Former VCU Rams in NBA playoffs
Fred Jeter | 4/15/2016, 6:30 a.m.
Virginia Commonwealth University basketball fans will have two former Rams to follow in the upcoming NBA playoffs.
Troy Daniels of the Class of 2013 is in his second year with the Charlotte Hornets, while Briante Weber, Class of 2015, was recently signed by the Miami Heat.
Daniels this week was hitting 48.7 percent (56-115) from behind the arc. The official leader is Los Angeles Clipper J.J. Redick at 47.5 percent (197-415).
To qualify for a statistical title, a player must make at least 82 3-pointers for the season. Overall, Daniels is averaging 5.5 points in 42 games. He missed much of the early season with a sore ankle.
Coincidentally, both Daniels and Redick are from the Roanoke area. Daniels went to William Fleming High School in Roanoke. Redick went to Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County.
Weber joined the Heat after spending most of season with the NBA Developmental League team in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he averaged 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. He signed a 10-day contract with Memphis during March.
Weber is the ninth former VCU Ram to reach the NBA. He follows Jesse Dark (1975 in the NBA), Bernard Harris (1975), Gerald Henderson (1980-1992), Ed Sherod (1983), Eric Maynor (2010-2014), Larry Sanders (2011-2015), Daniels (2014-present) and Weber (2016-present).
The ninth player is Marc Jackson (1997-2010), who played at VCU before transferring to Temple University.
