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2025–26 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2025–26 VCU Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachJimmy Martelli (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Dayton 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Duquesne 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Fordham 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
George Mason 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
George Washington 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
La Salle 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Richmond 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
VCU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner
As of March 28, 2025

The 2025–26 VCU Rams men's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams will be led by first-year head coach Phil Martelli Jr., and will play their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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Main article: 2024–25 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2024–25 team finished the season as both Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament champions, making it the first year since 2023 the Rams won both the regular season and tournament. During the season, VCU finished with a 28–7 overall record, and a 15–3 record in Atlantic 10 conference play. The Rams defeated their rivals, George Mason, in the Atlantic 10 championship game, earning the conference's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[1] There, the Rams were seeded 11th and lost in the opening round to the six-seed, BYU.[2]

VCU point guard, Max Shulga, finished the season earning the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[3] Following the season, head coach, Ryan Odom, accepted a job to coach the University of Virginia,[4] his alma mater, finishing his two-year coaching career with VCU with a 52–21 record and a 26–10 record in Atlantic 10 play. Three days after Odom's departure, VCU hired Bryant University's men's basketball coach, Phil Martelli Jr.,[5] making Martelli Jr. the fifth head coach at VCU in the last ten years.[6]

Offseason

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Departures

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VCU departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Phillip Russell 1 PG 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Zeb Jackson 2 SG 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Graduate Toledo, OH Graduated
Jack Clark 4 PF 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Graduate Cheltenham, PA Graduated
Max Shulga 11 PG 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 pounds (89 kg) Graduate Kyiv, UKR Graduated
Joe Bamisile 22 SG 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Richmond, VA Graduated

Outgoing transfers

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Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school
Alphonzo Billups III 5 UTL 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Richmond, VA RS Junior Longwood
Luke Bamgboye 9 C 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) London, GBR Sophomore Texas Tech
Martin Carrère 17 UTL 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Pontonx-sur-l'Adour, FR Sophomore Virginia

Incoming transfers

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VCU incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Lazar Đjoković PF 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 pounds (107 kg) Junior Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Charleston
Barry Evans SF 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Junior Baltimore, MD Bryant
Keyshawn Mitchell PF 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Bryant
Ahmad Nowell PG 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Sophomore Philadelphia, PA UConn
Jadrian Tracey G 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) RS-Senior Fort Myers, FL Oregon
Tyrell Ward G 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Junior Washington, D.C. LSU

Roster

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2025–26 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Jennings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Christopher School Richmond, VA
G 6 Terrence Hill Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Roosevelt Portland, OR
F 7 Obinnaya Okafor (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Bethel Hampton, VA
G/F 8 Michael Belle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Strasbourg London, England
F 21 Christian Fermin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Pocono Mountain West Tobyhanna, PA
F Lazar Đjoković 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Charleston Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
F Barry Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bryant Baltimore, MD
G Nyk Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gonzaga College Washington, D.C.
F Keyshawn Mitchell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr =Bryant Brooklyn, NY
G Ahmad Nowell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So UConn Philadelphia, PA
G Jordan Tillery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr IMG Academy Orlando, FL
G Jadrian Tracey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Oregon Fort Myers, FL
G Tyrell Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr LSU Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "VCU holds off George Mason 68-63 to claim Atlantic 10 title and NCAA berth". NBC Sports. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. ^ Stapleton, Arnie (March 20, 2025). "BYU enjoys March Madness success with 80-71 win over VCU a year after NCAA Tournament flop". Times Union. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Shulga, Billups, Skinn Voted Top Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Award Winners". atlantic10.com. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Axson, Scooby (March 22, 2025). "Virginia basketball hires coach Ryan Odom, who led No. 16-seed upset of Cavaliers". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 25, 2025). "VCU hires Bryant's Phil Martelli Jr. as men's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  6. ^ Teel, David (March 28, 2025). "Phil Martelli Jr. has tough acts to follow at VCU". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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