L 79-81	8-5 (1-1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
1/05/2009 9:00pm		UNC Wilmington	W 88-59	9-5 (2-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/08/2009 7:00pm		at Drexel	W 75-46	10-5 (3-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
1/10/2009 12:00pm		Hofstra	W 68-60	11-5 (4-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/14/2009 7:00pm		at Towson	W 78-71	12-5 (5-1)	Towson Center Towson, MD
1/17/2009 4:00pm		Old Dominion	W 61-44	13-5 (6-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/21/2009 7:00pm		at Georgia State	W 65-50	14-5 (7-1)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
1/24/2009 4:00pm		George Mason	W 76-71	15-5 (8-1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/27/2009 9:00pm		Northeastern	L 63-68	15-6 (8-2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
1/31/2009 12:00pm		at Hofstra	W 66-62	16-6 (9-2)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
2/04/2009 7:00pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 72-81	16-7 (9-3)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
2/07/2009 7:30pm		William & Mary	W 76-54	17-7 (10-3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
2/11/2009 7:30pm		James Madison	W 76-71	18-7 (11-3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
2/14/2009 2:00pm		at Old Dominion	L 65-69	18-8 (11-4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
2/18/2009 7:00pm		Delaware	W 78-67	19-8 (12-4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
2/20/2009 9:00pm, ESPNU		at Nevada ESPNU BracketBusters	L 70-71	19-9	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
2/25/2009 7:00pm		at James Madison	W 71-52	20-9 (13-4)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
2/28/2009 4:00pm		Georgia State	W 69-41	21-9 (14-4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
Mar. 7 12:00pm		vs. Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 61–52	22–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Mar. 8 3:00pm, CSN		vs. Old Dominion Semifinals	W 61–53	23–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Mar. 9 7:00pm, ESPN		vs. George Mason Championship	W 71–50	24-9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 19 9:50pm, CBS	No. (E 11)	vs. No. 18 (E 6) UCLA First Round	L 64–65	24–10	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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