Rams Rewind

We're coming toward the end of our newcomers series! In this penultimate edition, George talks with Ben Cribbs from Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, who coached Villanova transfer Jordann Dumont for two years.

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As we make our way through the 2025 Newcomer Roundup, we make our way to Lazar Djokovic, a big man transfer from College of Charleston.  George talks with Andrew Miller from the Charleston Post and Courier all about him!

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In this latest in our Newcomer series, George talks with Peter Bruchea of the Hawk Talk Podcast (@HawkTalkSJU on Twitter) about transfer Jadrian Tracey.

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In this latest in our Newcomers Roundup series, George talks with Mark Zanetto from http://bigeastenergy.com about UConn transfer guard Ahmad Nowell.

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In the latest from our newcomers series, George talks with Nathan Mook from Rhody Vault about Barry Evans and Keyshawn Mitchell, who followed new VCU Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr. from Bryant.

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In the second of our 2025 Newcomer Roundup series, George talks with IMG Academy postgraduate coach Jim Carr about incoming freshman Jordan Tillery.

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In the first in this off-season's "Newcomer Roundup" series, George Templeton chats with Gonzaga College High School boy's basketball coach Steve Turner about incoming freshman Nyk Lewis.

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George Templeton sits down once again with Richmond Times-Dispatch Deputy Sports Editor and VCU sports beat reporter Zach Joachim, this time to run down the entire 2025-26 roster player by player.  Zach also gives his take on why guard Zeb Jackson may not be returning for another year.

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In this (very) special offseason episode, George Templeton sits down with new VCU Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr. to talk about how he got to VCU, the style of play we can expect from his teams, and the style of player he's looking for.  

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Producer Steve Mullen was able to gain media access to the introductory press conference for new Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr.  In this episode, he runs through some of the comments from the announcement itself, but also provides some audio from the press availability after the podium show.  

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