VCU

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Also known as: VCU Rams, VCU

Program History

Coach: Ryan Odom

2024 Team Stats (38 games)

71.0

PPG

66.7

Opp

+4.3

Margin

44.0%

FG%

35.3%

3P%

78.1%

FT%

35.2

RPG

13.6

APG

12.2

Est. poss./game

71.5

Adj PPG

64.0

Adj Opp PPG

#79

Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2023-2024

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 →	1233 (#49)	-
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More →	1159 (#69)	-
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +77 elo More →	1092 (#48)	HCA +77 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.6 More →	+8.0 (#78)	HCA +2.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.3 More →	+8.0 (#77)	HCA +2.3
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More →	0.672 (#84)	-
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +12.6 More →	0.810 (#71)	AdjNet +12.6
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +12.7 More →	0.812 (#71)	AdjNet +12.7
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 71.5 \| AdjD 64.0 More →	0.664 (#79)	AdjO 71.5 \| AdjD 64.0
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 70.0 \| AdjD 65.3 More →	0.604 (#75)	AdjO 70.0 \| AdjD 65.3
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.741 (#58)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.731 (#57)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 91 \| GP 38 More →	1202 (#46)	RD 91 \| GP 38

2024 Schedule & Results

Date	Vs/At	Opponent	Result	Score
2023-11-06	vs	McNeese Cowboys	L	65 - 76
2023-11-10	vs	Samford Bulldogs	W	75 - 65
2023-11-15	vs	Radford Highlanders	W	73 - 50
2023-11-18	vs	Seattle U Redhawks	W	60 - 56
2023-11-23	vs	Iowa State Cyclones	L	64 - 68
2023-11-24	@	Boise State Broncos	L	61 - 65
2023-11-26	vs	Penn State Nittany Lions	W	86 - 74
2023-12-01	vs	Norfolk State Spartans	L	60 - 63
2023-12-06	vs	Memphis Tigers	L	80 - 85
2023-12-10	vs	Alcorn State Braves	W	86 - 58
2023-12-16	vs	Temple Owls	W	87 - 78
2023-12-22	vs	Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks	W	75 - 51
2023-12-30	vs	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	W	87 - 73
2024-01-03	vs	St. Bonaventure Bonnies	L	78 - 89
2024-01-06	vs	George Washington Revolutionaries	L	82 - 84
2024-01-09	@	George Mason Patriots	W	54 - 50
2024-01-13	@	La Salle Explorers	W	71 - 65
2024-01-19	vs	Saint Louis Billikens	W	85 - 61
2024-01-23	vs	Loyola Chicago Ramblers	W	74 - 67
2024-01-27	@	Davidson Wildcats	W	63 - 58
2024-01-30	@	St. Bonaventure Bonnies	L	62 - 67
2024-02-03	vs	Richmond Spiders	W	63 - 52
2024-02-06	@	Fordham Rams	W	75 - 60
2024-02-09	vs	Dayton Flyers	W	49 - 47
2024-02-16	@	Saint Louis Billikens	W	95 - 85
2024-02-20	@	Massachusetts Minutemen	L	52 - 74
2024-02-25	vs	Saint Joseph's Hawks	W	73 - 69
2024-02-28	vs	Rhode Island Rams	W	88 - 67
2024-03-02	@	Richmond Spiders	L	76 - 79
2024-03-05	vs	Duquesne Dukes	L	59 - 69
2024-03-08	@	Dayton Flyers	L	86 - 91
2024-03-13	vs	Fordham Rams	W	69 - 62
2024-03-14	@	Massachusetts Minutemen	W	73 - 59
2024-03-16	vs	Saint Joseph's Hawks	W	66 - 60
2024-03-17	vs	Duquesne Dukes	L	51 - 57
2024-03-20	@	Villanova Wildcats	W	70 - 61
2024-03-24	@	South Florida Bulls	W	70 - 65
2024-03-27	@	Utah Utes	L	54 - 74

2024 Roster

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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%
Max Shulga	G	37	32.9	14.0	4.6	3.6	0.9	0.3	2.0	8.8	12.6	147	32	4.6	5.6	44.6	41.5	87.6	1.57	65.2	57.8
Joe Bamisile	G	28	23.2	13.1	3.4	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.1	10.5	6.9	105	24	4.4	7.7	42.3	37.0	74.3	2.73	56.4	53.2
Zeb Jackson	-	36	29.7	11.4	4.4	3.3	1.4	0.2	1.8	10.1	8.9	191	32	6.0	8.2	38.7	30.0	83.1	5.02	51.2	46.5
Sean Bairstow	-	25	32.9	10.0	4.7	3.7	0.5	0.0	1.7	9.3	7.8	98	22	4.5	5.4	39.9	25.4	81.4	-0.49	48.1	43.1
Tobi Lawal	F	38	18.9	7.7	6.0	0.3	0.7	0.9	1.3	4.3	9.9	104	33	3.2	6.6	66.7	42.9	66.7	2.96	69.4	67.6
Kuany Kuany	F	3	20.0	6.3	2.7	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	4.0	7.3	-	-	-	-	50.0	60.0	100.0	-	69.0	62.5
Kuany Kuany	-	38	16.7	5.7	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.7	4.2	4.7	104	33	3.2	7.6	44.7	38.0	88.2	1.27	59.8	54.1
Christian Fermin	F	38	21.4	5.2	4.0	0.5	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.4	7.0	72	33	2.2	4.1	57.0	0	66.7	-0.81	60.9	57.0
Jason Nelson	-	37	19.8	4.9	1.5	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.2	4.5	3.6	50	32	1.6	3.2	35.8	33.3	79.1	-0.98	49.7	45.2
Alphonzo Billups III	G	27	12.4	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.7	4.0	2.7	40	22	1.8	5.7	43.9	40.3	75.0	-2.29	58.3	56.5
Michael Belle	F	38	15.3	3.2	2.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	1.1	2.9	3.4	-12	33	-0.4	-0.9	34.8	25.0	73.3	-2.94	45.5	38.8
Roosevelt Wheeler	C	15	4.8	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	-24	13	-1.8	-16.7	57.1	0	33.3	-3.94	54.1	57.1
Connor Odom	-	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	-1.0	-	-	-	-	0.0	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