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A10 SCHEDULE RELEASED; RAMS SET FOR 16 NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES

RICHMOND, Va. – VCU Men's Basketball will make 16 national television appearances in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including five ESPN Friday Night Showcase contests, the league revealed Tuesday.
 
The Rams, the reigning A10 Tournament and co-regular season champions, will appear on ESPN's family of networks six times in league action, as well as nine times on CBS Sports Network and once on USA as part of an 18-game conference slate.
 
VCU will kick off its A10 title defense on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at St. Bonaventure on CBS Sports Network. The Black and Gold will ring in the New Year with Duquesne at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on Jan. 2, 2027 on USA.
 
The Rams will battle for league supremacy in ESPN Friday Night Showcase contests on Jan. 22 at Dayton, Feb. 5 at Saint Louis, Feb. 26 at George Mason and on Feb. 19 and March 5, when they host Saint Louis and Dayton, respectively, at the Siegel Center.
 
The Black and Gold will revisit its crosstown rivalry with Richmond on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Siegel Center and on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Robins Center. Both of those match-ups will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
 
VCU will also play host to Davidson (Jan. 6, CBSSN), La Salle (Jan. 13, ESPN+), George Mason (Jan. 27, CBSSN), Rhode Island (Feb. 10, CBSSN) and St. Bonaventure (Feb. 23, CBSSN) at the Siegel Center.
 
Additional road contests at George Washington (Jan. 9, ESPN Networks), Saint Joseph's (Jan. 18, CBSSN), Fordham (Feb. 16, ESPN+) and Loyola Chicago (March 2, CBSSN) also await.
 
Game times and additional TV information will be made available shortly.
 
VCU season tickets are on sale now through the VCU Athletics Ticket Office or online at vcutickets.evenue.net/list/MBK. Mini plans and single-game tickets will be available for purchase at the Black & Gold Game on Sunday, Oct. 4 and online beginning Monday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m.
 
Led by second-year Head Coach Phil Martelli Jr., VCU – which has won three of the past four A10 Tournament Championships -- is coming off a 28-8 campaign in 2025-26 that included an Atlantic 10 Conference title and an NCAA Tournament First Round win over North Carolina. Seven Rams return from that squad, including All-Atlantic 10 Conference First Team selection Lazar Djokovic, A10 Rookie of the Year Nyk Lewis and All-Defensive Team pick Brandon Jennings.
 
2026-27 VCU MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Date               Opponent                                              TV                               Time
Oct. 4             BLACK & GOLD GAME                                                            2 p.m.
Oct. 17           at Old Dominion (Exhibition)                                                      TBA
Oct. 25           JAMES MADISON (Exhibition)                                               2 p.m.
Nov. 2            LITTLE ROCK                                                                            7 p.m.
Nov. 7             at Memphis                                                                                 TBA
Nov. 11          NJIT                                                                                         7 p.m.
Nov. 19           at Santa Clara                                                                              TBA
Nov. 23           !vs. Providence                                       ESPNU                      9 p.m.
Nov. 24           !vs. Arizona/Colorado State                   ESPN2/U                      TBD
Nov. 25           !vs. TBD                                                  ESPN/2                         TBD
Dec. 3            COPPIN STATE                                                                         7 p.m.
Dec. 7            NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL                                                  7 p.m.
Dec. 12           %vs. Florida Atlantic                                                                    TBA
Dec. 15          CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE                                              7 p.m.
Dec. 19           ^vs. Mississippi State                                                                  TBA
Dec. 22          MORGAN STATE                                                                      7 p.m.
Dec. 30           *at St. Bonaventure                               CBSSN                           TBA
Jan. 2             *DUQUESNE                                          USA                              TBA
Jan. 6             *DAVIDSON                                           CBSSN                          TBA
Jan. 9             *at George Washington                         ESPN/2/U                     TBA
Jan. 13           *LA SALLE                                                                                   TBA
Jan. 18           *at Saint Joseph's                                   CBSSN                           TBA
Jan. 22           *at Dayton                                             ESPN/2/U                     TBA
Jan. 27           *GEORGE MASON                                 CBSSN                          TBA
Jan. 30           *RICHMOND                                          CBSSN                          TBA
Feb. 5             *at Saint Louis                                        ESPN/2/U                     TBA
Feb. 10           *RHODE ISLAND                                    CBSSN                          TBA
Feb. 13           *at Richmond                                         CBSSN                           TBA
Feb. 16           *at Fordham                                                                               TBA
Feb. 19           *SAINT LOUIS                                        ESPN/2/U                    TBA
Feb. 23           *ST. BONAVENTURE                              CBSSN                          TBA
Feb. 26           *at George Mason                                 ESPN/2/U                     TBA
March 2         *at Loyola Chicago                                 CBSSN                           TBA
March 5         *DAYTON                                               ESPN/2/U                    TBA
March 10-14  A10 Championship                                 USA/CBSSN/CBS          TBD
 
! – 2026 Southwest Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawaii)
% - Hall of Fame Series Orlando (Orlando, Fla.)
^ - Rocket City Classic (Huntsville, Ala.)
* - Atlantic 10 Conference game
 
Home games in BOLD and played at the Stuart C. Siegel Center
All times EST. Dates and times subject to change. 
 
 
 
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Brandon Jennings

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Lazar Djokovic

#17 Lazar Djokovic

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Nyk Lewis

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Jennings

#0 Brandon Jennings

6' 4"
Sophomore
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Lazar Djokovic

#17 Lazar Djokovic

6' 11"
Junior
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Nyk Lewis

#1 Nyk Lewis

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Freshman
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