Rams roll past Grambling, 94-65 in Rhoades' VCU return
RICHMOND, Va. -- Justin Tillman, Jonathan Williams and De'Riante Jenkins each scored 14 points and VCU made coach Mike Rhoades a winner in his debut with the Rams as they rolled over Grambling, 94-65 in the season opener Friday night.
The game marked the 100th consecutive sellout for VCU.
Rhoades, a former assistant coach and associate head coach under Shaka Smart at VCU, returns to the Rams after three seasons as head coach at Rice.
The Rams trailed 4-3 two minutes into the game, but pushed to a double-digit lead on Isaac Vann's layup with 12:48 left in the first half and pushed it to a 20-point advantage by halftime, 50-30.
VCU hit 34 of its 75 shots from the field and knocked down 15 of its 34 shots from distance. The Rams held a 49-35 advantage on the boards.
Diontae Jones had 16 points off the Grambling bench and Shirmane Thomas added 14.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Luckie
- Nick Heater
- Ryan Sassano
2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Davidson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Dayton | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
George Mason | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
George Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
La Salle | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Richmond | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
St. Bonaventure | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
VCU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Fordham | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |