2010 -- 11 VCU Rams men 's Basketball team - wikipedia 2010 -- 11 VCU Rams men 's Basketball team 2010 -- 11 VCU Rams men 's basketball NCAA Tournament Southwest Regional Champions Final Four, L 62 -- 70 vs. Butler Conference Colonial Athletic Association Ranking Coaches No. 6 2010 -- 11 record 28 -- 12 ( 12 -- 6 CAA ) Head coach Shaka Smart ( 2nd year ) Assistant coach Mike Jones Assistant coach Mike Rhoades Assistant coach Will Wade Home arena Stuart C. Siegel Center Seasons ← 2009 -- 10 2011 -- 12 → 2010 -- 11 CAA men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT George Mason 16 --. 889 27 -- 7. 794 Old Dominion † 14 --. 778 27 -- 7. 794 Hofstra 14 --. 778 21 -- 12. 636 VCU 12 -- 6. 667 28 -- 12. 700 Drexel 11 -- 7. 611 21 -- 10. 677 James Madison 10 -- 8. 556 21 -- 12. 636 Delaware 8 -- 10. 444 14 -- 17. 452 UNCW 7 -- 11. 389 13 -- 18. 419 Georgia State 6 -- 12. 333 12 -- 19. 387 Northeastern 6 -- 12. 333 11 -- 20. 355 William & Mary -- 14. 222 10 -- 22. 313 Towson 0 -- 18. 000 -- 26. 133 † 2011 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll The 2010 -- 11 VCU Rams men 's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association conference during the 2010 -- 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 28 -- 12, 12 -- 6 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2011 CAA Men 's Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion. They received an at - large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they played in the new First Four round, defeating Southern California. They defeated Georgetown and Purdue in the second and third rounds, respectively, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The defeated Florida State to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Kansas. They advanced to the school 's first ever Final Four, being just the third 11 seed in Tournament history to advance to the Final Four, where they were defeated by Butler. The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN / USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season. This was the highest ranking in VCU 's history and the highest ranking of any team from the CAA. The 2011 NCAA tournament run by VCU is regarded as one of the best Cinderella runs of all time. To date, they are the only men 's Division I basketball team whose NCAA tournament journey ran from The First Four to the Final Four. They are also the only team in the tournament to win five games, and not qualify for the national championship game. Contents 1 Roster 1.1 Signees 1.2 2010 -- 11 team recruits 2 Season 2.1 Preseason 3 Schedule 4 Honors 5 References Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 5 Juvonte Reddic Forward 6 -- 9 225 Freshman Winston - Salem, North Carolina 10 Darius Theus Guard 6 -- 3 190 Sophomore Portsmouth, Virginia 12 Joey Rodriguez Guard 5 -- 10 175 Senior Merritt Island, Florida 20 Bradford Burgess Guard 6 -- 6 225 Junior Midlothian, Virginia 21 Jamie Skeen Forward 6 -- 9 240 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina 23 Rob Brandenberg Guard 6 -- 2 170 Freshman Gahanna, Ohio 24 Heath Houston Forward 6 -- 8 240 Freshman Powder Springs, Georgia ( Hillgrove High School ) 25 Reco McCarter Guard 6 -- 7 180 Freshman Goldsboro, North Carolina 30 Troy Daniels Guard 6 -- 4 195 Sophomore Roanoke, Virginia 31 Toby Veal Forward 6 -- 8 235 Junior Savannah, Georgia 32 Brandon Rozzell Guard 6 -- 2 185 Senior Richmond, Virginia 33 D.J. Haley Center 7 -- 0 250 Freshman Palmdale, California 34 David Hinton Forward 6 -- 9 235 Sophomore Winston - Salem, North Carolina 50 Ed Nixon Guard 6 -- 4 210 Senior St. Petersburg, Florida Signees 2010 -- 11 team recruits US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Juvonte Reddic Winston - Salem, North Carolina Quality Education Academy 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Mar 22, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : 90 Rob Brandenberg SG Gahanna, Ohio Lincoln High School 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 170 lb ( 77 kg ) Aug 30, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : 86 D.J. Haley Palmdale, California Palmdale High School 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 230 lb ( 100 kg ) May 4, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : 78 Reco McCarter SF Goldsboro, North Carolina Wayne Country Day School 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 190 lb ( 86 kg ) Sep 29, 2009 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : 91 Heath Houston PF Powder Springs, Georgia Hillgrove High School 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 225 lb ( 102 kg ) Jun 28, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : 83 Toby Veal SF Savannah, Georgia Northwest Florida State College 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 225 lb ( 102 kg ) Jan 17, 2010 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N / A ESPN grade : JC Overall recruiting rankings : Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 - point scale. Sources : `` VCU 2012 Basketball Commitments ''. Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011. `` 2012 VCU Basketball Commits ''. Scout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011. `` ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011. `` Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings ''. Scout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011. `` 2012 Team Ranking ''. Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011. Season Preseason VCU was predicted to finish third in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason polls, which was released October 19, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. Senior guard Joey Rodriguez was selected to the preseason Atlantic 10 Conference first team. Schedule Date time, TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site ( attendance ) city, state Exhibition Nov. 4, 2010 * 7 : 30 PM Virginia Union W 71 -- 56 10 -- Tied 8 -- Skeen 5 -- Theus Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,645 ) Richmond, Virginia Non-conference regular season Nov. 12, 2010 * 7 : 30 PM UNC Greensboro W 101 -- 86 1 -- 0 23 -- Rozzell 7 -- Skeen 17 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,094 ) Richmond, VA Nov. 15, 2010 * 9 : 30 PM vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip - Off first round W 67 -- 54 2 -- 0 15 -- Rodriguez 8 -- Skeen 8 -- Rodriguez LJVM Coliseum ( 1,276 ) Winston - Salem, NC Nov. 16, 2010 * 7 : 00 PM at Wake Forest NIT Season Tip - Off Quarterfinals W 90 -- 69 3 -- 0 25 -- Burgess 8 -- Burgess 6 -- Rodriguez LJVM Coliseum ( 8,119 ) Winston - Salem, NC Nov. 24, 2010 * 7 : 00 PM, ESPN2 vs. No. 24 Tennessee NIT Season Tip - Off Semifinals L 72 -- 77 3 -- 1 23 -- Rozzell 14 -- Skeen 4 -- Rozzell Madison Square Garden ( 10,912 ) New York, NY Nov. 26, 2010 * 7 : 00 PM, ESPN2 vs. UCLA NIT Season Tip - Off 3rd place game W 89 -- 85 4 -- 1 23 -- Skeen 9 -- Skeen 5 -- Rodriguez Madison Square Garden ( 10,292 ) New York, NY Dec. 1, 2010 * 7 : 00 PM at South Florida L 59 -- 60 4 -- 2 16 -- Skeen 13 -- Burgess 3 -- Rozzell USF Sun Dome ( 2,921 ) Tampa, FL 12 / 4 / 10 12 : 00 PM William & Mary W 59 -- 55 5 -- 2 ( 1 -- 0 ) 13 -- Rodriguez 7 -- Skeen 3 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,482 ) Richmond, VA 12 / 8 / 10 * 7 : 30 PM VMI W 86 -- 80 6 -- 2 19 -- Skeen 10 -- Veal 6 -- Theus Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,023 ) Richmond, VA 12 / 11 / 10 * 7 : 00 PM at Richmond Capital City Classic L 60 -- 72 6 -- 3 14 -- Skeen 10 -- Skeen 3 -- Rodriguez Robins Center ( 8,906 ) Richmond, VA 12 / 18 / 10 * 2 : 00 PM Tulane W 70 -- 67 7 -- 3 15 -- Skeen 6 -- Skeen 5 -- Theus Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 5,734 ) Richmond, VA 12 / 21 / 10 * 8 : 00 PM at UAB L 65 -- 68 7 -- 4 26 -- Burgess 10 -- Skeen 4 -- Theus Bartow Arena ( 4,344 ) Birmingham, AL 12 / 29 / 10 * 7 : 00 PM Wofford Holidays on the Hardwood Classic W 75 -- 66 8 -- 4 18 -- Rozzell 8 -- Skeen 4 -- Theus Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 5,799 ) Richmond, VA 12 / 30 / 10 * 7 : 30 PM New Hampshire Holidays on the Hardwood Classic W 78 -- 65 9 -- 4 24 -- Burgess 8 -- Burgess 8 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 5,590 ) Richmond, VA Conference regular season 1 / 3 / 11 7 : 00 PM at Georgia State L 66 -- 76 9 -- 5 ( 1 -- 1 ) 16 -- Skeen 4 -- Skeen 3 -- Theus GSU Sports Arena ( 852 ) Atlanta, GA 1 / 5 / 11 7 : 00 PM Drexel W 52 -- 48 10 -- 5 ( 2 -- 1 ) 11 -- Burgess 8 -- Burgess 5 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,313 ) Richmond, VA 1 / 8 / 11 7 : 00 PM at UNC Wilmington W 82 -- 64 11 -- 5 ( 3 -- 1 ) 22 -- Rozzell 8 -- Burgess 6 -- Rodriguez Trask Coliseum ( 5,126 ) Wilmington, NC 1 / 12 / 11 7 : 00 PM at William & Mary W 70 -- 52 12 -- 5 ( 4 -- 1 ) 22 -- Brandenberg 12 -- Skeen 6 -- Theus Kaplan Arena ( 2,245 ) Williamsburg, VA 1 / 15 / 11 12 : 00 PM Northeastern W 73 -- 64 13 -- 5 ( 5 -- 1 ) 26 -- Burgess 9 -- Burgess 7 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,042 ) Richmond, VA 1 / 19 / 11 7 : 30 PM Georgia State W 71 -- 54 14 -- 5 ( 6 -- 1 ) 23 -- Brandenberg 7 -- Skeen 6 -- Rodriguez Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 6,531 ) Richmond, VA 1 / 22 / 11 4 : 00 PM at Old Dominion W 59 -- 50 15 -- 5 ( 7 -- 1 ) 15 -- Burgess 10 -- Skeen 5 -- Skeen Ted Constant Convocation Center ( 8,457 ) Norfolk, VA 1 / 24 / 11 7 : 00 PM at Towson W 80 -- 76 16 -- 5 ( 8 -- 1 ) 28 -- Rodriguez 5 -- Burgess 5 -- Nixon Towson Center ( 1,365 ) Towson, MD 1 / 27 / 11 7 : 00 PM Hofstra W 82 -- 67 17 -- 5 ( 9 -- 1 ) 18 -- Skeen 14 -- Burgess 6 -- Nixon Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,208 ) Richmond, VA 1 / 29 / 11 7 : 30 PM UNC Wilmington W 79 -- 70 18 -- 5 ( 10 -- 1 ) 25 -- Rodriguez 8 -- Burgess 7 -- Theus Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,552 ) Richmond, VA 2 / 2 / 11 7 : 00 PM at Northeastern L 80 -- 91 18 -- 6 ( 10 -- 2 ) 18 -- Rodriguez 9 -- Skeen 5 -- Nixon Matthews Arena ( 1,095 ) Boston, MA 2 / 5 / 11 2 : 00 PM at James Madison W 70 -- 66 19 -- 6 ( 11 -- 2 ) -- -- -- JMU Convocation Center ( 4,989 ) Harrisonburg, VA 2 / 9 / 11 7 : 00 PM at Delaware W 84 -- 74 20 -- 6 ( 12 -- 2 ) -- -- -- Bob Carpenter Center ( 2,471 ) Newark, DE 2 / 12 / 11 7 : 00 PM Old Dominion L 59 -- 70 20 -- 7 ( 12 -- 3 ) -- -- -- Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,552 ) Richmond, VA 2 / 15 / 11 7 : 00 PM, ESPNU George Mason L 51 -- 71 20 -- 8 ( 12 -- 4 ) -- -- -- Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,552 ) Richmond, VA 2 / 18 / 11 * 7 : 00 PM, ESPN2 at Wichita State ESPNU BracketBusters W 68 -- 67 21 -- 8 -- -- -- Charles Koch Arena ( 10,506 ) Wichita, KS 2 / 23 / 11 7 : 00 PM at Drexel L 60 -- 64 21 -- 9 ( 12 -- 5 ) -- -- -- Daskalakis Athletic Center ( 2,073 ) Philadelphia, PA 2 / 26 / 11 12 : 00 PM James Madison L 69 -- 72 21 -- 10 ( 12 -- 6 ) -- -- -- Stuart C. Siegel Center ( 7,552 ) Richmond, VA CAA Tournament 3 / 5 / 11 2 : 30 PM, CSN ( 4 ) vs. ( 5 ) Drexel Quarterfinals W 62 -- 60 22 -- 10 -- -- -- Richmond Coliseum ( 7,814 ) Richmond, VA 3 / 6 / 11 12 : 00 PM, CSN ( 4 ) vs. ( 1 ) No. 25 George Mason Semifinals W 79 -- 63 23 -- 10 -- -- -- Richmond Coliseum ( 8,962 ) Richmond, VA 3 / 7 / 11 7 : 00 PM, ESPN ( 4 ) vs. ( 2 ) Old Dominion Championship Game L 65 -- 70 23 -- 11 -- -- -- Richmond Coliseum ( 11,200 ) Richmond, VA NCAA Tournament 3 / 16 / 11 * 9 : 00 PM, truTV ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 11 SW ) USC First Four W 59 -- 46 24 -- 11 -- -- -- University of Dayton Arena ( 10,192 ) Dayton, OH 3 / 18 / 11 * 9 : 50 PM, TNT ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 6 SW ) Georgetown Second Round W 74 -- 56 25 -- 11 -- -- -- United Center ( 17,369 ) Chicago, IL 3 / 20 / 11 * 7 : 10 PM, TBS ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 3 SW ) No. 13 Purdue Third Round W 94 -- 76 26 -- 11 -- -- -- United Center ( 18,146 ) Chicago, IL 3 / 25 / 11 * 9 : 57 PM, TBS ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 10 SW ) Florida State Sweet Sixteen W 72 -- 71 27 -- 11 -- -- -- Alamodome ( 14,566 ) San Antonio, TX 3 / 27 / 11 * 2 : 20 PM, CBS ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 1 SW ) No. 1 Kansas Elite Eight W 71 -- 61 28 -- 11 -- -- -- Alamodome ( 14,738 ) San Antonio, TX 4 / 2 / 11 * 6 : 09 PM, CBS ( 11 SW ) vs. ( 8 SE ) Butler Final Four L 62 -- 70 28 -- 12 -- -- -- Reliant Stadium ( 75,421 ) Houston, TX * Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. ( # ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Honors Senior forward Jamie Skeen was named the Southwest Regional Most Outstanding Player. Skeen was also named to 2nd team All - Colonial Athletic Association. Senior guard Joey Rodriguez was named to 3rd team All - Colonial Athletic Association. References Jump up ^ `` NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls -- ESPN ''. Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ `` VCU Athletics ''. VCU Athletics. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ `` NCAA Tournament Final Four : Is VCU the Greatest Cinderella Story of All Time ? ''. Bleacher Report. 2011 - 03 - 27. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205014102 Jump up ^ `` HOFSTRA 'S JENKINS REPEATS AS CAA MEN 'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ''. 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 History Rodney the Ram People Head coaches Retired jerseys Seasons 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 -- 00 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 NCAA Final Four appearances in italics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010 -- 11_VCU_Rams_men % 27s_basketball_team&oldid = 839779306 '' Categories : 2010 -- 11 Colonial Athletic Association men 's basketball season VCU Rams men 's basketball seasons 2011 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament participants NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Final Four seasons 2010 in sports in Virginia 2011 in sports in Virginia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 May 2018, at 16 : 29. 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Question: who did vcu lose to in final four
Answer: Butler