By HANK KURZ Jr. — AP Sports Writer

Posted: 11:54am on May 15, 2012; Modified: 3:46pm on May 15, 2012

VCU is looking to make the most of its rise to prominence in men's basketball and President Michael Rao said moving to the Atlantic 10 is "the next step."

The president said at press conference Tuesday to announce that VCU is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association to join the A-10 that "premier universities are premier across the board and that includes athletics."

The Atlantic 10 began looking for potential new members as part of a long-term strategic plan adopted about 18 months ago, Commissioner Bernadette McGlade said on a teleconference... read more

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Shaka Smart and Co. pulled off the first major surprise of the NCAA tournament.

Yup, VCU is back again... read more

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Bradford Burgess hit a key 3-pointer with 1:33 left and Shaka Smart coached VCU to another tournament surprise, holding off Wichita State 62-59 in the South Regional on Thursday.

The 12th-seeded Rams (29-6) led by as many as 13 in the second half, but the Shockers closed to 54-53 on Garrett Stutz's layup with 5:39 left... read more

RICHMOND, Va. – In this day and age, if you're not on Twitter, you're pretty much in the minority. With nearly 400 millions users worldwide, the reach of the popular social media service is tough to even measure. In order to "trend" on Twitter, you have to do something truly special.

Well, that's exactly what the VCU men's basketball team did on Sunday afternoon in the CAA Semifinals when they jumped out to a 32-4 lead and held on for a 74-64 victory over third-seeded George Mason to reach the CAA Championship game for the seventh time in the past 11 years... read more

RICHMOND, Va. – Anyone who has watched the VCU men's basketball team this year knows that all 13 players on the roster don't care who gets the spotlight as long as it means a victory for the Black & Gold.

If that wasn't clear going into the CAA Tournament, the Rams made it clear in their 75-65 quarterfinal victory over Northeastern on Saturday evening at a sold-out Richmond Coliseum. Nine different players tallied double-figures in minutes and five different players had eight points or more to lead another balanced attack... read more

RICHMOND, Va. – All year long, various members of the VCU basketball team talked about how every guy on the roster could step up and be the star on any given night.

On Thursday night at the annual CAA banquet, the Rams exhibited that once again with four different players taking All-CAA accolades, the highest total from any team. Leading the way was senior Bradford Burgess, who earned a spot on the All-CAA First Team. Sophomore Juvonte Reddic and junior Darius Theus were named to the All-CAA Third Team, while freshman Briante Weber was a member of the CAA All-Defensive Team... read more