2020-21 SCHEDULE [RV] RICHMOND SPIDERS (4-1) at NOVEMBER Nov. 25 Detroit Mercy* .........................CANCELED VANDERBILT COMMODORES (2-0) Nov. 27 Morehead State* .......................W, 82-64 • Richmond and Vanderbilt have split their four previous meetings, with the Spiders winning both matchups Nov. 29 at #10 Kentucky* (ESPN) ...............W, 76-64 during the Chris Mooney era. The first of those was in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, when the 12th-seeded Spiders upset 5-seed Vanderbilt to begin their run to the Sweet 16. The last was on November 14, DECEMBER 2019, a 93-92 OT win at the Robins Center. That game was KenPom’s sixth-most exciting game of 2019-20. (FloHoops) POSTPONED Dec. 2 at Charleston ......... • Chris Mooney is 6-5 vs SEC teams during his time at Richmond, including a win at #10 Kentucky earlier this Dec. 5 FURMAN (NBCSW) ................POSTPONED season. Mooney has defeated at least one power-conference opponent in 14 of his 16 seasons at Richmond, including 2020-21. Dec. 7 WOFFORD ........................... W, 77-72 Dec. 9 NORTHERN IOWA (NBCSW) ...... W, 78-68 • Tyler Burton is the reigning A-10 Player of the Week after averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Spiders went 2-1 last week. Burton recorded his first two career double-doubles in the last two games. He’s the first Spi- Dec. 13 at #11 West Virginia (ESPN) ............L, 87-71 der with a double-double in consecutive games since Grant Golden in 2018-19 (vs Old Dominion & High Point). Dec. 16 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) ...................1 PM • Jacob Gilyard needs three steals to become the fifth player in A-10 history with 300 career steals. He is current- Dec. 18 vs Loyola-Chicago ...............................TBA ly tied for fifth on the A-10’s career list with VCU’s Briante Weber. Dec. 19 DUQUESNE (NBCSW) ........... POSTPONED • Golden needs one rebound to become the ninth Spider to collect 700 career rebounds. He will be the third active player with 1,500 career points and 700 career rebounds, joining Iowa’s Luke Garza and Austin Peay’s Terry Dec. 22 HOFSTRA (NBCSW) ......................... 2 PM Taylor. Dec. 30 at Davidson (CBSSN) ...........................7 PM • Three Spiders (Golden, Gilyard, and Blake Francis) have scored at least 1,250 points during their college JANUARY careers. No other school in D-I has three players with 1,250 or more career points. (Iowa, Arizona St, UTSA each Jan. 2 ST. BONAVENTURE (CBSSN) ...............TBA have two.) Jan. 6 RHODE ISLAND (CBSSN) .................. TBA • The Spiders received 140 votes in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, falling out of the top 25 (to 26th) after being ranked 19th each of the previous two weeks. Richmond has now been represented (in the top 25 or in the Jan. 9 at George Mason (CBSSN) ......................TBA Receiving Votes section) in all four editions of the AP Top 25 this year. That’s the longest single-season streak of Jan. 16 VCU (CBSSN) ................................... TBA the Spiders appearing somewhere in the poll since the start of the 2010-11 season (appeared in first four polls of season). Jan. 20 at St. Bonaventure (CBSSN) ....................TBA • The Spiders were picked to win the Atlantic 10 in the conference’s preseason poll, receiving 19 of the 28 Jan. 23 LA SALLE (NBCSN) .....................2:30 PM first-place votes from a panel of the league’s head coaches and media members. It is the first time Richmond has Jan. 26 at Saint Joseph’s .................................TBA been picked to win the A-10 since joining the conference in 2001. Jan. 29 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN) ......................... TBA • Jacob Gilyard was named to the Bob Cousy Award (nation’s top point guard) watch list and Grant Golden was FEBRUARY named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (nation’s top center) watch list. UR is one of four schools, along with Illinois, Virginia, and Wisconsin, to currently have a player in the running for D-I’s best point guard AND center. Feb. 2 GEORGE MASON ...........................TBA Feb. 5 at Dayton (ESPN) ....................................TBA WITH A WIN ... THE MATCHUP Feb. 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON ..................TBA • UR would be 5-1, matching its best record through six ALL-TIME SERIES LEADER: ..................................Tied, 2-2 games under Chris Mooney (also 2009, 2010, 2019). Feb. 12 at VCU (ESPN) ........................................TBA CURRENT STREAK: .................................... Richmond W2 Feb. 20 at La Salle ...........................................TBA • UR would be 7-5 vs SEC opponents under Mooney. RICHMOND AT HOME: ...............................................1-1 RICHMOND ON ROAD: ..............................................0-1 Feb. 23 FORDHAM ....................................TBA • UR would beat a power-conference opponent for the RICHMOND AT NEUTRAL SITE: ....................................1-0 Feb. 26 at Saint Louis (ESPN) ..............................TBA 26th time under Mooney (fifth time in last two seasons). LAST GAME:............................... 11/14/2019 (UR, 93-92) MARCH FIRST GAME: .......................12/28/1977 (VAND, 101-68) •UR would win its eighth straight game against an March 3 at Massachusetts ................................TBA unranked opponent and improve to 13-1 in its last 14 games vs teams outside the AP top 25. CHRIS MOONEY March 10-14 A-10 Championship (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, NY) RICHMOND SPIDERS HEAD COACH All times Eastern and subject to change • UR would be 11-4 on the road over the last two SEASONS at RICHMOND: ............ 16th * Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY) seasons. W-L at RICHMOND: .............278*-223 W-L in DIVISION I: .................296-235 • UR would win its eighth straight game on a Wednes- W-L vs OPPONENT: ........................2-0 day, a streak dating back to the 2018-19 season. * Most wins in Richmond history WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball SEC NETWORK SiriuxXM: 137 - 207 - 967 RichmondSpiders.com PxP: Tom Hart Analyst: Jon Sundvold PxP: Bob Black Analyst: Greg Beckwith 2020-21 RICHMOND MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | #ONERICHMOND | @SPIDERMBB | 1 QUICK FACTS ROSTER & PRONUNCIATION GUIDE University Information No. Name Pos Year Ht Wt Hometown (High School/Previous School) Location ...................................Richmond, VA 23173 Founded ........................................................... 1830 0 Jacob Gilyard G SR 5’9” 160 Kansas City, MO (The Barstow School) Total Enrollment .............................................. 4,002 1 Blake Francis G GR 6’0 175 Herndon, VA (Westfield/Wagner) Nickname ......................................................Spiders 2 Souleymane Koureissi F JR 6’9” 215 Harlem, NY (Iona Prep) Colors....................................................Red and Blue Arena ...................................................Robins Center 3 Tyler Burton F SO 6’7” 210 Uxbridge, MA (Marianapolis Prep (CT)) Opened .......................................1972 (49th season) 4 Nathan Cayo F SR 6’7” 225 Montreal, Quebec (College Jean de Brebeuf) Capacity ........................................................... 7,201 5 Nick Sherod G GR 6’4” 230 Richmond, VA (St. Christopher’s) President ................................Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher Athletics Director .....................................John Hardt 10 Sullivan Kulju F SR 6’6” 220 New Berlin, WI (Eisenhower) 11 Andre Weir F FR 6’10” 265 Hollywood, FL (Chaminade-Madonna) Team Information Conference ...............................................Atlantic 10 12 Gabe Arizin G SO 6’4” 190 West Chester, PA (St. Joseph’s Prep) 2019-20 Record .........................................24-7/14-4 13 Connor Crabtree G R-SO 6’6” 190 Hillsborough, NC (Hargrave Military (VA)/Tulane) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................ 12/2 15 Matt Grace F JR 6’9” 230 Hamilton, Ontario (TRC Academy) Starters Returning/Lost .......................................5*/0 Newcomers ..............................................................5 21 Isaiah Wilson G FR 6’0” 160 Pittsburgh, PA (First Love Academy) * Nick Sherod will miss 2020-21 season (knee) 22 Andre Gustavson G JR 6’4” 195 Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Basketball Academy) Program History 24 Dji Bailey G FR 6’5” 175 Wilson, NC (Greenfield School) First Season ........................1913-14 (108th season) 25 Quentin Southall G FR 6’3” 180 Alexandria, VA (Georgetown Prep)v All-Time Record Entering 2020-21 ........1,413-1,222 31 Jordan Gaitley G GR 6’4” 190 Haverford, PA (Fordham Prep (NY)) NCAA Appearances/W-L .................................... 9/8-9 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990-91, 1998, 2004, 2010-11) 33 Grant Golden F GR 6’10” 255 Winchester, VA (St. James (MD)) NIT Appearances/W-L ...................................... 9/10-9 Conference Championships ....................................6 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1998, 2011) Gabe Arizin AIR-rizz-in Dji Bailey Jai (rhymes with fly) Coaching Staff Nathan Cayo KAY-oh Head Coach ....................Chris Mooney, 16th season Jacob Gilyard GILL-yerd Alma Mater .....................................Princeton (1994) W-L at Richmond entering 2020-21 ............274-222 Andre Gustavson GOOSE-tahv-sun Career D-I W-L/Yrs entering 2020-21 ......292-234/16 Souleymane Koureissi SAHL-uh-mon ker-ESS-ee Assoc Head Coach ................ Rob Jones, 16th season Alma Mater ..................................Toccoa Falls (2001) Sullivan Kulju COOL-you Assoc Head Coach ..........Marcus Jenkins, 6th season Nick Sherod