VCU Rams men's basketball, 1979–1991

The VCU Rams men's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's basketball competitions. This article is a list of results and statistics of the men's basketball team from the 1979–80 season to the 1990–91 season during which the team played in the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents:	1979–80 – 1980–81 – 1981–82 – 1982–83 – 1983–84 – 1984–85 – 1985–86 – 1986–87 – 1987–88 – 1988–89 – 1989–90 – 1990–91 – NBA Draft selections – References

1979–80

1979–80 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	12	–	2	.857	23	–	6	.793
UAB	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
Jacksonville	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
UNC Charlotte	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
VCU †	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Georgia State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
New Orleans	2	–	12	.143	5	–	21	.192
South Florida	1	–	13	.071	6	–	21	.222

† 1980 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/79	vs East Carolina		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic)	W 74-64	1-0
12/01/79	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic)	W 69-67	2-0
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/06/79	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 63-65	2-1 (0-1)
12/08/79	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 57-54	3-1
12/13/79	at Georgia State		GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta	W 89-62	4-1 (1-1)
12/17/79	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 56-60	4-2 (1-2)
12/20/79	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-59	5-2
12/28/79	vs. #14 Virginia		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 72-89	5-3
12/29/79	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 86-71	6-3
01/02/80	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-73	7-3 (2-2)
01/05/80	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 87-74	8-3 (3-2)
01/07/80	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 71-82	8-4 (3-3)
01/09/80	Navy		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87-67	9-4
01/12/80	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 51-53^OT	9-5
01/16/80	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	L 61-74	9-6 (3-4)
01/20/80	Georgia State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 71-77	9-7 (3-5)
01/22/80	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 64-68	9-8
01/24/80	at New Orleans		New Orleans	W 83-71	10-8 (4-5)
01/26/80	at South Florida		Tampa, Florida	W 90-81	11-8 (5-5)
02/02/80	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 75-76	11-9
02/04/80	New Orleans		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-64	12-9 (6-5)
02/07/80	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 105-78	13-9 (7-5)
02/10/80	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-75	14-9 (8-5)
02/12/80	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 64-56	15-9
02/16/80	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	L 74-75	15-10 (8-6)
02/20/80	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 67-76	15-11
1980 Sun Belt tournament
02/23/80	vs. Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (quarterfinals)	W 100-93	16-11
02/24/80	vs. South Alabama		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (semifinals)	W 74-72	17-11
02/25/80	vs. UAB		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (semifinals)	W 105-58	18-11
1980 NCAA tournament
03/06/80	vs. (E 5) Iowa	(E 12)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (first round)	L 72-86	18-12

1980–81

1980–81 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	9	–	3	.750	24	–	5	.828
South Alabama	9	–	3	.750	25	–	6	.806
UAB	9	–	3	.750	23	–	9	.719
South Florida	7	–	5	.583	18	–	11	.621
Jacksonville	4	–	8	.333	8	–	19	.296
UNC Charlotte	3	–	9	.250	10	–	17	.370
Georgia State	1	–	11	.083	4	–	23	.148

† 1981 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/28/80	vs. Lafayette		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 44-40	1–0
11/29/80	vs. #8 Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 62-77	1-1
12/03/80	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-58	2-1
12/09/80	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 88-76	3–1
12/13/80	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	W 65-56	4-1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/20/80	Georgia State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-69	5-1 (1-0)
12/22/80	Cincinnati		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 78-58	6-1
12/29/80	vs. Virginia Tech		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 57-51	7-1
12/30/80	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 61-44	8-1
01/06/81	#15 South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 62-76	8-2 (1-1)
01/10/81	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 65-67	8-3 (1-2)
01/12/81	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 68-73	8-4 (1-3)
01/18/81	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 86-75	9-4 (2-3)
01/20/81	at Georgia State		GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta	W 84-71	10-4 (3-3)
01/22/81	at #11 South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 86-70	11-4 (4-3)
01/26/81	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 50-49	12-4
01/29/81	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 62-42	13-4 (5-3)
01/31/81	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 66-55	14-4
02/03/81	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 90-80	15-4 (6-3)
02/10/81	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-64	16-4
02/12/81	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 58-57	17-4
02/15/81	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 79-69	18-4 (7-3)
02/17/81	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-64^OT	19-4 (8-3)
02/22/81	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 59-51	20-4 (9-3)
02/24/81	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 68-67^OT	21-4
1981 Sun Belt tournament
02/28/81	vs. South Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida (semifinals)	W 53-45	22-4
03/01/81	vs. UAB		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida (Finals)	W 62-61^OT	23-4
1981 NCAA tournament
03/13/81	vs. (E 12) Long Island	(E 5)	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (first round)	W 86-59 ^[1]	24-4
03/15/81	vs. #15 (E 4) Tennessee	(E 5)	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (second round)	L 56-58^OT	24-5

1981–82

1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 UAB †	9	–	1	.900	25	–	6	.806
VCU	7	–	3	.700	17	–	11	.607
Jacksonville	5	–	5	.500	14	–	13	.519
South Florida	4	–	6	.400	17	–	11	.607
UNC Charlotte	3	–	7	.300	15	–	12	.556
South Alabama	2	–	8	.200	12	–	16	.429

† 1982 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/27/81	vs. George Mason	University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 68-81	0-1
11/29/81	vs. Fairfield	University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 54-58^OT	0-2
12/02/81	Johns Hopkins	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 74-46	1-2
12/07/81	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center • Johnson City, Tennessee	W 79-72	2-2
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/12/81	South Alabama	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-64	3-2 (1-0)
12/19/81	James Madison	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 45-47	3-3
12/22/81	Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 61-55	4-3
12/29/81	vs. James Madison	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 46-54	4-4
12/30/81	vs. Richmond	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 59-53	5-4
01/02/82	at UAB	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 55-54	6-4 (2-0)
01/09/82	at Charlotte	Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	L 75-79^2OT	6-5 (2-1)
01/11/82	William & Mary	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 63-62^OT	7-5
01/17/82	at South Alabama	Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 74-67	8-5 (3-1)
01/20/82	Jacksonville	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 92-68	9-5 (4-1)
01/23/82	South Florida	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 64-44	10-5 (5-1)
01/25/82	Southern Mississippi	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 71-60	11-5
01/27/82	at Saint Joseph's	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse • Philadelphia, PA	L 52-60	11-6
01/30/82	at Old Dominion	ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 58-61	11-7
01/31/82	Charlotte	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 80-58	12-7 (6-1)
02/06/82	at James Madison	James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 68-66^OT	13-7
02/08/82	Richmond	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-63	14-7
02/10/82	at Richmond	Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 59-64	14-8
02/14/82	at South Florida	USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 68-71	14-9 (6-2)
02/17/82	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 81-73	15-9 (7–2)
02/20/82	UAB	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia	L 55-56	15-10 (7-3)
02/23/82	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 65-63	16-10
1982 Sun Belt tournament
02/27/82	vs. South Alabama	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	W 68-66	17-10
02/28/82	vs. UAB	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (Finals)	L 83-94	17-11

1982–83

1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion	12	–	2	.857	19	–	10	.655
VCU	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
UAB †	9	–	5	.643	19	–	14	.576
South Florida	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
UNC Charlotte	5	–	9	.357	8	–	20	.286
Western Kentucky	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429
Jacksonville	0	–	14	.000	7	–	22	.241

† 1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/26/82	vs. George Mason		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 78-67	1–0
11/27/82	vs. #1 Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 63-69	1-1
12/01/82	East Tennessee State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 83-60	2-1
12/04/82	Saint Joseph's		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-64	3-1
12/08/82	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 54-48	4–1
12/11/82	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 57-66	4-2
12/17/82	vs. Robert Morris		WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia (Mountaineer Classic)	W 94-79	5-2
12/18/82	vs. #20 West Virginia		WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia (Mountaineer Classic)	L 65-66^OT	5-3
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/29/82	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 85-90	5-4 (0-1)
12/30/82	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 80-74	6-4
01/04/83	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 67-65	7-4 (1-1)
01/08/83	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-56	8-4
01/11/83	Old Dominion		Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia	L 62-67	8-5 (1-2)
01/15/83	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 89-77	9-5 (2–2)
01/20/83	at Southern Mississippi		Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	W 78-64	10-5
01/23/83	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 79-76^OT	11-5 (3-2)
01/29/83	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-76	12-5 (4–2)
01/31/83	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 50-49	13-5
02/03/83	at Western Kentucky		Diddle Arena �� Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 70-57	14-5 (5-2)
02/06/83	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-63^OT	15-5 (6-2)
02/09/83	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 59-53	16-5
02/12/83	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 60-58	17-5 (7-2)
02/14/83	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 68-61	18-5 (8–2)
02/17/83	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 80-68	19-5 (9–2)
02/19/83	Western Kentucky		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-47	20-5 (10–2)
02/23/83	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-58	21-5 (11–2)
02/26/83	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 73-71	22-5 (12-2)
1983 Sun Belt tournament
03/04/83	vs. Western Kentucky		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (quarterfinals)	W 57-55	23-5
03/05/83	vs. UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	L 59-61	23-6
1983 NCAA tournament
03/17/83	vs. (E 12) La Salle	(E 5)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (first round)	W 76-67	23–6
03/18/83	vs. #18 (E 4) Georgia	(E 5)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (second round)	L 54-56	23–7

1983–84

1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	11	–	3	.786	23	–	7	.767
Old Dominion	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
South Florida	9	–	5	.643	17	–	11	.607
South Alabama	9	–	5	.643	22	–	8	.733
UAB †	8	–	6	.571	23	–	11	.676
Western Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Jacksonville	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429
UNC Charlotte	2	–	12	.143	9	–	19	.321

† 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
12/01/83	Johns Hopkins	#20	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 94–46	1–0
12/03/83	East Carolina	#20	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75–54	2–0
12/06/83	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 41–38	3–0
12/10/83	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 59-45	4–0
12/16/83	vs. BYU		Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky Invitational)	L 77–81	4–1
12/17/83	vs. Wyoming		Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky Invitational)	W 70–57	5–1
12/20/83	at Dayton		University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio	W 73–67	6–1
12/29/83	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 83–51	7–1
12/30/83	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 61–47	8–1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/04/84	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	L 73–97	8–2 (0–1)
01/09/84	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 72–47	9–2
01/12/84	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 64–56	10–2 (1–1)
01/16/84	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 84–55	11–2 (2–1)
01/19/84	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 63–61	12–2 (3–1)
01/21/84	at Western Kentucky		Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 52–49	13–2 (4–1)
01/26/84	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 66–54	14–2 (5–1)
01/28/84	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 54–56^OT	14–3 (5–2)
02/02/84	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 65–51	15–3 (6–2)
02/04/84	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 55–49	16–3 (7–2)
02/06/84	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 49–43	17–3 (8–2)
02/09/84	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 58–45	18–3
02/11/84	WKU		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 69–67	19–3 (9–2)
02/14/84	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 51–56	19–4
02/18/84	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 50–48	20–4 (10–2)
02/22/84	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87–58	21–4 (11–2)
02/25/84	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 55–57	21–5 (11–3)
1984 Sun Belt tournament
03/02/84	vs. Charlotte		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (quarterfinals)	W 64–52	22–5
03/03/84	vs. UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	L 52–54	22–6
1984 NCAA tournament
03/16/84	vs. (E 11) Northeastern	(E 6)	Brendan Byrne Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (first round)	W 70–69	23–6
03/18/84	vs. #18 (E 3) Syracuse	(E 6)	Byrne Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (second round)	L 63–78	23–7

1984–85

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 VCU †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	6	.813
UAB	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Old Dominion	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
South Florida	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Jacksonville	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Western Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13	.071	5	–	23	.179

† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/29/84	at East Carolina		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, North Carolina	W 72-61	1–0
12/01/84	at #6 Louisville		Freedom Hall • Louisville, Kentucky	L 55-67	1–1
12/04/84	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 69-60	2-1
12/08/84	George Mason		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87-78	3–1
12/15/84	Dayton		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 71-61	4–1
12/21/84	vs. Auburn		McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tennessee (Krystal Classic)	W 78-59	5–1
12/22/84	vs. Chattanooga		McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tennessee (Krystal Classic)	W 74-58	6–1
12/28/84	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 68-52	7–1
12/29/84	vs. #16 Virginia Tech		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 69-65	8–1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/05/85	at Jacksonville	#20	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 67-65^OT	9-1 (1-0)
01/10/85	at Western Kentucky	#18	Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 72-58	10-1 (2-0)
01/14/85	James Madison	#18	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 95-52	11-1
01/17/85	at Charlotte	#16	Bojangles' Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 85-75	12-1 (3-0)
01/19/85	South Florida	#16	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 58-60	12–2 (3-1)
01/22/85	West Virginia	#19	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-60	13–2
01/24/85	at South Alabama	#19	Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 71-70	14-2 (4-1)
01/26/85	at UAB	#19	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 62-66	14-3 (4-2)
01/31/85	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-54	15-3 (5–2)
02/02/85	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 62-55	16–3 (6–2)
02/05/85	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 65-66	16-4
02/07/85	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-56	17–4 (7–2)
02/09/85	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 53-45	18-4 (8-2)
02/13/85	#19 UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 67-53	19-4 (9-2)
02/16/85	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-71	20-4 (10-2)
02/21/85	WKU	#17	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 85-62	21-4 (11–2)
02/23/85	at #4 Memphis	#17	Mid-South Coliseum • Memphis, Tennessee	L 73-81	21-5
02/25/85	at Old Dominion	#17	ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	W 78-66	22-5 (12-2)
1985 Sun Belt tournament
03/01/85	vs. Charlotte	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (quarterfinals)	W 85-62	23–5
03/02/85	vs. Jacksonville	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (semifinals)	W 75-57	24–5
03/03/85	vs. Old Dominion	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (Finals)	W 87-82	25–5
1985 NCAA tournament
03/15/85	vs. (W 15) Marshall	#11 (W 2)	University Arena • Albuquerque, New Mexico (first round)	W 81-65	26-5
03/17/85	vs. (W 7) Alabama	#11 (W 2)	University Arena • Albuquerque, New Mexico (second round)	L 59-63	26-6

1985–86

1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Western Kentucky	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
UAB	9	–	5	.643	25	–	11	.694
Jacksonville †	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
VCU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
South Alabama	5	–	9	.357	16	–	16	.500
South Florida	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13	.071	8	–	20	.286

† 1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/85	vs. UNC Wilmington	University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 76-75	1–0
12/01/85	vs. Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 75-79^OT	1-1
12/03/85	Richmond	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 59-64	1-2
12/07/85	at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 52-78	1-3
12/14/85	Virginia Tech	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 65-67	1-4
12/20/85	vs. Richmond	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 65-67^OT	1-5
12/21/85	vs. Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 55-67	1-6
12/30/85	at George Mason	Patriot Center • Fairfax, Virginia	W 77-68	2-6
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/07/86	at South Alabama	Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	L 62-63^OT	2-7 (0-1)
01/09/86	at #14 UAB	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 70-72^OT	2-8 (0-2)
01/11/86	at Dayton	UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio	L 64-74	2-9
01/13/86	James Madison	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-51	3-9
01/16/86	Charlotte	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 67-50	4-9 (1-2)
01/18/86	at Old Dominion	ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 49-50	4-10 (1-3)
01/20/86	at Western Kentucky	Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	L 60-62	4-11 (1-4)
01/23/86	Jacksonville	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-80^2OT	5-11 (2-4)
01/25/86	South Alabama	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 83-74	6-11 (3-4)
01/27/86	Marquette	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 61-56	7-11
01/30/86	William & Mary	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-44	8-11
02/01/86	at South Florida	USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 67-77	8-12 (3-5)
02/03/86	at Charlotte	Bojangles' Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 87-70	9-12 (4-5)
02/06/86	UAB	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 63-57	10-12 (5-5)
02/13/86	Old Dominion	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 56-61	10-13 (5-6)
02/15/86	South Florida	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 60-64^OT	10-14 (5-7)
02/17/86	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	L 58-67	10-15 (5-8)
02/19/86	at James Madison	James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 66-65	11-15
02/22/86	WKU	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-56	12-15 (6-8)
1986 Sun Belt tournament
02/27/86	vs. Jacksonville	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 49-56	12-16

1986–87

1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	29	–	9	.763
Jacksonville	11	–	3	.786	19	–	11	.633
UAB †	10	–	4	.714	21	–	11	.656
Virginia Commonwealth	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
South Florida	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
Old Dominion	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88

1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Charlotte †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
VCU	10	–	4	.714	23	–	12	.657
Old Dominion	9	–	5	.643	18	–	12	.600
South Alabama	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
UAB	7	–	7	.500	16	–	15	.516
Western Kentucky	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
South Florida	3	–	11	.214	6	–	22	.214
Jacksonville	2	–	12	.143	8	–	21	.276

† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[2]

1988–89

1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	9	.719
UNC Charlotte	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
VCU	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
UAB	8	–	6	.571	22	–	12	.647
Old Dominion	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	14	–	16	.467
Western Kentucky	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
South Florida	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90

1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	12	–	2	.857	22	–	9	.710
South Florida †	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Old Dominion	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Western Kentucky	7	–	7	.500	13	–	17	.433
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	13	–	16	.448
South Alabama	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
VCU	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393

† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91

1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
UAB	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
South Florida	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Western Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
VCU	7	–	7	.500	14	–	17	.452
Old Dominion	5	–	9	.357	14	–	18	.438
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Jacksonville	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

NBA Draft selections

References

^ "L.I.U. Eliminated From N.C.A.A." The New York Times. March 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-1] "L.I.U. Eliminated From N.C.A.A." The New York Times. March 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[2] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary

[1]

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