Led by fourth-year head coach Shaka Smart, they played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

This was the Rams inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10), after spending the past 17 years in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

VCU was predicted to finish third in the Atlantic 10 preseason polls, which was released October 4, 2012 in Brooklyn, New York.

Sources: Roster Last update: 24 October 2012 Incoming Freshman Jordan Burgess and Mo Alie-Cox were ruled ineligible to play in the 2012–13 season by NCAA because they were deemed to be partial qualifiers.

[4] RV-Receiving votes Sophomore guard Brianté Weber was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player Of The Year.