19 RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-0) at NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS (1-3)
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2020-21 SCHEDULE #19 RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-0) NOVEMBER Nov. 25 Detroit Mercy* .........................CANCELED at NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS (1-3) Nov. 27 Morehead State* .......................W, 82-64 • Wednesday will be Chris Mooney’s 500th game at Richmond. Mooney will be the 19th active D-I head coach to Nov. 29 at #10 Kentucky* (ESPN) ...............W, 76-64 coach in 500 or more games at his current school. Next in line to join the 500--game club is UNI’s Ben Jacobson. Wednesday will be his 470th game coaching the Panthers. DECEMBER • Mooney will be the 14th active head coach who has coached at least 500 games and won at least 55 percent of Dec. 2 at Charleston (FloHoops) .........POSTPONED them at his current school, joining Randy Bennett (St. Mary’s), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Dec. 5 FURMAN (NBCSW) ................POSTPONED Scott Drew (Baylor), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Leonard Hamilton (Florida St), Tom Izzo (Michigan St), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Bob McKillop (Davidson), Matt Painter (Purdue), Bill Self (Kansas), Roy Williams (UNC), and Jay Wright Dec. 7 WOFFORD ........................... W, 77-72 (Villanova). Dec. 9 NORTHERN IOWA (NBCSW) ............ 6 PM • Richmond is 3-0 for the second straight season, making this the first time UR has opened a season with three Dec. 13 at West Virginia (ESPN) ....................... 1 PM straight wins in consecutive years since the 1953-54 and 1954-55 seasons. Dec. 16 at Vanderbilt .......................................TBA • Richmond has split its two all-time meetings vs UNI, losing in 2014 on the road and winning in 2015 at home. (NBCSW) That win over UNI is Chris Mooney’s only win vs a Missouri Valley Conference opponent during his tenure at Dec. 19 DUQUESNE ...................... 2 PM Richmond against losses to Bradley (2008), UNI (2014), and Loyola-Chicago (2018). Dec. 22 HOFSTRA (NBCSW) ......................... 2 PM • Jacob Gilyard has registered six assists and five steals in each of his last two games. Over the last 10 seasons, Dec. 30 at Davidson (CBSSN) ..............................TBA no player in Division I has more games with six or more assists and five or more steals than Gilyard, who has 12. JANUARY • Richmond has won seven straight games dating back to last season, its longest win streak since winning nine Jan. 2 ST. BONAVENTURE (CBSSN) ...............TBA straight during the 2010-11 season. Jan. 6 RHODE ISLAND (CBSSN) .................. TBA • The Spiders are 19th in the AP Top 25 Poll for the second straight week, their best ranking since the poll re- Jan. 9 at George Mason (CBSSN) ......................TBA leased on December 23, 1957, when they were 17th. Prior to this season, Richmond hadn’t been ranked inside the AP Top 25 since March 15, 2010, when the Spiders were 24th in the final AP poll of the season (released Jan. 16 VCU (CBSSN) ................................... TBA prior to UR’s participation in the NCAA Tournament). 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 been picked to win the A-10 since joining the conference in 2001. Jan. 26 at Saint Joseph’s .................................TBA Jan. 29 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN) ......................... TBA • In November, Jacob Gilyard was named to Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team and Grant Golden and Blake Francis were named to the Second Team. Richmond is first team to have three players on the Preseason All A-10 FEBRUARY First Team or Second Team since Xavier in 2011. Feb. 2 GEORGE MASON ...........................TBA Feb. 5 at Dayton (ESPN) ....................................TBA WITH A WIN ... THE MATCHUP Feb. 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON ..................TBA • UR would have a winning record all-time vs UNI (2-1). ALL-TIME SERIES LEADER: ..................................Tied, 1-1 CURRENT STREAK: .................................... Richmond W1 Feb. 12 at VCU (ESPN) ........................................TBA • UR would have won 8 straight games dating back RICHMOND AT HOME: ...............................................1-0 Feb. 20 at La Salle ...........................................TBA to last season, its longest win streak since winning 9 straight during the 2010-11 season. RICHMOND ON ROAD: ..............................................0-1 Feb. 23 FORDHAM ....................................TBA RICHMOND AT NEUTRAL SITE: ....................................0-0 • UR would start 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first Feb. 26 at Saint Louis (ESPN) ..............................TBA LAST GAME:................................. 12/5/2015 (UR, 82-67) time since 1953-54 (4-0) and 1954-55 (5-0). MARCH FIRST GAME: ............................11/30/2014 (UNI, 55-50) • UR would be 4-0 for the 14th time in school history. March 3 at Massachusetts ................................TBA CHRIS MOONEY RICHMOND SPIDERS HEAD COACH March 10-14 A-10 Championship (Barclays Center - Brooklyn, NY) • UR would win its seventh straight home game and improve to 16-2 at Robins Center over the last 2 All times Eastern and subject to change SEASONS at RICHMOND: ............ 16th seasons. W-L at RICHMOND: .............277*-222 * Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY) • UR would win its seventh straight game on a W-L in DIVISION I: .................295-234 Wednesday, a streak dating back to the 2018-19 W-L vs OPPONENT: ........................1-0 season. * Most wins in Richmond history WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball NBC SPORTS WASHINGTON & ESPN PLUS PxP: Bob Black Analyst: Greg Beckwith PxP: Robert Fish Analyst: Matt Smith RichmondSpiders.com 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 sure-ROD Alma Mater .......................................Air Force (2004) Andre Weir weer Assistant Coach .................Steve Thomas, 6th season Alma Mater ......................................... Rowan (2006) Dir of Operations