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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 (basketball), Will Wade, who was leading the program for his first season after previously coaching Chattanooga Mocs basketball, Chattanooga. Wade replaced former head coach, Shaka Smart, who resigned from VCU for the vacancy at Texas Longhorns men's basketball, 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 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, A-10 play to finish tied for the A-10 conference championship. They defeated 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Massachusetts and 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, Davidson to advance to the championship game of the 2016 Atlantic 10 men's bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Wade (basketball)
Frank Williams Wade (born November 26, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who serves as the head men's basketball coach at NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, North Carolina State University. He previously coached at Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball, Chattanooga (2013–2015), VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU (2015–2017), LSU Tigers men's basketball, LSU (2017–2022), and McNeese Cowboys basketball, McNeese State (2023–2025) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv .... The defending regular season champion was Saint Louis and the defending tournament champion was Saint Joseph's. Davidson 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I men's college basketball team of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference and are coached by Dan Hurley. With six national championships and 45 conference titles, the program is considered one of the blue bloods of college basketball. UConn has won six NCAA tournament championships (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023 and 2024), which puts the program in a tie for third most all time and is the most of any program since the tournament expanded to 64 teams. The Huskies have won eight Big East tournament championships (tied for most all time) and 11 Big East regular season championships (most all time). UConn has 37 NCAA tournament appearances (tied for 11th most all time) and has played in seven NCAA Final Fours (tied for 10th most all time), 13 NCAA Elite Eights (11th most all time) and 19 NCAA Sweet Sixteens (tied for 11th most all time). UConn won the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronx, New York
The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, Westchester County to its north; to its south and west, the New York City borough of Manhattan is across the Harlem River; and to its south and east is the borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx, the only New York City borough not primarily located on an island, has a land area of and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density of the boroughs.New York State Department of Health''Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State – 2010'' retrieved on August 8, 2015. The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the West Bronx, west, and a flatter East Bronx, easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Larrier
Terry Elijah Larrier (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Santos del Potosí of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams and the UConn Huskies. College career Larrier first played college basketball with the VCU Rams, then departed after the 2014–15 season to join the Connecticut Huskies. Due to NCAA regulations, Larrier redshirted during the Huskies' 2015–16 season. He then injured his left knee and tore his ACL four games into the 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 rebounds per game as a senior. After the 2017–18 season, Larrier announced he would forgo his college eligibility, and enter the 2018 NBA draft. He graduated with a degree in urban and community studies. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treveon Graham
Treveon Dominique Graham (born October 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams. High school career Graham played high school basketball at St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland for Head Coach Dave Tallman, 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 after also considering Boston College, Clemson, Cincinnati, Cleveland State and Northeastern. College career As a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, Graham became a part of the Rams' regular rotation and averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Prior to the start of his sophomore season, he was chosen by Sports Illustrated as the most likely "breakout sophomore" in the nation, based on statistical analysis of his performance in li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the United States. Chesapeake is included in the Hampton Roads 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 of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianté Weber
Brianté Weber (born December 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). 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. Professional caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2015 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 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 2013–14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2014–15 season. 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, Indiana. The Final Four consisted of Kentucky (who went in undefeated at 38–0), Wisconsin, making their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, Michigan State, making their first Final Four since 2010 (also held in Indianapolis) and the 7th under head coach Tom Izzo, and Duke, making their first appearance since their 2010 national championship. Duke defeated Wisconsin in the championship game, 68–63, clinching their 5th national championship under Mike Krzyzewski. Tyus Jones of Duke was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Unlike the past three tournaments, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
