VCU finishes No. 6 in Coaches' Poll

The new ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll is out: VCU stands at No. 6, which is the best the Rams have ever been in any season. Connecticut is No. 1. The next four are Butler, Kentucky, Kansas and Ohio St.

Just below VCU in the poll’s list is Duke at No. 7. UNC is at No. 8. Purdue is No. 17. Florida St. is No. 19. The Richmond Spiders are No. 21.

“I’m extremely proud of this group of guys and what they’ve accomplished over the past month,” [Shaka] Smart said. “They’ve forever changed not only this basketball program, but this university as a whole. It speaks volumes to the type of players that we are privileged enough to have as part of our family.”

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