<Tr> <Td> Towson </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>. 000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>. 133 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="99"> † 2011 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2010--11 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association conference during the 2010--11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rams, led by second year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center . They finished the season 28--12, 12--6 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion . They received an at - large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they played in the new First Four round, defeating Southern California . They defeated Georgetown and Purdue in the second and third rounds, respectively, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . The defeated Florida State to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Kansas . They advanced to the school's first ever Final Four, being just the third 11 seed in Tournament history to advance to the Final Four, where they were defeated by Butler . The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN / USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season . This was the highest ranking in VCU's history and the highest ranking of any team from the CAA . The 2011 NCAA tournament run by VCU is regarded as one of the best Cinderella runs of all time . To date, they are the only men's Division I basketball team whose NCAA tournament journey ran from The First Four to the Final Four . They are also the only team in the tournament to win five games, and not qualify for the national championship game . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Number </Td> <Td> Name </Td> <Td> Position </Td> <Td> Height </Td> <Td> Weight </Td> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> Hometown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Juvonte Reddic </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> 6--9 </Td> <Td> 225 </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> Winston - Salem, North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Darius Theus </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--3 </Td> <Td> 190 </Td> <Td> Sophomore </Td> <Td> Portsmouth, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Joey Rodriguez </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 5--10 </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Senior </Td> <Td> Merritt Island, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Bradford Burgess </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--6 </Td> <Td> 225 </Td> <Td> Junior </Td> <Td> Midlothian, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Jamie Skeen </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> 6--9 </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> <Td> Senior </Td> <Td> Charlotte, North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Rob Brandenberg </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--2 </Td> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> Gahanna, Ohio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Heath Houston </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> 6--8 </Td> <Td> 240 </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> Powder Springs, Georgia (Hillgrove High School) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Reco McCarter </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--7 </Td> <Td> 180 </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> Goldsboro, North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Troy Daniels </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--4 </Td> <Td> 195 </Td> <Td> Sophomore </Td> <Td> Roanoke, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Toby Veal </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> 6--8 </Td> <Td> 235 </Td> <Td> Junior </Td> <Td> Savannah, Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Brandon Rozzell </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--2 </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> Senior </Td> <Td> Richmond, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> D.J. Haley </Td> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> 7--0 </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> <Td> Freshman </Td> <Td> Palmdale, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> David Hinton </Td> <Td> Forward </Td> <Td> 6--9 </Td> <Td> 235 </Td> <Td> Sophomore </Td> <Td> Winston - Salem, North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Ed Nixon </Td> <Td> Guard </Td> <Td> 6--4 </Td> <Td> 210 </Td> <Td> Senior </Td> <Td> St. Petersburg, Florida </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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