You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.
Just tried to be a voice and resource. Talking to the staff, I talked to Jon every other day. Players on the team would reach out. Just being an extended resource to the team and the guys that had any questions.
Okay, I'm going to say it. Okay. Okay. St. John's fans...I was rooting for St. John's [in the tournament]. Do I want to play them? Probably not, but I didn't want to play Duke either, so we were rooting for St. John's, and then when we went to the [Elite Eight] game, all those St. John's fans were rooting against us, and that broke my heart.
VCU is outscoring opponents by 10.5 points per game with a +222 scoring differential overall. It puts up 84.0 points per game (46th in college basketball) and allows 73.5 per contest (181st in college basketball). The Rams post 6.5 more points than the Ramblers concede (77.5). VCU hits 9.7 three-pointers per game (52nd in college basketball) at a 36.5% rate (51st in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 per game its opponents make at a 34.8% rate.