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2016–17 VCU Rams Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Will Wade (basketball), Will Wade, played their home games at Siegel Center, Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, A-10 play to finish in second place. In the 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, A-10 tournament, they beat 2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, George Mason and 2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Richmond before losing to 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Rhode Island in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the first round to 2016–17 Saint Mary's G ...
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Will Wade
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 ...
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Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and basketball. Sports Reference also operate the online sports trivia game Immaculate Grid and the statistics-based subscription service Stathead. From 2008 to 2020 the website included Olympic Games statistics from the first Games to the most recent. History The company was founded in Philadelphia by Sean Forman in 2004 and incorporated as Sports Reference LLC in 2007. The company operates databases of sports statistics for several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer) ...
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SUNY Sullivan
SUNY Sullivan is a public community college in Loch Sheldrake, New York. It was founded in 1962 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and funded in part by Sullivan County, New York. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The campus moved from its original campus at the old South Fallsburgh High School in South Fallsburg in 1973. The college offers 40 degree and certificate programs in career and transfer program areas. Campus SUNY Sullivan is situated on of land and its campus features nine interconnected buildings plus the Paul Gerry Fieldhouse, the Lazarus I. Levine Residence Hall, and the EcoGreen Townhouses. A geothermal system provides heat and air conditioning for the campus. Sustainability is an important part of SUNY Sullivan's mission, and is reflected across campus via an organic farm in partnership with New Hope Community, a composting program, community gardens, a nine-acre solar field, and an apiary. Athletic ...
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The Bronx
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 ...
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2015–16 Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beavers were led by second-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, and played their home games at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to California in the quarterfinals. OSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region, marking the Beavers' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1990. The Beavers lost in the first round of the Tournament to VCU. Previous season The Beavers finished the 2014–15 season 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. OSU lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an invitation to the Coll ...
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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 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 ...
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2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2015 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. With Davidson joining the conference in July 2014, it was a 14-team tournament for the first time. Seeds All 14 Atlantic 10 schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Schedule *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket See also * 2015 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament References {{2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season College basketball tournaments in New York City Sports competitions in Brooklyn Atlantic 10 ...
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2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 40th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. 2015–16 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Dayton, 2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team, VCU, and 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team, St. Bonaventure tied for the regular season championship. 2015–16 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Saint Joseph's won the A-10 Tournament. As a result of winning the A-10 Tournament, Saint Joseph's earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, NCAA tournament. Dayton and VCU earned at-large bids to the tournament as well. St. Bonaventure, 2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, George Washington, and 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, Davidson all received bids to the 2016 National Invitation ...
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2015–16 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose Final Four took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Houston, Texas, on April 2, 2016, with the national championship game following on April 4. Practices officially began on October 2, 2015. Rule changes The following rule changes were proposed by the NCAA Men's Rules Committee for the 2015–16 season, and officially approved by the NCAA Men's Playing Rules Oversight Panel: * Reducing the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds (same as the women's game). * Providing offensive players the same verticality protections as defensive players. * Extending the restricted-area arc from 3 feet to 4 feet from the basket. * Reducing the number of team timeouts from 5 to 4, with a limit of no more than 3 timeouts in the ...
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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 ...
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