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2020-21 SCHEDULE RICHMOND SPIDERS (13-5, 6-3) at NOVEMBER Nov. 25 Detroit Mercy* .........................CANCELED SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS (11-5, 4-4) Nov. 27 Morehead State* .......................W, 82-64 • Richmond and Saint Louis were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the A-10 in the conference’s Nov. 29 at #10 Kentucky* (ESPN) ...............W, 76-64 official preseason poll in November. Richmond (19) and Saint Louis (7) combined to receive 26 of the 28 first- DECEMBER place votes from a panel of the league’s head coaches and media members. It was the first time Richmond was picked to win the A-10 since joining the conference in 2001. Dec. 2 at Charleston (FloHoops) ............CANCELED Dec. 5 FURMAN (NBCSW) .................. CANCELED • Saint Louis defeated Richmond 74-58 in the Robins Center last year. Blake Francis, the Spiders leading scorer, suffered a fractured sternum during a scramble for a loose ball late in that game and would go on to miss UR’s Dec. 7 WOFFORD (NBCSW) ................. W, 77-72 next six games, a span that included two of Richmond’s four conference losses last season. Dec. 9 NORTHERN IOWA (NBCSW) ...... W, 78-68 • Richmond won in its last game at Chaifetz Arena, beating the Billikens 84-81 in 2019. Jacob Gilyard (24), Dec. 13 at #11 West Virginia (ESPN) ............L, 87-71 Grant Golden (23), and Nathan Cayo (21) combined for 68 points and shot 24-38 (63.2%) from the field. Dec. 16 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) .............W, 78-67 Dec. 18 vs Loyola Chicago (NBCSW) ...........W, 75-73 • Nathan Cayo needs 14 points to become the fifth current Spider with 1,000 career points, joining Grant Golden, Jacob Gilyard, Blake Francis, and Nick Sherod. He would be the 50th player to score 1,000 points at Dec. 22 HOFSTRA (NBCSW) .....................L, 76-71 Richmond. Dec. 30 at Davidson (CBSSN) .....................W, 80-74 • Jacob Gilyard, who currently leads the nation in steals with 3.56 per game, was named one of 10 semifinalists JANUARY for Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award on Thursday. Gilyard has 340 career steals, 14th most Jan. 2 ST. BONAVENTURE (CBSSN) ........L, 69-66 in NCAA Division I history. Jan. 6 RHODE ISLAND (CBSSN) .......... W, 80-73 • Grant Golden is in Richmond’s all-time top 10 in career points (8), rebounds (6), blocks (9), assists (10), and Jan. 9 at George Mason (CBSSN) .............W, 77-57 field goals (5). Golden needs one rebounds to tie Terry Allen (782) for fifth-most in school history. Jan. 20 at St. Bonaventure (CBSSN) ......POSTPONED • Richmond is 5-2 on the road this season and 14-5 on the road over the last two seasons. That’s the 10th-best Jan. 23 LA SALLE (NBCSN) ......................L, 84-78 road winning percentage (.737) among D-I teams over the last two years. Jan. 26 at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+) .............W, 79-56 • On Thursday, Richmond was 52nd in the NCAA’s NET Rankings, fourth among A-10 teams. The Spiders trail VCU Jan. 29 #22 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN2) .....POSTPONED (35), St. Bonaventure (36), and Saint Louis (50). Richmond is the only Atlantic 10 school with multiple Quad 1 FEBRUARY wins (at Kentucky, vs Loyola Chicago). Feb. 2 GEORGE MASON (NBCSW+) ...POSTPONED • With a win, Richmond would be 7-3 in A-10 play and move into sole possession of third place in the Atlantic Feb. 5 at Dayton (ESPN2) ....................POSTPONED 10. If Richmond loses, the Spiders would be 6-4 in conference play, tied for Davidson for fourth in the A-10 but ahead of the Wildcats by virtue of their head-to-head win at Davidson on December 30. Feb. 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON (NBCSW) .....POSTPONED Feb. 14 ST. MARY’S (MD) (ESPN+) ........ W, 90-59 Feb. 17 at VCU^ (CBSSN) .............................L, 68-56 WITH A WIN ... THE MATCHUP Feb. 20 DUQUESNE (NBCSN) ................. W, 79-72 • UR would improve to 6-2 on the road this season and ALL-TIME SERIES LEADER: ................... SAINT LOUIS, 11-8 be 15-5 on the road over the last two seasons. Feb. 23 MASSACHUSETTS (NBCSW+) ..... W, 79-65 CURRENT STREAK: ................................. SAINT LOUIS W2 Feb. 26 at Saint Louis (ESPN2) ......................... 7 PM • UR would move into sole possession of third place in RICHMOND AT HOME: ...............................................5-5 MARCH the A-10 at 7-3 in conference play. RICHMOND ON ROAD: ..............................................3-5 RICHMOND AT NEUTRAL SITE: ....................................0-1 (NBCSW) March 1 SAINT JOSEPH’S .............. 6 PM • UR would win consecutive games at Chaifetz Arena LAST GAME:................................1/11/2020 (SLU, 74-58) March 3-6 A-10 Championship presented by Air Force Reserve for the first time ever. FIRST GAME: ............................... 1/18/2006 (UR, 65-54) All times Eastern and subject to change • UR would have three straight wins, its longest win * Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY) streak since starting the season 4-0. CHRIS MOONEY RICHMOND SPIDERS HEAD COACH ^ Richmond Area Honda Dealers Capital City Classic • UR would be 7-2 in its last nine games following a SEASONS at RICHMOND: ............ 16th 1-2 stretch from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2. W-L at RICHMOND: .............287*-227 W-L in DIVISION I: ................305--239 W-L vs OPPONENT: ......................8-11 * Most wins in Richmond history WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball ESPN2 ESPN RICHMOND RichmondSpiders.com PxP: Mike Corey Analyst: Seth Greenberg 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) 12 Gabe Arizin G SO 6’4” 190 West Chester, PA (St. Joseph’s Prep) Team Information Conference ...............................................Atlantic 10 13 Connor Crabtree G R-SO 6’6” 190 Hillsborough, NC (Hargrave Military (VA)/Tulane) 2019-20 Record .........................................24-7/14-4 15 Matt Grace F JR 6’9” 230 Hamilton, Ontario (TRC Academy) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................ 12/2 21 Isaiah Wilson G FR 6’0” 160 Pittsburgh, PA (First Love Academy) Starters Returning/Lost .......................................5*/0 Newcomers ..............................................................4 22 Andre Gustavson G JR 6’4” 195 Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Basketball Academy) * Nick Sherod will miss 2020-21 season (knee) 24 Dji Bailey G FR 6’5” 175 Wilson, NC (Greenfield School) Program History 25 Quentin Southall G FR 6’3” 180 Alexandria, VA (Georgetown Prep) First Season ........................1913-14 (108th season) 31 Jordan Gaitley G GR 6’4” 190 Haverford, PA (Fordham Prep (NY)) All-Time Record Entering 2020-21 ........1,413-1,222 33 Grant Golden F GR 6’10” 255 Winchester, VA (St. James (MD)) NCAA Appearances/W-L .................................... 9/8-9 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990-91, 1998, 2004, 2010-11) 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) Assistant Coach .................Steve Thomas, 6th season Alma Mater ......................................... Rowan (2006) BREAKDOWNS Dir of Operations ......... Mark McGonigal, 5th season BY CLASS Alma Mater ....................................Richmond (2009) Freshmen (3): Bailey, Southall, Wilson Dir Program Development ......Will Gipe, 5th season Alma Mater ................................Virginia Tech (2014) Sophomores (3): Arizin, Burton, Crabtree Video Coordinator ...........James Adams, 2nd season Juniors (3): Grace, Gustavson, Koureissi Alma Mater .............................South