VCU Rams men's basketball, 1968–1979

The VCU Rams men's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The program was established in 1967, and began play in the 1968–69 season. This article is a list of results and statistics of the men's basketball team from the 1968–69 season to the 1978–79 season during which the team played as an NCAA Independent.

Contents: 1968–691969–701970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–79NBA Draft selectionsNotes


1968–69

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1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–11
Head coach
Home arenaFranklin Street Gym
Seasons
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1969–70 

The 1968–69 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented the newly created Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by Benny Dees, the Rams played their inaugural season as an independent team, playing a mix of Division I, II and III schools across the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio River Valley and Southeast regions. After an 0–4 start, the Rams finished the season with a winning record of 12–11.[1] During the season, they played in two winter tournaments; the Fort Eustis and Quantico tournaments held at Virginia military bases, Joint Base Langley–Eustis and Marine Corps Base Quantico, respectively. The team did not earn a berth into either the NCAA or NIT tournaments.[1]

During the team's inaugural season, the Rams played in the Franklin Street Gymnasium, which was their home arena until the opening of the Siegel Center in the late 1990s.

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Record Notes
November 27AugustaAugusta, GAL 71–890–1
November 30Georgia SouthernStatesboro, GAL 88–1050–2
December 6Washington and LeeFranklin Street GymRichmond, VAL 70–830–3
December 7Hampden–SydneyFarmville, VAL 79–830–4
December 9N. News ApprenticeFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAW 78–691–4
December 13SoutheasternFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAW 120–772–4
December 14Pembroke StatePembroke, NCW 86–773–4
December 18BridgewaterQuantico, VAW 101–844–4Quantico Tournament
December 19NYITQuantico, VAL 81–1034–5Quantico Tournament
December 20West Liberty StateQuantico, VAW 106–100 (ot)5–5Quantico Tournament
December 21Maryland StateQuantico, VAL 69–715–6Quantico Tournament
December 27RoanokeNewport News, VAL 59–845–7Fort Eustis Tournament
December 28West Virginia StateNewport News, VAW 79–736–7Fort Eustis Tournament
December 29DenisonNewport News, VAW 76–697–7Fort Eustis Tournament
January 7Washington and LeeLexington, VAL 75–807–8
January 9Virginia UnionRichmond, VAW 96–748–8
January 11Pembroke StateFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAW 72–579–8
January 15High PointHigh Point, NCL 77–1099–9
February 5Old DominionNorfolk, VAL 69–1019–10
February 8SoutheasternLakeland, FLW 89–6010–10
February 12Virginia UnionFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAL 82–8910–11
February 18BridgewaterFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAW 95–8611–11
February 20Hampden–SydneyFranklin Street Gym • Richmond, VAW 101–8412–11

Source: Men's Basketball 1968–69 Results, VCU Athetlics

1969–70

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Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 28 College of Charleston Franklin Street Gym W, 142-83
Dec. 2 Long Island Long Island, N.Y. L, 67-72
Dec. 4 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. L, 73-115
Dec. 6 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. L, 81-88
Dec. 8 Providence Providence, R.I. L, 71-103
Dec. 10 Old Dominion Franklin Street Gym L, 82-93
Dec. 16 Hampden-Sydney Franklin Street Gym W, 85-59
Dec. 19 Atlantic Christian Franklin Street Gym W, 123-99
Dec. 22 Akron Akron, Ohio W, 87-85
Jan. 5 Washington & Lee Franklin Street Gym W, 90-83
Jan. 10 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 110-78
Jan. 21 Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 90-94
Jan. 24 Loyola New Orleans, La. L, 99-121
Feb. 4 Virginia State Franklin Street Gym W(ot), 96-92
Feb. 6 York Franklin Street Gym W, 96-77
Feb. 7 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 103-93
Feb. 9 Atlantic Christian Wilson, N.C. W, 111-87
Feb. 10 Pikeville Franklin Street Gym W, 106-80
Feb. 16 High Point Franklin Street Gym W, 105-77
Feb. 19 Hampden-Sydney Farmville, Va W, 87-81
Feb. 21 Ohio Franklin Street Gym L, 75-95
Feb. 23 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. L, 78-84
Feb. 24 Washington & Lee Farmville, Va. L, 71-87

1970–71

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Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 1 Bradley Peoria, Il. L, 70-102
Dec. 2 Butler Indianapolis, Ind. L, 97-99
Dec. 3 DePaul Chicago, Il. L, 77-100
Dec. 5 Bluefield State Franklin Street Gym W, 105-86
Dec. 7 Campbell Franklin Street Gym W, 79-78
Dec. 10 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY L, 71-96
Dec. 12 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY L, 80-107
Dec. 19 Akron Franklin Street Gym W, 74-70
Dec. 28 Minnesota Franklin Street Gym W, 63-56
Jan. 6 Mount St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 97-78
Jan. 9 UNC Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 114-66
Jan. 18 Haverford Franklin Street Gym W, 93-49
Jan. 22 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 90-76
Jan. 25 Virginia State Petersburg, Va. W, 107-68
Jan. 28 Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. L, 86-94
Jan. 30 LSU-New Orleans New Orleans, La. L, 96-99
Feb. 5 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 116-56
Feb. 10 Old Dominion Franklin Street Gym W, 79-71
Feb. 13 York York, Pa. W, 117-89
Feb. 14 St. Francis Loretto, Pa. L, 74-80
Feb. 18 Virginia State Franklin Street Gym W, 112-74
Feb. 20 UNC Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 104-75
Feb. 22 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 81-76
Feb. 27 Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 85-98

1971–72

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1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts 262  .929
No. 7 Marquette 254  .862
Hawaii 234  .852
No. 12 Marshall 234  .852
No. 10 Florida State 285  .848
Northern Illinois 214  .840
No. 6 South Carolina 245  .828
Duquesne 205  .800
Syracuse 226  .786
Providence 216  .778
Detroit 186  .750
Houston 207  .741
Jacksonville 208  .714
No. 15 Villanova 208  .714
Pan American 177  .708
Niagara 219  .700
Penn State 178  .680
Fordham 189  .667
St. Bonaventure 168  .667
Cincinnati 179  .654
Georgia Southern 179  .654
Colgate 158  .652
St. John's 1911  .633
Fairleigh Dickinson 159  .625
Illinois State 1610  .615
Virginia Tech 1610  .615
Canisius 1511  .577
Creighton 1511  .577
Holy Cross 1511  .577
Oklahoma City 1612  .571
Loyola (LA) 1411  .560
Rutgers 1411  .560
West Virginia 1311  .542
Hardin–Simmons 1412  .538
DePaul 1211  .522
Centenary 1312  .520
Long Island 1312  .520
Boston College 1313  .500
Dayton 1313  .500
Pittsburgh 1212  .500
Air Force 1213  .480
Fairfield 1213  .480
Saint Francis (PA) 1213  .480
Saint Peter's 1213  .480
Indiana State 1214  .462
St. Francis (NY) 1214  .462
Utah State 1214  .462
Xavier 1214  .462
Army 1113  .458
Manhattan 1113  .458
George Washington 1114  .440
Navy 1013  .435
Denver 1115  .423
Portland 1016  .385
Seton Hall 1016  .385
Southern Illinois 1016  .385
Ball State 915  .375
Loyola (IL) 814  .364
Tulane 818  .308
Boston University 716  .304
South Alabama 717  .292
Iona 617  .261
Butler 620  .231
Georgia Tech 620  .231
Notre Dame 620  .231
Stetson 620  .231
Georgetown 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 4 James Madison Franklin Street Gym W, 93-68
Dec. 6 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 102-70
Dec. 9 Missouri Columbia, Miss. L, 66-73
Dec. 11 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY L, 76-85
Dec. 16 Baltimore Franklin Street Gym W, 86-76
Dec. 18 Glassboro State Franklin Street Gym W, 86-72
Dec. 20 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 84-71
Jan. 3 St. Francis Richmond Coliseum W, 109-94
Jan. 10 Norfolk State Richmond Coliseum L, 97-109
Jan. 21 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 103-48
Jan. 29 Valparaiso Franklin Street Gym W, 86-76
Jan. 31 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym W, 90-85
Feb. 2 Mount St. Mary's Emmitsburg, Md. W, 96-65
Feb. 8 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 122-73
Feb. 14 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 109-94
Feb. 18 Fairleigh Dickinson Madison, N.J. L, 86-89 (ot)
Feb. 21 Loyola Richmond Coliseum W, 112-99
Mar. 1 Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 103-80
Mar. 6 Iona Richmond Coliseum W, 93-74

1972–73

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1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Providence 274  .871
No. 5 Marquette 274  .871
No. 13 Houston 234  .852
No. 14 Syracuse 245  .828
Virginia Tech 225  .815
Jacksonville 216  .778
Oklahoma City 216  .778
Oral Roberts 216  .778
South Carolina 227  .759
Marshall 207  .741
Northeastern 197  .731
St. John's 197  .731
Centenary 198  .704
Florida State 188  .692
Northern Illinois 178  .680
Duquesne 168  .667
Fairfield 189  .667
Cincinnati 179  .654
Denver 179  .654
George Washington 179  .654
Penn State 158  .652
Detroit 169  .640
Hardin–Simmons 169  .640
Indiana State 1610  .615
Manhattan 1610  .615
Utah State 1610  .615
Notre Dame 1812  .600
Air Force 1410  .583
Creighton 1511  .577
Hawaii 1511  .577
Rutgers 1511  .577
Stetson 1511  .577
DePaul 1411  .560
South Alabama 1411  .560
Trinity (TX) 1411  .560
Canisius 1311  .542
Butler 1412  .538
Charlotte 1412  .538
Illinois State 1312  .520
Long Island 1312  .520
Navy 1312  .520
Dayton 1313  .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 1313  .500
St. Bonaventure 1313  .500
Portland State 1212  .500
Georgetown 1214  .462
Pittsburgh 1214  .462
Tulane 1214  .462
Army 1113  .458
Boston College 1114  .440
Colgate 1114  .440
Villanova 1114  .440
Fordham 1216  .429
Southern Illinois 1115  .423
West Virginia 1015  .400
Cleveland State 914  .391
Ball State 915  .375
Niagara 916  .360
Loyola (IL) 815  .348
Holy Cross 917  .346
Southern Miss 816  .333
St. Francis (NY) 816  .333
Portland 919  .321
Seton Hall 817  .320
Georgia Southern 818  .308
Saint Peter's 818  .308
Georgia Tech 718  .280
Iona 616  .273
Samford 520  .200
Saint Francis (PA) 521  .192
Pan American 422  .154
Xavier 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 27 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 94-75
Dec. 4 East Tennessee State Johnson City, TN W, 79-69
Dec. 5 Morehead State Morehead, KY L, 90-103
Dec. 9 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY L, 86-96
Dec. 12 Fair. Dickinson Richmond Coliseum W, 63-47
Dec. 21 E. Kentucky Richmond Coliseum W, 69-63
Jan. 10 West Chester Richmond Coliseum W, 87-65
Jan. 13 Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. W, 83-75
Jan. 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. W, 92-91
Jan. 17 Canisius Richmond Coliseum W, 80-66
Jan. 20 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 74-102
Jan. 27 N. Carolina A&T Richmond Coliseum W, 79-78
Jan. 30 Northern Illinois DeKalb, Il. L, 81-91
Feb. 2 Virginia Union Franklin Street Gym L, 75-77
Feb. 7 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 61-50
Feb. 10 Baltimore Baltimore, Md. W, 67-61
Feb. 15 Virginia Union Richmond, Va. W, 79-76
Feb. 20 Iona New Rochelle, N.Y. W, 81-74
Feb. 24 Brooklyn Franklin Street Gym W, 115-70
Feb. 27 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 121-70

1973–74

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1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame  263  .897
No. 8 Providence  284  .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh  254  .862
UNC Charlotte  224  .846
Centenary  214  .840
Marquette  265  .839
No. 19 South Carolina  225  .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts  236  .793
South Alabama  226  .786
Creighton  237  .767
St. John's  207  .741
Georgia Southern  197  .731
Southern Illinois  197  .731
Syracuse  197  .731
VCU  177  .708
Cincinnati  198  .704
Boston College  219  .700
Florida State  188  .692
Rutgers  188  .692
No. 20 Dayton  209  .690
Hawaii  199  .679
Jacksonville  2010  .667
Manhattan  189  .667
Mercer  168  .667
Detroit  179  .654
Fairfield  179  .654
Houston  179  .654
Illinois State  179  .654
Marshall  179  .654
St. Bonaventure  179  .654
Stetson  179  .654
DePaul  169  .640
Memphis State  1911  .633
Northeast Louisiana  1610  .615
Utah State  1610  .615
Colgate  1510  .600
Portland State  1611  .593
Seton Hall  1611  .593
Pan American  139  .591
George Washington  1511  .577
Portland  1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)  1511  .577
Ball State  1412  .538
Butler  1412  .538
Canisius  1412  .538
Milwaukee  1412  .538
Penn State  1412  .538
Northeastern  1211  .522
Long Island  1312  .520
Duquesne  1212  .500
Georgetown  1313  .500
Oklahoma City  1313  .500
Virginia Tech  1313  .500
Indiana State  1214  .462
Loyola Chicago  1214  .462
Niagara  1214  .462
Tulane  1214  .462
Air Force  1113  .458
Iona  1113  .458
St. Francis (NY)  1113  .458
Fairleigh Dickinson  1114  .440
Hardin-Simmons  1114  .440
South Florida  1114  .440
Denver  1115  .423
Southern Mississippi  1115  .423
Navy  913  .409
West Virginia  1015  .400
Fordham  817  .320
Northern Illinois  817  .320
Eastern Michigan  818  .308
Holy Cross  818  .308
Saint Peter's  818  .308
Xavier  818  .308
Villanova  719  .269
Army  618  .250
Houston Baptist  619  .240
Cleveland State  620  .231
Samford  620  .231
Buffalo  520  .200
Georgia Tech  521  .192
Georgia State  125  .038
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Dec. 1 East Tennessee State Richmond Coliseum W, 96-55
Dec. 4 Morehead State Richmond Coliseum W, 116-85
Dec. 8 Northern Illinois Richmond Coliseum W, 87-71
Dec. 11 Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN L, 80-102
Dec. 15 Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. L, 96-103
Dec. 19 Texas A&M Richmond Coliseum W, 72-71
Dec. 21 Austin Peay Richmond Coliseum L, 101-102 (ot)
Dec. 26 Pacific Stockton, Calif. L, 75-80
Dec. 28 Boise State Boise, ID W, 87-85
Jan. 4 Mercer Macon, Ga. L, 89-90
Jan. 7 Austin Peay Clarksville, TN L, 65-81
Jan. 12 Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH L, 51-57
Jan. 15 Cornell Richmond Coliseum W, 107-64
Jan. 18 St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 117-91
Jan. 21 Centenary Richmond Coliseum W, 82-79
Jan. 27 Detroit Detroit, MI W, 77-70
Jan. 29 Buffalo State Franklin Street Gym W, 119-69
Feb. 4 UNC Asheville Franklin Street Gym W, 111-70
Feb. 8 NE Illinois Franklin Street Gym W, 98-76
Feb. 11 West Florida Franklin Street Gym W, 102-64
Feb. 16 Iona Richmond Coliseum W, 94-73
Feb. 18 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 108-71
Feb. 22 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 125-74
Feb. 25 Mercer Richmond Coliseum W, 110-92

1974–75

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1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas–Pan American 222  .917
UNC Charlotte 233  .885
Centenary (LA) 254  .862
No. 11 Marquette 234  .852
Stetson 224  .846
No. 13 Cincinnati 236  .793
Utah State 216  .778
Rutgers 227  .759
Creighton 207  .741
Memphis State 207  .741
South Alabama 197  .731
No. 6 Syracuse 239  .719
Holy Cross 208  .714
Oral Roberts 208  .714
Boston College 219  .700
Florida State 188  .692
Portland State 188  .692
UC Santa Barbara 188  .692
VCU 178  .680
South Carolina 199  .679
St. John's 2110  .677
Southern Illinois 189  .667
No. 14 Notre Dame 1910  .655
Detroit 179  .654
No. 20 Providence 2011  .645
Georgetown 1810  .643
George Washington 1710  .630
Pittsburgh 1811  .621
Houston 1610  .615
Illinois State 1610  .615
Tulane 1610  .615
Virginia Tech 1610  .615
Canisius 1510  .600
DePaul 1510  .600
Northeast Louisiana 1510  .600
South Florida 1510  .600
Seton Hall 1611  .593
Jacksonville 1511  .577
Duquesne 1411  .560
Hawaii 1411  .560
Saint Peter's 1512  .556
Cleveland State 1311  .542
Manhattan 1412  .538
Air Force 1312  .520
LIU 1312  .520
St. Bonaventure 1413  .519
West Virginia 1413  .519
Cal State Los Angeles 1313  .500
Marshall 1313  .500
Navy 1212  .500
Northeastern 1212  .500
Fairfield 1314  .481
Niagara 1314  .481
Fordham 1213  .480
Penn State 1112  .478
Indiana State 1214  .462
Oklahoma City 1214  .462
Saint Louis 1214  .462
Fairleigh Dickinson 1113  .458
Portland 1316  .448
Saint Francis (PA) 1114  .440
Georgia Tech 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Xavier 1115  .423
Ball State 1015  .400
Loyola-Chicago 1015  .400
Butler 1016  .385
Dayton 1016  .385
Denver 916  .360
Northern Illinois 815  .348
Houston Baptist 917  .346
Mercer 917  .346
Samford 917  .346
Colgate 816  .333
Villanova 918  .333
Buffalo 817  .320
Georgia Southern 818  .308
Georgia State 818  .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 818  .308
St. Francis (NY) 719  .269
Baptist 416  .200
Hardin-Simmons 520  .200
Iona 419  .174
Army 322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll[2]
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 30 Iowa Iowa City, IA L, 80-95
Dec. 2 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 104-96
Dec. 5 Hardin-Simmons Richmond Coliseum W, 112-74
Dec. 7 Baylor Waco, TX L, 81-83
Dec. 9 Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX W, 84-71
Dec. 10 Texas A&M College Station, TX L, 84-98
Dec. 17 Centenary Richmond Coliseum W, 76-75
Dec. 19 NE Louisiana Franklin Street Gym W, 83-75
Dec. 21 Buffalo Richmond Coliseum W, 105-73
Dec. 28 St. Peter's - Lions-VCU
Holiday Tournament
Richmond Coliseum W, 86-68
Dec. 29 Texas A&M - Lions-VCU
Holiday Tournament
Richmond Coliseum L, 80-84
Jan. 8 Baptist (S.C.) Franklin Street Gym W, 116-79
Jan. 11 Maine Orono, ME L, 90-91
Jan. 15 MD-Eastern Shore Richmond Coliseum W, 89-57
Jan. 21 St. Mary's Franklin Street Gym W, 120-60
Jan. 25 Western Illinois Franklin Street Gym W, 99-83
Jan. 27 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 66-73
Feb. 8 Mercer Richmond Coliseum W, 95-75
Feb. 11 Delaware State Franklin Street Gym W, 91-60
Feb. 15 Elmira Franklin Street Gym W, 113-75
Feb. 17 Md.- Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. W, 85-75
Feb. 22 Mercer Macon, Ga. W, 68-63
Feb. 24 Canisius Richmond Coliseum W, 86-61
Feb. 28 Detroit Richmond Coliseum L, 58-67
Mar. 3 Auburn Auburn, Ala. L, 72-117

1975–76

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1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers 312  .939
No. 3 UNLV 292  .935
No. 2 Marquette 272  .931
North Texas State 224  .846
No. 19 Centenary 225  .815
UNC Charlotte 246  .800
Pan American 205  .800
No. 7 Notre Dame 236  .793
St. John's 236  .793
Florida State 216  .778
Oral Roberts 206  .769
Georgetown 217  .750
Virginia Tech 217  .750
George Washington 207  .741
Illinois State 207  .741
Creighton 197  .731
Northeast Louisiana 187  .720
Detroit 198  .704
South Florida 198  .704
New Orleans 188  .692
No. 17 DePaul 209  .690
Syracuse 209  .690
Holy Cross 2210  .688
Seton Hall 189  .667
South Alabama 189  .667
South Carolina 189  .667
Providence 2111  .656
Stetson 179  .654
UC Santa Barbara 179  .654
Air Force 169  .640
VCU 169  .640
St. Peter's 1911  .633
Portland State 1710  .630
St. Bonaventure 1710  .630
Mercer 1510  .600
Villanova 1611  .593
Niagara 1712  .586
Long Island 1512  .556
Colgate 1311  .542
Xavier 1412  .538
West Virginia 1513  .536
Georgia State 1211  .522
Indiana State 1312  .520
Dayton 1413  .519
Hardin–Simmons 1413  .519
Jacksonville 1313  .500
Manhattan 1414  .500
St. Francis (PA) 1414  .500
St. Francis (NY) 1313  .500
Marshall 1314  .481
Duquesne 1213  .480
Northeastern 1213  .480
Fairfield 1214  .462
Utah State 1214  .462
Butler 1215  .444
Denver 1215  .444
Pittsburgh 1215  .444
Army 1114  .440
Iona 1115  .423
Milwaukee 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Navy 1014  .417
Fairleigh Dickinson 913  .409
Georgia Southern 1116  .407
Hawaii 1116  .407
Penn State 1015  .400
Buffalo 1016  .385
Loyola (IL) 1016  .385
Canisius 1017  .370
Boston College 917  .346
Oklahoma City 918  .333
Portland 918  .333
Fordham 719  .269
Cleveland State 619  .240
Houston Baptist 521  .192
Baptist 323  .115
Samford 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 29 Baltimore Franklin Street Gym W, 84-78
Dec. 1 Wilmington Franklin Street Gym W, 99-75
Dec. 9 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Il. L, 69-79
Dec. 13 Baylor Richmond Coliseum W, 68-64
Dec. 16 Centenary Shreveport, La. L, 69-94
Dec. 18 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. L, 56-57
Dec. 20 Northeastern Richmond Coliseum W, 102-81
Dec. 29 CCNY - VCU-Holiday Tournament Richmond Coliseum W, 115-70
Dec. 30 Michigan State - VCU-Holiday Tournament Richmond Coliseum W, 80-75
Jan. 3 Memphis State Memphis, TN L, 72-92
Jan. 13 Western Illinois Macomb, Il. W, 83-81
Jan. 16 MD-Eastern Shore Richmond Coliseum W, 92-68
Jan. 19 Brockport State Franklin Street Gym W, 102-71
Jan. 24 North Texas State Denton, TX L, 72-89
Jan. 26 Oral Roberts Tulsa, OK L, 68-84
Jan. 29 Richmond Richmond, Va. L, 65-71
Jan. 31 Oklahoma City Richmond Coliseum W, 67-66
Feb. 3 Charles. Baptist Franklin Street Gym W, 120-61
Feb. 6 Maine Franklin Street Gym W, 92-82
Feb. 10 Richmond Richmond Coliseum L, 66-68
Feb. 17 Brockport State Brockport, N.Y. W, 104-99 (ot)
Feb. 18 Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. W, 97-78
Feb. 21 Delaware State Franklin Street Gym W, 105-75
Mar. 1 Centenary Richmond Coliseum L, 94-98
Mar. 4 Bentley Franklin Street Gym W, 96-56

1976–77

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1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 UNLV  293  .906
Indiana State 253  .893
No. 6 Syracuse  264  .867
No. 12 Detroit  254  .862
Old Dominion  254  .862
Providence  245  .828
Holy Cross  236  .793
St. Bonaventure  236  .793
No. 7 Marquette  257  .781
North Texas State  216  .778
Illinois State  227  .759
No. 10 Notre Dame  227  .759
Creighton 217  .750
Oral Roberts  217  .750
Army  208  .714
St. John's  229  .710
Milwaukee  198  .704
Georgetown  199  .679
Virginia Tech  1910  .655
James Madison  179  .654
Northwestern State  179  .654
Texas–Pan American  179  .654
Connecticut  1710  .630
Seton Hall  1811  .621
UNC Wilmington  1610  .615
Portland State  1610  .615
Iona  1510  .600
Dayton  1611  .593
Fairfield  1611  .593
Georgia Southern  1611  .593
Richmond  1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)  1511  .577
DePaul  1512  .556
Northeast Louisiana  1512  .556
Stetson  1512  .556
Utah State  1512  .556
Colgate  1311  .542
Navy  1311  .542
Oklahoma City  1412  .538
South Carolina  1412  .538
Valparaiso  1312  .520
Catholic  1313  .500
Fairleigh Dickinson  1313  .500
Loyola (IL)  1313  .500
Maine  1313  .500
Niagara  1313  .500
Rhode Island  1313  .500
Saint Peter's  1313  .500
VCU  1313  .500
Butler  1314  .481
Manhattan  1314  .481
New Hampshire  1214  .462
Northeastern  1214  .462
St. Francis (NY)  1214  .462
Air Force  1215  .444
Denver  1215  .444
Southern Mississippi  1116  .407
Siena  915  .375
Cleveland State  1017  .370
Xavier  1017  .370
Centenary (LA)  1119  .367
Long Island  916  .360
Hawaii  918  .333
[[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 816  .333
Vermont  817  .320
Boston College  818  .308
Baptist  819  .296
Marshall 819  .296
Boston University  719  .269
Robert Morris  719  .269
Samford  719  .269
Mercer  619  .240
Hardin–Simmons  621  .222
Houston Baptist  623  .207
Buffalo  521  .192
Fordham  521  .192
Wagner  321  .125
Canisius  322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Location Result
Nov. 29 North Carolina A&T Richmond Coliseum W, 86-57
Dec. 1 South Carolina State Franklin Street Gym W, 78–70
Dec. 4 Richmond Richmond Coliseum L, 66–68 (ot)
Dec. 6 Louisville Louisville, Ky. L, 60–89
Dec. 11 Middle Tennessee Richmond Coliseum L, 50–59
Dec. 13 Southeastern Franklin Street Gym W, 87–67
Dec. 16 Auburn Richmond Coliseum L, 59–109
Dec. 18 Georgia Southern Richmond Coliseum W, 70–65
Dec. 29 Virginia – Times-Dispatch Invitational Richmond Coliseum L, 58–65
Dec. 30 Richmond – Times-Dispatch Invitational Richmond Coliseum L, 55–58
Jan. 3 Western Carolina Cullowhee, Nc. W, 79–66
Jan. 12 Methodist Franklin Street Gym W, 81–64
Jan. 18 Boston University Boston, Ma. L, 72–77
Jan. 22 Georgia State Richmond Coliseum W, 72–56
Jan. 27 Tulsa Tulsa, Ok. L, 60–66
Jan. 29 Oral Roberts Tulsa, Ok. L, 52–72
Feb. 5 Wright State Richmond Coliseum W, 82–70
Feb. 7 Western Carolina Richmond Coliseum W, 69–63
Feb. 12 Delaware State Franklin Street Gym W, 78–52
Feb. 14 South Alabama Mobile, Al. L, 76–78
Feb. 17 Robert Morris Franklin Street Gym W, 97–70
Feb. 19 Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. L, 81–88
Feb. 23 South Alabama Richmond Coliseum W, 85–70 (ot)
Feb. 26 Richmond Richmond, Va. L, 75–78 (ot)
Mar. 1 Liberty Franklin Street Gym W, 85–74
Mar. 4 UNC Charlotte Charlotte, Nc. L, 72–87

1977–78

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1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 DePaul  273  .900
No. 18 Detroit  254  .862
Illinois State  244  .857
No. 8 Marquette  244  .857
Pan American  224  .846
VCU  245  .828
Fairfield  225  .815
North Texas State  226  .786
Syracuse  226  .786
Rhode Island  247  .774
Providence  248  .750
St. John's  217  .750
Utah State  217  .750
Georgetown  238  .742
No. 6 Notre Dame  238  .742
Holy Cross  207  .741
Northeast Louisiana  207  .741
UNC Wilmington  197  .731
St. Bonaventure  218  .724
UNLV  208  .714
Virginia Tech  198  .704
James Madison  188  .692
Maine  178  .680
Army  199  .679
Dayton  1910  .655
St. Francis (NY)  169  .640
Iona  1710  .630
William & Mary  1610  .615
Air Force  1510  .600
Loyola (IL)  1611  .593
Mercer  1611  .593
Oklahoma City  1611  .593
Seton Hall  1611  .593
Boston College  1511  .577
Butler  1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)  1511  .577
South Carolina  1612  .571
Siena  1310  .565
Navy  1411  .560
Milwaukee  1512  .556
Niagara  1412  .538
Northeastern  1412  .538
Southern Mississippi  1312  .520
Portland State  1413  .519
Stetson  1413  .519
Oral Roberts  1314  .481
Xavier  1314  .481
Cleveland State  1213  .480
Tennessee State  1112  .478
Catholic  1214  .462
Manhattan  1214  .462
Georgia Southern  1215  .444
Northwestern State  1215  .444
Connecticut  1115  .423
Old Dominion  1115  .423
Vermont  1115  .423
Boston University  1015  .400
Hardin–Simmons  1016  .385
Campbell  915  .375
Centenary (LA)  1017  .370
Denver  1017  .370
Colgate  917  .346
East Carolina  917  .346
Fordham  818  .308
Long Island  818  .308
Saint Peter's  818  .308
Baptist  819  .296
Samford  819  .296
Canisius  719  .269
Houston Baptist  719  .269
New Hampshire  719  .269
Wagner  719  .269
Evansville  13  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson  618  .250
Valparaiso  619  .240
Robert Morris  419  .174
Richmond  422  .154
Hawaii  126  .037
Rankings from AP Poll

1978–79

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1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Syracuse 264  .867
Georgetown 245  .828
No. 6 DePaul 266  .813
No. 4 Notre Dame 246  .800
VCU 205  .800
Iona 236  .793
Detroit 226  .786
[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee State]] 206  .769
Old Dominion 237  .767
No. 10 Marquette 227  .759
[[{{{school}}}|Wagner]] 217  .750
Connecticut 218  .724
[[{{{school}}}|UNLV]] 218  .724
UNC Wilmington 198  .704
Boston College 219  .700
James Madison 188  .692
Rhode Island 209  .690
[[{{{school}}}|George Mason]] 178  .680
St. Bonaventure 199  .679
Illinois State 2010  .667
St. John's  2111  .656
Dayton 1910  .655
[[{{{school}}}|Boston University]] 179  .654
Fairfield 179  .654
Georgia Tech 179  .654
Oral Roberts 1710  .630
Holy Cross 1711  .607
Seton Hall 1611  .593
Cleveland State 1510  .600
[[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 1611  .593
Maine 1410  .583
UAB 1511  .577
Army 1411  .560
Denver 1512  .556
South Carolina 1512  .556
Stetson 1512  .556
[[{{{school}}}|Siena]] 1412  .538
[[{{{school}}}|St. Francis (NY)]] 1412  .538
Navy 1312  .520
Xavier 1413  .519
Northeastern 1313  .500
Saint Francis (PA) 1313  .500
[[{{{school}}}|Robert Morris]] 1314  .481
Southern Miss 1314  .481
Air Force 1213  .480
[[{{{school}}}|Long Island University]] 1213  .480
Canisius 1214  .462
Colgate 1214  .462
[[{{{school}}}|Evansville]] 1316  .448
[[{{{school}}}|East Carolina]] 1215  .444
Loyola-Chicago 1215  .444
Butler 1116  .407
North Texas State 1116  .407
Saint Peter's 1015  .400
[[{{{school}}}|Campbell]] 1016  .385
[[{{{school}}}|New Hampshire]] 1016  .385
Providence 1016  .385
Richmond 1016  .385
Hawaii 1017  .370
William & Mary 917  .346
Georgia Southern 918  .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 818  .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 818  .308
[[{{{school}}}|Vermont]] 818  .308
Northwestern State 719  .269
Fordham 722  .241
[[{{{school}}}|Catholic]] 620  .231
[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas-Little Rock]] 620  .231
Manhattan 620  .231
Niagara 620  .231
Portland State 621  .222
[[{{{school}}}|Baltimore]] 420  .167
Valparaiso 421  .160
Baptist 225  .074
Rankings from AP Poll

NBA Draft selections

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# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1 1974 2 14 32 Jesse Dark New York Knickerbockers Point guard
2 1974 4 9 63 Bernie Harris Buffalo Braves Small forward
3 1979 3 20 64 Gerald Henderson San Antonio Spurs Point guard

Notes

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  1. 1 2 "1968–69 Results". Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary