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2015–16 VCU Rams Men's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 48th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. The program was led by Will Wade, who was leading the program for his first season after previously coaching Chattanooga. Wade replaced former head coach, Shaka Smart, who resigned from VCU for the vacancy at Texas. Led by a core of rising juniors and seniors, including Mo Alie-Cox and Melvin Johnson, the Rams finished the season 25–11, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish tied for the A-10 conference championship. They defeated Massachusetts and Davidson to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. The Rams receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, making it their sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Rams were a #10 seed in the West Region. They defeated #7 seed Oregon State in the First Round ...
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Will Wade (basketball)
Frank William Wade (born November 26, 1982) is an American college basketball coach. He has served as the head coach at three institutions: Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball, Chattanooga from 2013 to 2015, VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU from 2015 to 2017, and LSU Tigers men's basketball, LSU from 2017 to 2022. Assistant coach Will Wade began his career as the student manager of the Clemson men's basketball team from 2002 to 2005. He worked under head coaches Larry Shyatt and Oliver Purnell, who gave him further opportunities as a graduate assistant (2005–06) and Director of Basketball Operations (2006–07). Tommy Amaker then brought him in as his first hire as Harvard men's basketball coach where he was responsible for helping to recruit a top 25 class for the program. He stayed at Harvard for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons before leaving for VCU. Will Wade was brought in as an assistant to then-head coach Shaka Smart at VCU (Wade was Smart's first hire like he had be ...
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2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 39th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season marked the first for new member, Davidson. The 2015 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The defending regular season champion was Saint Louis and the defending tournament champion was Saint Joseph's. Davidson Davidson may refer to: * Davidson (name) * Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan * Davidson Media Group * Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA * Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA * ... won the regular season championship. VCU was the A-10 tournament champion. VCU earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Conference Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Season ...
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Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference (Big East) and are coached by Dan Hurley. The Huskies have won 4 NCAA tournament championships ( 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014), which puts the program in a tie with Kansas for sixth-most all-time. The Huskies are second in Big East tournament championships with seven, trailing only Georgetown (8). The Huskies also have the most Big East regular season titles with ten and one American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Numerous players have gone on to achieve professional success after their time at UConn, including Clifford Robinson, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Rudy Gay, Charlie Villanueva, Kemba Walker, Shabazz Napier, Jeremy Lamb, and Andre Drummond. The Huskies have participated in 5 NCAA Final Fours (tied for 13th all time) and ...
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Bronx, New York
The Bronx () is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state, state of New York (state), New York. It is south of Westchester County, New York, Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx has a land area of and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density.New York State Department of Health''Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State – 2010'' retrieved on August 8, 2015. It is the only borough of New York City not primarily on an island. With a population that is 54.8% Hispanic as of 2020, it i ...
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Terry Larrier
Terry Elijah Larrier (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU Rams and the UConn Huskies men's basketball, UConn Huskies. College career Larrier first played college basketball with the VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU Rams, then departed after the 2014–15 VCU Rams men's basketball team, 2014–15 season to join the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball, Connecticut Huskies. Due to NCAA regulations, Larrier redshirted during the Huskies' 2015–16 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2015–16 season. He then injured his left knee and tore his ACL four games into the 2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2016–17 season. Larrier began his senior season with a 27-point game but missed four games with a nasal fracture that required surgery. He posted 13.9 points and 4.8 re ...
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Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ...
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Treveon Graham
Treveon Graham (born October 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU Rams. High school career Graham played high school basketball at St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland, where as a senior he was named to the ''Washington Post'' All-Met team for the Washington D.C. area after averaging 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game. Graham chose to play for coach Shaka Smart at VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU after also considering Boston College Eagles men's basketball, Boston College, Clemson Tigers men's basketball, Clemson, Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, Cincinnati, Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball, Cleveland State and Northeastern Huskies men's basketball, Northeastern. College career As a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, Graham became a part of the VCU Rams men's basketball, Rams' regular rotation and averaged ...
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Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, it is the second-most populous independent city in Virginia, tenth-largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th most populous city in the United States. Chesapeake is included in the Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area. One of the cities in the South Hampton Roads, Chesapeake was organized in 1963 by voter referendums approving the political consolidation of the city of South Norfolk with the remnants of the former Norfolk County, which dated to 1691. (Much of the territory of the county had been annexed by other cities.) Chesapeake is the second-largest city by land area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the 17th-largest in the United States. Chesapeake is a diverse city in which a few urban areas are located; it also has many square miles of protected farmland, forests, and wetlands, including a substantial portion o ...
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Brianté Weber
Brianté Weber (born December 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams. High school career Weber attended Great Bridge High School where he averaged 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals per game as a senior, earning the All-Southeastern District Defensive Player of the Year award during his junior and senior seasons. College career In his college career with the VCU Rams, he was designated to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team on multiple occasions, and also earned the title as the conference's Defensive Player of the Year for three straight seasons. He led the nation in steals through his junior season in 2013–14 with a 3.46 average. On January 31, 2015, Weber's college career ended when he tore his ACL and MCL in a loss to rival Richmond. Weber was only 12 steals away from becoming the NCAA's all-time career leader. Profe ...
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2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, in his 11th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona. Before the season Previous season The Buckeye finished the season with 25-10 overall, 10-8 in Big Ten play for a fifth-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to Michigan. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed in the south ...
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2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 77th edition of the tournament began on March 17, 2015, and concluded with the championship game on April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Duke defeated Wisconsin in the championship game, 68–63. Tyus Jones of Duke was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Schedule and venues The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2015 tournament: First Four *March 17 and 18 **University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) Second and third rounds (Round of 64 and Round of 32) *March 19 and 21 **Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida (Hosts: Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida) ** KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville) **Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsy ...
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2014–15 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fourth year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Boise State in the First Four and Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Oklahoma. When the Flyers were selected to play at home in the First Four, they became the first team since 1987 to play an NCAA Tournament game in their home arena. The NCAA made a rule in 1989 that no team could play a tournament game in their home arena. However, with UD Arena always hosting the First Four, Dayton is the o ...
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