waldo027

The Battle 4 Atlantis is stacked this year.

DistrictBaller

Yep. It's being touted as the best preseason tournament in the country this year. Louisville pulled out of Maui to play in it.

VCU will have some chances to notch up some signature wins against Duke, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Stanford, Minnesota, and UNI.

The first 4 were NCAA teams, the next 2 played for the NIT championship, and the last was also in the NIT. Solid field.

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- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

BigE

It will be televised live from the 3,900 seat arena at the famed Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas on AXS TV and NBC Sports Network.

AXS TV will air coverage of the tournament at 1:00 pm ET and 3:30 pm ET, while NBC Sports will broadcast the daily 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm games starting on November 22 (please check your local listings). AXS TV is available nationally on DirecTV (channel 306), Dish (channel 131), AT&T U-Verse (channel 1106), Verizon FiOS (channel 569) as well as Charter, Comcast Xfinity, Insight, Suddenlink and other TV providers.

http://www.vcuramnation.com/2012/08/...is-tournament/

paulxu

Hope you guys bring home some Big 6 scalps.

(and get together with the other Ram teams before A10 play and sort out the mascot confusion)

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DistrictBaller

We play Memphis in the first round and then the winner/loser of Duke/Minnesota depending on how we fare against Memphis.

Either way we get a shot at a minimum of 2 Big 6 schools and probably a 3rd.

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"We will wreak havoc on our opponent's psyche and plan of attack."
- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

DistrictBaller

We also had one of our last remaining unreleased games leaked today. VCU will welcome Belmont to the Siegel Center December 1st. The Bruins went 27-8 and fell to Georgetown in the first (second) round of the NCAAs last year. We will make a return trip to Nashville next season.

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"We will wreak havoc on our opponent's psyche and plan of attack."
- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

BigE

RAMS TAKE ITALIAN TOUR OPENER OVER
AMICI DEL CAMPERO, 118-71


CASTELLANZA, Italy – It looks like HAVOC translates to all languages.

Devastazione, the Italian word for HAVOC, was displayed in the opener of VCU Basketball's four-game Italian tour as the Rams forced 29 turnovers in a 118-71 victory over Amici Del Campero.

Leading the way with his all around play was rising sophomore Teddy Okereafor who poured in 17 points, dished out nine assists and grabbed seven rebounds in the victory. Five other Rams scored in double-figures on the evening.

VCU returns to the hardwood for the second game in Italy on Friday at 1 p.m. EST when they battle Basket Club Zeta Golubovci.

http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/m...20120807xq5946

DistrictBaller

VCU won their 3rd game of their Italian tour today 85-47 over BC Atletas from Lithuania. This same opponent knocked down 16 3's to beat Georgia 94-90 and trailed Tennesssee by 3 at half-time before falling 82-68 earlier in the week.

The Rams beat Kosarkaski Klub Zeta from Montenegro by a score of 103-32 in the second game.

Encouraging but not entirely meaningful scores to be sure. It is nice to see the Rams man-handled a team that a couple of SEC squads had some trouble with though. I don't believe either UGA or Tennessee are supposed to be all that good this year though.

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"We will wreak havoc on our opponent's psyche and plan of attack."
- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

X-man47

I don't know about UT, but Georgia is horrible.

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DistrictBaller

They play Purdue tomorrow and Arkansas on the 14th, so that should help better gauge the level of Atletas' play.

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"We will wreak havoc on our opponent's psyche and plan of attack."
- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

BigE

GRAHAM, RAMS MOVE TO 2-0 ON ITALIAN TOUR


FLORENCE, Italy – HAVOC is in the midst of a global tour and after two appearances, it's making quite a name for itself.

In the second game of their Italian tour, the VCU Basketball team forced 39 turnovers and shot 54% from the field in a 103-32 victory over Kosarkaski Klub Zeta from Montenegro.

Rising sophomore Treveon Graham was the player of the game for the Black & Gold with 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals, while shooting 6-of-11 from the field.

The Rams are back in action tomorrow night against a talented Lithuanian squad at 1:30 p.m. EST.

http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/m...20120810pm5cax

BigE

RAMS MOVE TO 3-0 IN ITALY
WITH 85-47 DEFEAT OF LITHUANIAN CLUB


FLORENCE, Italy – While they've thoroughly enjoyed touring some Italy's most historic sites, the VCU basketball is taking time to make sure that the world knows all about HAVOC.

For the third time in as many games, the Rams forced 30+ turnovers en route to a 85-47 victory over Basket Club Atletas from the Lithuanian First Division.

Rising senior Troy Daniels earned player of the game accolades with 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. He knocked down eight three-pointers on the evening.

VCU plays their final game of their Italian tour in Rome on Monday evening.

http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/m...20120811kmxwql

DistrictBaller

That Atletas team just beat Purdue 82-79 today: http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m...081212aaa.html

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- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

DistrictBaller

Atletas fell to Arkansas 95-84 today: http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/Vi...DB_OEM_ID=6100

Atletas beat Georgia by 4, and Purdue by 3, lost to Arkansas by 11, and Tennessee by 14. VCU forced 30+ turnovers and won by 38.

It ultimately means nothing, but it's nice to look at if you're a VCU fan.

VCU also wrapped up its Italy tour with a 106-44 win over All-Star Italy to go to 4-0 on the trip. Rising sophomore Jarred Guest was the player of the game with 19 points, 9 boards, 6 steals, and 2 blocks.

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- VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

paulxu

Trip report. Impressive.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...havoc-on-italy

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