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2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 26–9 (14–4 A10)
Head coach Will Wade (2nd year)
Assistant coach Rasheen Davis
Assistant coach Wes Long
Assistant coach Casey Long
Home arena Stuart C. Siegel Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833     24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Richmond 13 5   .722     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500     15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333     12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222     15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222     11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167     10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

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, played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 Tournament, they beat George Mason and Richmond before losing to Rhode Island in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the First round to Saint Mary's.

Following the season, head coach Will Wade left VCU to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones. Wade had served has the head coach for the last two seasons making him VCU's shortest tenured head coach since Benny Dees. On March 21, 2017 the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had been an assistant coach under Shaka Smart from 2009–2014.


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