List of VCU Rams men's basketball seasons

The VCU Rams men's college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Virginia Commonwealth University in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1] VCU has played its home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia since its opening in 1999.

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Benny Dees (Independent) (1968–1970)
1968–69	Benny Dees	12–11
1969–70	Benny Dees	13–10
Chuck Noe (Independent) (1970–1976)
1970–71	Chuck Noe	15–9
1971–72	Chuck Noe	15–4
1972–73	Chuck Noe	15–5
1973–74	Chuck Noe	17–7
1974–75	Chuck Noe	17–8
1975–76	Chuck Noe	16–9
Dana Kirk (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77	Dana Kirk	13–13
1977–78	Dana Kirk	24–5			NIT first round
1978–79	Dana Kirk	20–5
J.D. Barnett (Sun Belt Conference) (1979–1985)
1979–80	J.D. Barnett	18–12	8–6	5th	NCAA Division I first round
1980–81	J.D. Barnett	24–5	9–3	T–1st	NCAA Division I second round
1981–82	J.D. Barnett	17–11	7–3	2nd
1982–83	J.D. Barnett	24–7	12–2	T–1st	NCAA Division I second round
1983–84	J.D. Barnett	23–7	11–3	1st	NCAA Division I second round
1984–85	J.D. Barnett	26–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I second round
Mike Pollio (Sun Belt Conference) (1985–1989)
1985–86	Mike Pollio	12–16	6–8	5th
1986–87	Mike Pollio	17–14	7–7	4th
1987–88	Mike Pollio	23–12	10–4	2nd	NIT quarterfinal
1988–89	Mike Pollio	13–15	9–5	3rd
Sonny Smith (Sun Belt Conference) (1989–1991)
1989–90	Sonny Smith	11–17	5–9	T–6th
1990–91	Sonny Smith	14–17	7–7	5th
Sonny Smith (Metro Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92	Sonny Smith	14–15	5–7	T–5th
1992–93	Sonny Smith	20–10	7–5	3rd	NIT first round
1993–94	Sonny Smith	14–13	5–7	T–5th
1994–95	Sonny Smith	16–14	3–9	7th
Sonny Smith (Colonial Athletic Association) (1995–1998)
1995–96	Sonny Smith	24–9	14–2	1st	NCAA Division I first round
1996–97	Sonny Smith	14–13	9–7	T–3rd
1997–98	Sonny Smith	9–19	4–12	9th
Mack McCarthy (Colonial Athletic Association) (1998–2002)
1998–99	Mack McCarthy	15–16	8–8	6th
1999–00	Mack McCarthy	14–14	7–9	5th
2000–01	Mack McCarthy	16–14	9–7	4th
2001–02	Mack McCarthy	21–11	11–7	3rd
Jeff Capel (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2006)
2002–03	Jeff Capel	18–10	12–6	T–2nd
2003–04	Jeff Capel	23–8	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I first round
2004–05	Jeff Capel	19–13	13–5	T–2nd	NIT Opening Round
2005–06	Jeff Capel	19–10	11–7	5th
Anthony Grant (Colonial Athletic Association) (2006–2009)
2006–07	Anthony Grant	28–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I second round
2007–08	Anthony Grant	24–8	15–3	1st	NIT first round
2008–09	Anthony Grant	24–10	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I first round
Shaka Smart (Colonial Athletic Association) (2009–2012)
2009–10	Shaka Smart	27–9	11–7	T–5th	CBI Champion
2010–11	Shaka Smart	28–12	12–6	4th	NCAA Division I Final Four
2011–12	Shaka Smart	29–7	15–3	2nd	NCAA Division I second round
Shaka Smart (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2015)
2012–13	Shaka Smart	27–9	12–4	2nd	NCAA Division I third round
2013–14	Shaka Smart	26–9	12–4	2nd	NCAA Division I second round
2014–15	Shaka Smart	26–10	12–6	T–4th	NCAA Division I second round
Will Wade (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2015–2017)
2015–16	Will Wade	25–11	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Division I second round
2016–17	Will Wade	26–9	14–4	2nd	NCAA Division I first round
Mike Rhoades (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2017–2023)
2017–18	Mike Rhoades	18–15	9–9	T–5th
2018–19	Mike Rhoades	25–8	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I first round
2019–20	Mike Rhoades	18–13	8–10	T–8th	No postseason held
2020–21	Mike Rhoades	19–7	10–4	2nd	NCAA Division I first round
2021–22	Mike Rhoades	22–10	14–4	2nd	NIT second round
2022–23	Mike Rhoades	27–8	15–3	1st	NCAA Division I first round
Ryan Odom (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24	Ryan Odom	24–14	11–7	T–4th	NIT Quarterfinals
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO Total:		1028–551
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Virginia Commonwealth Rams Index".

[1] "Virginia Commonwealth Rams Index".

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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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics