2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2017 A10 Tournament winner; As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It will be the 49th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. The program will be led by Will Wade, who will leading the program for his second season.

Previous Season

The 2015–16 VCU Rams finished the season with an overall record of 25–11, with a record of 14–4 in the Atlantic 10 regular season tied for a first-place finish. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Rams reached the final before losing to Saint Joseph's 74–87 in the championship game. The Rams received an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they beat Oregon State in the first round, 75–67. In the second round, the Rams lost 81–85 to Oklahoma.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Korey Billbury	24	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Tulsa, OK	Graduated
Melvin Johnson	32	G	6'4"	193	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
De'Riante Jenkins SF	Eutawville, SC	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
De'Riante Jenkins SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Malik Crowfield SG	Laplace, LA	Riverside Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 21, 2016
Malik Crowfield SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Marquell Fraser SG	Hamilton, CAN	The Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Mar 7, 2016
Marquell Fraser SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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VCU has not released their non-conference schedule for 2016.

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	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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll