2015-2016 VCU Rams

2015-2016 VCU Rams Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Mo Alie-Cox Jr F 6-7 250 Sep 19, 1993 Middleburg (VA) United States Middleburg Academy
24 Korey Billbury Sr G 6-3 200 Apr 23, 1993 Tulsa (OK) United States Booker T. Washington High School
5 Doug Brooks Jr G 6-4 200 - Lake Wales (FL) United States Lake Wales High School
20 Jordan Burgess Jr G 6-5 225 Jun 5, 1993 Midlothian (VA) United States Benedictine High School
14 Torey Burston Jr G 5-8 180 - Richmond (VA) United States Trinity Episcopal School
2 Samir Doughty RS-Fr SG 6-4 195 Jan 2, 1997 Philadelphia (PA) United States Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School
11 Michael Gilmore So F 6-10 220 Jan 15, 1995 Jacksonville (FL) United States / Belgium James Rickards High School
23 Ahmed Hamdy So PF 6-9 240 Aug 1, 1993 Alexandria Egypt Trent Internationale School
32 Melvin Johnson Sr SG 6-4 195 Jun 19, 1993 Bronx (NY) United States St. Benedict's Prep
1 JeQuan Lewis Jr G 6-0 170 Sep 7, 1994 Dickson (TN) United States Dickson County High School
33 Jonathan Nwankwo RS-Fr C 6-10 225 - Bronx (NY) United States Victory Rock Prep
35 Jordan Riullano Fr G 5-10 185 - Bronx (NY) United States Victory Rock Prep
22 Gerron Scissum Fr SF 6-8 210 Dec 19, 1996 Huntsville (AL) United States Lee High School
4 Justin Tillman So PF 6-8 229 Feb 2, 1996 Detroit (MI) United States Pershing High School
10 Jonathan Williams So G 6-1 200 Sep 17, 1996 Richmond (VA) United States Saint Benedict's Preparatory School

Recent VCU Rams History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-14 (11-7) 4th (A-10) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 27-8 (15-3) 1st (A-10) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 22-10 (14-4) 2nd (A-10) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 19-7 (10-4) 2nd (A-10) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 18-13 (8-10) 8th (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 25-8 (16-2) 1st (A-10) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 18-15 (9-9) 5th (A-10) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 26-9 (14-4) 2nd (A-10) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 25-11 (14-4) 1st (A-10) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 26-10 (12-6) 4th (A-10) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-9 (12-4) 2nd (A-10) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 27-9 (12-4) 2nd (A-10) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 29-7 (15-3) 2nd (CAA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 28-12 (12-6) 4th (CAA) Runner Up NCAA 5th Rnd
2009-2010 27-9 (11-7) 5th (CAA) 3rd Rnd CBI Champion
2008-2009 24-10 (14-4) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 24-8 (15-3) 1st (CAA) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 28-7 (16-2) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 19-10 (11-7) 6th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 19-13 (13-5) 2nd (CAA) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2003-2004 23-8 (14-4) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 18-10 (12-6) 2nd (CAA) 3rd Rnd N/A

2015-2016 VCU Rams Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Melvin Johnson NABC All-District (4) First Team
Melvin Johnson Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
Mo Alie-Cox Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
Korey Billbury Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
Mo Alie-Cox Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
Melvin Johnson 2K Sports Classic All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 VCU Rams Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Lewis M. Johnson K. Billbury M. Gilmore M. Alie-Cox
Rotation J. Williams J. Burgess J. Tillman A. Hamdy  
Rotation   D. Brooks      
Lim PT T. Burston   G. Scissum    
Lim PT J. Riullano        

2015-2016 VCU Rams Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Melvin Johnson 36 31.5 17.4 2.7 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.5
JeQuan Lewis 36 28.6 11.3 2.6 5.1 1.6 0.0 2.6
Korey Billbury 36 28.0 11.1 4.9 1.2 1.1 0.1 1.3
Mo Alie-Cox 36 26.7 10.4 5.1 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.4
Justin Tillman 36 16.5 7.2 6.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6
Ahmed Hamdy 36 11.8 5.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8
Jordan Burgess 28 21.9 4.9 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9
Doug Brooks 36 16.1 4.2 2.5 1.3 1.9 0.1 0.7
Jonathan Williams 32 14.2 3.9 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.9
Michael Gilmore 31 11.2 3.1 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.7
Gerron Scissum 13 2.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Jordan Riullano 8 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Torey Burston 20 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1

2015-2016 VCU Rams Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Will Wade Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Chattanooga, 2013 to 2015)
Jamill Jones Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Florida Gulf Coast, 2013 to 2015)
Rasheen Davis Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Manhattan, 2012 to 2015)
Wes Long Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Athletic Director (Chowan, 2014 to 2016)
Alex Wharton Video Coordinator 2015-2016 Director of Basketball Operations (Chattanooga, 2014 to 2015)
Ed McLaughlin Athletic Director 2012-2013 N/A
Greg Goldin Director of Sports Performance 2015-2016 N/A
Casey Long Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Chattanooga, 2012 to 2015)
Eddie Benion Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 Athletic Trainer (VCU, 2013 to 2014)