The team played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

[7] VCU began the season with a 6–0 record for the first time in program history,[8] and were ranked as high as 20th in the nation.

Roster On February 3, 2021, in a post-game conference, head coach Mike Rhoades said that Jimmy Clark III was absent for the Rams' game against Rhode Island due to a "university suspension."

On February 4, the university confirmed that Clark was no longer with the program, not giving more detail and indicating they were "not allowed to comment further on this matter.

"[9] VCU originally had games scheduled against Charlotte, Tennessee, and LSU that were canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests.