2016 – 17 VCU Rams men 's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Rams , led by second-year head coach Will Wade , played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 26 – 9 , 14 – 4 in A-10 play to finish in second place . In the A-10 Tournament , they beat George Mason and Richmond before losing to Rhode Island in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the First round to Saint Mary 's
A-10 Tournament
2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team