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VCU

Also known as: VCU Rams, VCU
Program History

2026 Team Stats (36 games)

80.8
PPG
71.8
Opp
+9.1
Margin
45.7%
FG%
36.3%
3P%
73.6%
FT%
36.5
RPG
13.9
APG
10.5
TO
68.7
Est. poss./game

Model Outputs

2025-2026
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More โ†’ 1394 (#6) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More โ†’ 1352 (#11) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. More โ†’ 1221 (#5) -
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. More โ†’ +13.2 (#48) -
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. More โ†’ +13.2 (#43) -
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.849 (#28) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26 More โ†’ Unavailable Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26 More โ†’ Unavailable Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26 More โ†’ Unavailable Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. More โ†’ 0.758 (#48) -
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. More โ†’ 0.688 (#35) -
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26 More โ†’ Unavailable Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26 More โ†’ Unavailable Not published: possession data incomplete for 2025-26
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. More โ†’ 1328 (#14) -

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-03 vs Wagner Seahawks W 103 - 74
2025-11-07 @ Utah State Aggies L 77 - 80
2025-11-12 vs Saint Peter's Peacocks W 78 - 61
2025-11-17 @ NC State Wolfpack L 79 - 85
2025-11-22 vs Coppin State Eagles W 101 - 58
2025-11-26 vs South Florida Bulls W 78 - 66
2025-11-27 @ Vanderbilt Commodores L 74 - 89
2025-11-28 vs Virginia Tech Hokies W 86 - 68
2025-12-05 vs Samford Bulldogs W 83 - 57
2025-12-10 vs New Mexico Lobos L 78 - 81
2025-12-15 vs Niagara Purple Eagles W 84 - 58
2025-12-18 vs American University Eagles W 105 - 83
2025-12-22 vs Rider Broncs W 100 - 79
2025-12-31 vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies W 89 - 82
2026-01-03 @ Duquesne Dukes W 93 - 80
2026-01-07 vs Saint Louis Billikens L 62 - 71
2026-01-10 @ George Mason Patriots L 80 - 86
2026-01-14 @ Rhode Island Rams W 84 - 75
2026-01-19 vs Saint Joseph's Hawks W 79 - 72
2026-01-24 @ Davidson Wildcats W 75 - 69
2026-01-27 vs Richmond Spiders W 77 - 69
2026-01-30 vs Loyola Chicago Ramblers W 89 - 75
2026-02-03 @ Fordham Rams W 63 - 59
2026-02-06 vs Dayton Flyers W 99 - 73
2026-02-11 @ La Salle Explorers W 77 - 68
2026-02-14 @ Richmond Spiders W 78 - 67
2026-02-17 vs George Washington Revolutionaries W 89 - 75
2026-02-20 @ Saint Louis Billikens L 75 - 88
2026-02-28 vs Fordham Rams W 82 - 63
2026-03-03 vs George Mason Patriots W 70 - 65
2026-03-06 @ Dayton Flyers W 68 - 62
2026-03-13 vs Duquesne Dukes W 71 - 66
2026-03-14 vs Saint Joseph's Hawks W 77 - 64
2026-03-15 vs Dayton Flyers W 70 - 62
2026-03-19 @ North Carolina Tar Heels W 82 - 78
2026-03-21 @ Illinois Fighting Illini L 55 - 76

2026 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Terrence Hill Jr. Terrence Hill Jr. G 36 25.1 15.0 2.7 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 10.2 9.8 - - - - 46.6 37.0 84.4 - 62.9 57.6
Lazar Djokovic Lazar Djokovic - 35 27.6 13.2 5.2 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.5 7.8 11.9 - - - - 50.0 34.3 78.3 - 63.0 54.2
Jadrian Tracey Jadrian Tracey - 36 21.9 9.6 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.8 8.0 5.5 - - - - 41.1 36.0 68.7 - 54.3 51.9
Nyk Lewis Nyk Lewis - 35 23.7 8.7 4.5 1.6 1.1 0.0 1.0 6.2 8.7 193 33 5.8 10.2 40.8 36.2 74.8 2.31 57.3 51.4
Brandon Jennings Brandon Jennings G 36 24.9 8.5 3.6 2.1 1.7 0.8 1.3 6.0 9.4 - - - - 43.5 43.1 85.5 - 58.1 49.3
Michael Belle Michael Belle F 36 22.4 7.3 5.0 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 5.4 8.4 - - - - 54.1 50.0 50.0 - 59.0 59.3
Barry Evans Barry Evans F 36 26.6 7.2 4.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 6.6 7.9 - - - - 44.8 31.7 52.8 - 50.8 50.2
Tyrell Ward Tyrell Ward - 31 13.7 5.7 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 4.4 3.9 - - - - 45.2 30.6 63.8 - 55.4 52.2
Ahmad Nowell Ahmad Nowell - 28 10.5 4.5 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.0 3.4 - - - - 44.7 41.4 75.0 - 63.0 58.8
Jordan Tillery Jordan Tillery - 12 6.7 4.3 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.7 3.8 - - - - 59.4 57.1 62.5 - 66.6 65.6
Keyshawn Mitchell Keyshawn Mitchell F 20 10.6 3.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.4 4.0 - - - - 40.4 20.8 65.6 - 52.4 45.7
Jordann Dumont Jordann Dumont - 9 2.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 - - - - 33.3 0.0 100.0 - 40.5 33.3
Christian Fermin Christian Fermin F 4 12.8 0.8 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.2 5.5 - - - - 0.0 0 30.0 -1.23 27.8 0.0
Obinnaya Okafor Obinnaya Okafor F 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Alumni in the Pros

Former VCU players in NBA 2026-2027, G League 2025-2026, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last VCU game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG
B. Hyland 2019-21 NBA Minnesota Timberwolves 1 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.0
M. Shulga 2023-25 G League Maine Celtics 24 33.2 15.7 4.2 6.7
Jayden Nunn 2021-23 G League Austin Spurs 33 26.4 13.4 3.5 2.1
Jamir Watkins 2020-23 G League Capital City Go-Go 4 29.1 13.2 6.2 1.2
Jack Clark 2024-25 G League Santa Cruz Warriors 34 28.2 10.5 6.3 2.3
Hason Ward 2019-22 G League Maine Celtics 31 22.2 9.9 6.6 1.6

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-10-21 B. Hyland NBA Minnesota Timberwolves @ Miami Heat 4 3 1 0 Box
2026-10-14 B. Hyland NBA Preseason Minnesota Timberwolves vs Detroit Pistons 15 2 0 3 Box
2026-10-12 B. Hyland NBA Preseason Minnesota Timberwolves @ New York Knicks 14 6 2 2 Box
2026-03-31 M. Shulga G League Playoffs Maine Celtics @ Greensboro Swarm 31 5 3 8 Box
2026-03-31 Jayden Nunn G League Playoffs Austin Spurs @ Rio Grande Valley Vipers 5 0 1 2 Box
2026-03-31 Hason Ward G League Playoffs Maine Celtics @ Greensboro Swarm 20 9 8 0 Box
2026-03-28 Jayden Nunn G League Austin Spurs vs Mexico City Capitanes 13 6 3 2 Box
2026-03-28 Jack Clark G League Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends 32 18 7 3 Box
2026-03-27 Jayden Nunn G League Austin Spurs vs Rip City Remix 19 11 2 0 Box
2026-03-27 Jack Clark G League Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends 36 13 9 4 Box
2026-03-24 M. Shulga G League Maine Celtics vs Cleveland Charge 21 12 1 6 Box
2026-03-24 Jack Clark G League Santa Cruz Warriors @ Salt Lake City Stars 28 10 2 1 Box
2026-03-24 Hason Ward G League Maine Celtics vs Cleveland Charge 16 10 9 2 Box
2026-03-22 M. Shulga G League Maine Celtics vs Cleveland Charge 29 12 5 4 Box
2026-03-22 Hason Ward G League Maine Celtics vs Cleveland Charge 19 10 7 0 Box
2026-02-04 Jamir Watkins G League Capital City Go-Go vs South Bay Lakers 22 10 2 0 Box
2026-01-14 Jamir Watkins G League Capital City Go-Go vs Long Island Nets 27 9 7 2 Box
2026-01-09 Jamir Watkins G League Capital City Go-Go vs Motor City Cruise 37 22 11 3 Box

2025-2026 Shot Zones

2106 located field-goal attempts in 36 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Djokovic18% Djokovic21% Lewis25% Hill42% Hill44% Lewis21% Lewis18% Tracey27% Hill39% Hill27%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Jennings16% Djokovic19% Lewis33% Lewis44% Hill33% Lewis17% Lewis25% Hill25% Hill32% Hill25%
Misses: who misses most here

Terrence Hill Jr.Lazar DjokovicJadrian TraceyNyk LewisBrandon Jennings

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 405-665 60.9 810 Lazar Djokovic 18% (146 pts) Barry Evans 14% (116 pts) Brandon Jennings 16% (42 misses) Lazar Djokovic 15% (40 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 175-418 41.9 350 Lazar Djokovic 21% (74 pts) Brandon Jennings 17% (60 pts) Lazar Djokovic 19% (47 misses) Brandon Jennings 16% (39 misses)
Mid-range left 28-49 57.1 56 Nyk Lewis 25% (14 pts) Jadrian Tracey 18% (10 pts) Nyk Lewis 33% (7 misses) Jadrian Tracey 19% (4 misses)
Mid-range center 12-21 57.1 24 Terrence Hill Jr. 42% (10 pts) Jadrian Tracey 25% (6 pts) Nyk Lewis 44% (4 misses) Terrence Hill Jr. 22% (2 misses)
Mid-range right 32-53 60.4 64 Terrence Hill Jr. 44% (28 pts) Nyk Lewis 19% (12 pts) Terrence Hill Jr. 33% (7 misses) Brandon Jennings 19% (4 misses)
Left corner 3 24-82 29.3 72 Nyk Lewis 21% (15 pts) Barry Evans 17% (12 pts) Nyk Lewis 17% (10 misses) Jadrian Tracey 14% (8 misses)
Right corner 3 40-105 38.1 120 Nyk Lewis 18% (21 pts) Barry Evans 15% (18 pts) Nyk Lewis 25% (16 misses) Terrence Hill Jr. 17% (11 misses)
Above-break 3 left 97-295 32.9 291 Jadrian Tracey 27% (78 pts) Terrence Hill Jr. 21% (60 pts) Terrence Hill Jr. 25% (50 misses) Jadrian Tracey 20% (39 misses)
Above-break 3 center 57-153 37.3 171 Terrence Hill Jr. 39% (66 pts) Jadrian Tracey 19% (33 pts) Terrence Hill Jr. 32% (31 misses) Jadrian Tracey 22% (21 misses)
Above-break 3 right 92-265 34.7 276 Terrence Hill Jr. 27% (75 pts) Barry Evans 13% (36 pts) Terrence Hill Jr. 25% (43 misses) Barry Evans 21% (36 misses)