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Weber signs with Lakers, Alie-Cox placed on Colts IR

Weber signs with Lakers, Alie-Cox placed on Colts IR

A slew of VCU career updates to catch you up on as well as one bit of quite unfortunate news. WEBER SIGNS WITH LAKERS Days after being waived by the Charlotte Hornets, the former Rams point guard has latched on with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Vertical’s Shams Charina reported Tuesday that Weber had agreed to a partially guaranteed contract with the team, meaning he’ll get an opportunity to join…

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Introducing your 2017 team Ram Nation TBT team

Introducing your 2017 team Ram Nation TBT team

For the second consecutive year, VCU Ram Nation will enter a team into the 64-team summer hoops tournament simply known as “The Basketball Tournament” (or TBT), with hopes of lifting the championship trophy and the winner-take-all $2 million check. Last year we took an eight-man group of former Rams into the tournament, winning two hard-fought games in Charlotte to advance to the “Super 16” in…

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World Beat: Shuler shines for Monaco as Maynor, Johnson unite in Italy [INSIDER]

World Beat: Shuler shines for Monaco as Maynor, Johnson unite in Italy [INSIDER]

This year’s VCU Rams will hit the court for exhibition action this week while several former members of the black and gold are several games deep into their European professional seasons. Here’s the first of what will be many updates on some former fan favorites as they keep the dream alive overseas. SHULER, MONACO OFF TO HOT START Jamal Shuler (VCU ’08) begins his ninth professional season and…

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Video: Ram Nation falls in "Super 16" to TBT defending champs [INSIDER]

Video: Ram Nation falls in “Super 16” to TBT defending champs [INSIDER]

Team Ram Nation fought hard and battled back to a late lead before a few costly turnovers coupled with big plays from the TBT defending champs, Overseas Elite, ended the group of VCU alumni’s first run in The Basketball Tournament, 91-80.

Ram Nation out-shot the champs from the field, connecting on 44.8% of their attempts (and 44.8% from three) compared to 42.5% from Elite (34.6%), but due to a…

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Ram Nation uses big second half to punch TBT Sweet 16 ticket in impressive fashion

Ram Nation uses big second half to punch TBT Sweet 16 ticket in impressive fashion

Darius Theus scored a game-high 27 points in tonight’s Ram Nation TBT win.

Yesterday’s Ram Nation TBT win needed a huge second half rally to advance to the round of 32. Today’s game was never in doubt.

Team Ram Nation jumped out to a five-point halftime lead before exploding in the second half, outscoring the Kings of the South 59-38 in the second half in the Rams’ 102-76 Basketball Tournament…

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Video: Ram Nation erases 20-point deficit to defeat NC Prodigal Sons [INSIDER}

Video: Ram Nation erases 20-point deficit to defeat NC Prodigal Sons [INSIDER}

Ram Nation’s TBT journey looked like it was going to be a short one as a group of VCU alumni found themselves in an unfamiliar situation: on the wrong side of a Cinderella upset and down 20.

But big second half performances from Bradford Burgess and Brandon Rozzell, as well as an improved defensive effort, brought team Ram Nation roaring back to overcome the seemingly insurmountable deficit in…

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TBT Game Preview: No.3 Ram Nation v No.14 NC Prodigal Sons [INSIDER]

TBT Game Preview: No.3 Ram Nation v No.14 NC Prodigal Sons [INSIDER]

Brandon Rozzell will wear the black and gold for the first time since VCU’s 2011 Final 4 run. He is the reigning MVP of Denmark’s top pro league after averaging 24.5 points and 5.8 assists this past season.

VCU basketball in July, how do you make that any better than it already sounds? Well, I’ll tell you how, you do so by fielding a team of VCU legends that includes Bradford Burgess, Larry…

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Rams draw 3-seed in TBT South Region, game times set

Rams draw 3-seed in TBT South Region, game times set

The Basketball Tournament released the brackets this morning for this year’s $2 million competition, seeding team Ram Nation the third best squad in the South Region with a first round matchup against the NC Prodigal Sons.

That game will tip at 7:30PM on Saturday, July 9 in Charlotte, NC’s Grady Cole Center.

The winner of that contest will advance to face either the sixth-seeded Cat Pack, a…

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