Cinderella Team

VCU is an up and coming team in NCAA basketball. After hiring Shaka Smart as the head coach they have much improved with a record of 111-39, three NCAA tournament appearances, and a final four appearance. Smart has really turned VCU into a power house which has helped them move up into a bigger and tougher conference. The Atlantic 10 has a lot of promising teams that will help VCU prepare for big teams coming to tournament time. Smarts philosophy is his “Havoc defense” because of his up-tempo defense to get steals and turnovers. They led the league in steals with around 10 per game. They lost some players after last season but key additions like JeQuan Lewis will help this season’s team a lot. They have finally gotten the recognition they deserved with a top 25 rating for the first time. Teams are going to have trouble with their “Havoc defense” this season which makes VCU so tough to beat. They will grind it out till the end of the game with Smart pushing them to victory. #WatchOut

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