Richmond SPIDERS (6-13, 4-3) at Duquese DUKES (14-6, 5-2) SPIDERS STARTERS NOVEMBER Nov
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2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Richmond SPIDERS (6-13, 4-3) at Duquese DUKES (14-6, 5-2) SPIDERS STARTERS NOVEMBER Nov. 10 DELAWARE∆ (NBCSW+) L, 76-63 • Chris Mooney has compiled a 249-200 record in his 14 seasons as a D-I head coach. Mooney can join John Beilein as the only Richmond coaches ever to win 250 games in Division I (at any school) and become the Nov. 13 JACKSONVILLE ST (NBCSW) L, 94-61 first head coach to get his 250th Division I win while on the Spiders bench. Nov. 20 vs UAB^ W, 63-50 Nov. 21 vs #12 Cincinnati^ L, 75-48 • The Spiders have won three straight games for the first time this season and are seeking four straight wins for the first time since winning five in a row from late February to mid-March last season. Nov. 22 LA-Lafayette^ L, 82-76 Nov. 25 GEORGETOWN (STADIUM) L, 82-76 • Richmond has won six straight vs Duquesne and 20 of the last 21 in the series. The only opponents the Spiders have an active win streak of at least SEVEN games against are American (11), Appalachian State NOV. 29 VERMONT (NBCSW+) L, 71-65 (nine), Bridgewater (eight), and Hampden Sydney (eight). DECEMBER • Richmond is 4-3 in Atlantic 10 play following a 2-10 record during the non-conference portion of their Dec. 2 at Wake Forest (NBCSW+) L, 82-53 schedule. Richmond played the nation’s 10th-most difficult non-conference schedule, according to RPI. Dec. 6 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) L, 79-60 • The Spiders have outscored their opponents by 38 points in the paint during their three-game win streak. Dec. 10 JAMES MADISON (NBCSW+) W, 74-71 Dec. 19 BUCKNELL (MASN) L, 86-78 • De’Monte Buckingham leads the Spiders with 7.6 rebounds per game, fifth in Division I among players 6'4" or shorter. Dec. 23 at Boston College (ACC NETWORK EXTRA) L, 78-73 (OT) Dec. 30 DAVIDSON* (NBCSN) W, 69-58 • Buckingham is one of just 10 players in Division I averaging 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists per JANUARY game. Jan. 3 at Fordham* L, 69-65 (OT) • Jacob Gilyard is coming off his second six-steal game of the season and is the first Spider in 15 years to Jan. 6 at Saint Louis* (CBS 6.1, FOX Sports Midwest) L, 69-62 have multiple games with six or more steals in a season. Gilyard leads all Division I freshman in steals per game (2.63) and ranks ninth among all classes. Jan. 9 DAYTON* (facebook) L, 87-81 Jan. 13 GEORGE WASHINGTON* (NBCSN) W, 78-68 • Overall, 75 percent of Richmond's points have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. That's the 17th- highest rate of scoring from freshmen or sophomores of any team in Division I. Jan. 17 at VCU*† (facebook) W, 67-52 Jan. 20 LA SALLE* (NBCSN) W, 81-74 SCOUTING REPORT THE MATCHUP Jan. 24 at Duquesne* (MASN) 7 PM At 14-6, Duquesne is having its best season in years Jan. 28 at Davidson* (NBCSN) 2 PM under first-year coach Keith Dambrot. Sophomore FEBRUARY guard Mike Lewis II leads the Dukes with 16.2 points per game and freshman guard Eric Williams Jr. aver- Feb. 3 GEORGE MASON* (NBCSN) 4:30 PM ages 15.0 points and 9.8 rebounds. Feb. 7 VCU*† (CBSSN) 9 PM Williams Jr. and UR's Grant Golden are two of just Feb. 10 at St. Bonaventure* 4 PM seven freshmen in D-I who average at least 15 Head Coach: Chris Mooney Head Coach: Keith Dambrot School Record: 14-6 Feb. 13 at Rhode Island* (CBSSN) 8:30 PM points and six rebounds per game. Only UR's Jacob School Record: 231-188 Gilyard (36.0) is playing more minutes than Williams Career DI Record: 249-200 Career Record: 427-215 Feb. 17 SAINT LOUIS* (NBCSW+) 6 PM (33.5) among A-10 freshmen). Meetings: 29 1st Meeting: 1/12/1937 Feb. 21 at George Washington* (STADIUM) 7 PM The Dukes, who went 3-15 in the conference a year Leader: Richmond, 20-9 (Duquesne won 37-29) Feb. 24 SAINT JOSEPH'S* (NBCSW) 6 PM ago, will double their 2016-17 A-10 win total with Current Streak: RICH W6 Last Meeting: 1/28/2017 Feb. 28 UMASS*# (MASN2) 7 PM their next conference victory. UR On Road: 9-4 (UR won 101-90) MARCH SPIDER LINEUP March 3 at George Mason* (MASN) 7 PM PROJECTED ROTATION March 7-11 A-10 Championship TBD No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes 11 De’Monte Buckingham So. G 6-4 230 12.6 7.6 3.3 Erving Award Preseason Watch List BOLD indicates home game 2 Khwan Fore R-Jr. G 6-0 175 10.3 3.1 2.4 51% FGs vs A-10 (43% in other games) ∆ Home Opener Presented By Carreras Jewelers 5 Nick Sherod So. G 6-4 230 10.9 4.2 1.4 2,815 pts in HS (most in VA history) 0 Jacob Gilyard Fr. G 5-9 160 10.6 2.1 3.9 Made buzzer beater 3-pointer vs JMU ^Cayman Islands Classic 33 Grant Golden R-Fr. F 6-10 260 15.2 6.1 2.4 41 pts, 14 reb last 2 road games † Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic 32 Julius Johnson Jr. G 6-3 200 4.1 1.5 0.7 Career-high 17 points vs Dayton # Presented By Lakewood 14 Nathan Cayo Fr. G 6-7 205 1.9 1.8 0.4 10 points, 5 rebounds at Fordham *Atlantic 10 game 1 Joe Kirby Sr. G 6-1 205 0.9 0.7 0.3 Emotional senior leader All times EST, subject to change 44 Paul Friendshuh R-Jr. F 6-10 240 0.6 0.5 0.0 4th-yr junior who knows system WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB RichmondSpiders.com @SpiderMBB PxP: Bob Black AT&T SPORTNET AND MASN ESPN Richmond: 99.5 FM, 950 AM Analyst: Greg Beckwith Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball PxP: Mike Corey Analyst: Ben Braun SIRIUSXM: 83 2017-18 SPIDER MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES ABOUT UR BASKETBALL RICHMOND ROSTER University Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year ................................Hometown (High School/Previous School) Location ................University of Richmond, VA 23173 0 Gilyard, Jacob G 5-9 160 Fr. ........................................Kansas City, Mo. (The Barstow School) Founded .........................................................................1830 1 Kirby, Joe G 6-1 205 Sr. ..................................................Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Sagemont) Enrollment ....................................................................2,990 2 Fore, Khwan G 6-0 175 R-Jr. ................................................................Huntsville, Ala. (Lee) Nickname ..................................................................Spiders 3 Schneider, Bryce G 6-5 175 Fr. .............Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach) School Colors ............................................... Red and Blue 4 Cayo, Nathan G 6-7 205 Fr. .............................. Montreal, Canada (College Jean De Brebeuf) Arena ............................................................. Robins Center Opened ...........................................................................1972 5 Sherod, Nick G 6-4 230 So. ............................................... Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher’s) Capacity .........................................................................7,201 11 Buckingham, De’Monte G 6-4 230 So. .............................................................Richmond, Va. (Henrico) President .......... Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher (Miami, 1969) 12 Ford, Phoenix F 6-8 210 Fr. .............................................St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) Interim Athletics Director...David Walsh (Wisconsin, 1990) 21 Verbinskis, Tomas G/F 6-7 210 Fr. ................................................. Klaipeda, Lithuania (Sagemont) 22 Kulju, Sullivan F 6-6 220 Fr. ..................................................New Berlin, Wisc. (Eisenhower) Team Information 25 Madrid-Andrews, Jordan F 6-8 240 Gr. ....................Park Hill, Colo. (Bishop Machebeauf/Chicago State) Conference.........................................................Atlantic 10 30 Oddo, Keith G 6-1 185 Jr. ..........................................................Roanoke, Va. (North Cross) 2016-17 Record .......................................................... 22-13 A10 Record (Finish) ....................................... 13-5 (T-3rd) 31 Gaitley, Jordan G 6-4 190 Fr. ...........................................Haverford, Pa. (Fordham Prep (N.Y.)) Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................9/6 32 Johnson, Julius G 6-3 200 Jr. ................................................Cocoa, Fla. (Florida Air Academy) Starters Returning/Lost ................................................3/2 33 Golden, Grant F 6-10 260 R-Fr. ..............................................Winchester, Va. (St. James (MD)) Newcomers ...........................................................................8 44 Friendshuh, Paul F 6-10 240 R-Jr. ............................................New Prague, Minn. (New Prague) Program History Head Coach (Alma Mater): Chris Mooney (Princeton ’94), 13th Season First Season of Men’s Basketball ...................... 1913-14 Associate Head Coach: Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls ’01), 13th Season All-Time Record Entering 2017-18........... 1,363-1,175 Assistant Coach: Kim Lewis (Tulane ‘94), Seventh Season NCAA Appearances ...........................................................9 Assistant Coach: Marcus Jenkins (Air Force ’04), Third Season ................................ (‘84, ‘86, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘98, ‘04, ‘10, ‘11) Director of Basketball Operations: Steve Thomas (Rowan ‘06), Third Season NCAA Tournament Record ..........................................8-9 Director of Program Development: Mark McGonigal (Richmond ‘09), Second Season NIT Record (Appearances) .................................. 10-9 (9) Video Coordinator: Will Gipe (Virginia Tech ‘14), Second Season Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships ..... 1 (2011) PRONUNCIATIONS Coaching Staff Head Coach .......................Chris Mooney, 13th season De’Monte Buckingham duh-MONT-ay Alma Mater, Year .................................... Princeton, 1994 Khwan Fore