University Information Coaching Staff Location ...................................Richmond, VA 23173 Head Coach ....................Chris Mooney, 15th season Founded ........................................................... 1830 Alma Mater .....................................Princeton (1994) Total Enrollment .............................................. 4,023 W-L at Richmond .........................................250-215 Nickname ......................................................Spiders Career D-I W-L/Years ...............................268-227/15 Colors....................................................Red and Blue Assoc Head Coach ................ Rob Jones, 15th season Arena ...................................................Robins Center Alma Mater ..................................Toccoa Falls (2001) Opened .......................................1972 (48th season) Assoc Head Coach ..........Marcus Jenkins, 5th season Capacity ........................................................... 7,201 Alma Mater .......................................Air Force (2004) President ................................Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher Assistant Coach .................Steve Thomas, 5th season Athletics Director .....................................John Hardt Alma Mater ......................................... Rowan (2006) Dir of Operations ......... Mark McGonigal, 4th season Team Information Alma Mater ....................................Richmond (2009) Conference ...............................................Atlantic 10 Dir Program Development ......Will Gipe, 4th season 2018-19 Record .....................................13-20 (6-12) Alma Mater ................................Virginia Tech (2014) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................ 11/4 Video Coordinator ............ James Adams, 1st season Starters Returning/Lost .........................................5/0 Alma Mater .............................South Carolina (2014) Newcomers ..............................................................4 Support Staff Program History Athletic Trainer ....................................... Adam Smith First Season ........................1913-14 (107th season) Strength Coach .......................................Jay DeMayo All-Time Record ......................................1,389-1,215 Director of Academics ....................Courtney Hughes NCAA Appearances/W-L .................................... 9/8-9 Athletics Web Site ..................RichmondSpiders.com (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990-91, 1998, 2004, 2010-11) Athletics Dept Phone ....................... (804) 289-8363 NIT Appearances/W-L ...................................... 9/10-9 Athletics Dept Fax ............................(804)-287-1919 Conference Championships ....................................6 PR Director ................................................Jason Vida (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1998, 2011) Cell Phone ....................................... (267) 566-2130 Offce Phone .................................... (804) 289-8320 Email ....................................... [email protected] Returning Letterwinners (11) Player Year PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Grant Golden R-JR 17.2 7.1 3.5 0.5 1.1 Jacob Gilyard JR 16.2 2.9 5.2 2.8 0.0 Nathan Cayo JR 12.9 4.2 1.8 0.8 0.8 Nick Sherod R-JR 12.7 5.2 2.8 1.3 0.0 Jake Wojcik SO 7.7 3.5 1.5 1.2 0.2 Andre Gustavson SO 4.8 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.3 Tomas Verbinskis R-SO 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Souleymane Koureissi SO 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 Matt Grace SO 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 Jordan Gaitley JR 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 Sullivan Kulju JR 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Departing Letterwinners (4) Player PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Noah Yates 3.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 Graduation Julius Johnson 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 Graduation Bryce Schneider 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 Transfer (Nova Southeastern) Keith Oddo 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Grad transfer (Louisville) Newcomers (4) Player Year Ht Wt Hometown High School/Previous School Blake Francis* R-JR 6’0” 175 Herndon, VA Westfeld/Wagner College Connor Crabtree** SO 6’6” 190 Hillsborough, NC Hargrave Military (VA)/Tulane Tyler Burton FR 6’7” 195 Uxbridge, MA Marianapolis Prep (CT) Gabe Arizin FR 6’4” 190 West Chester, PA St. Joseph’s Prep * Did not play in 2018-19 after transferring from Wagner ** Will sit out 2019-20 season per NCAA regulations after transferring from Tulane 1 Richmond Men’s Basketball 2019-20 Media Guide 2 GIANNIS ANT∑TOKOUNMPO nike.com/basketball 2234_Nike_Basketball_Media_Guide_Ads_D2.indd 1 8/1/19 1:35 PM 2019-20 Media Guide Richmond Men’s Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS BY PAGE BY TOPIC 1 ...........Quick Facts 1,000-Point Scorers ..............43-48 3 ...........Table of Contents 2018-19 Team Statistics ........29-32 4 ...........Schedule 2019-20 Preview .................6 5 ...........Roster All Games By Opponent........71-103 5 ...........Pronunciation Guide All-Time Coaching Records ....103 6 ...........2019-20 Preview All-Time Results By Year .......106-22 7-8 ........Chris Mooney All-Time Roster ....................63-65 9-11 ......Assistant Coaches All-Time Record By Opponent ....68-70 12-28 ....Players Bios AP Top 25 Results ................66-67 29-32 ....2018-19 Team Statistics Assistant Coaches ................9-11 33 .........Spiders In The Pros Honors & Awards .................40-42 34-39 ....Postseason History Individual Records ...............50-57 40-42 ....Honors & Awards Mooney, Chris .....................7-8 43-48 ....1,000-Point Scorers Players Bios ........................12-18 49 .........Team Records Postseason History ..............34-39 50-57 ....Individual Records Pronunciation Guide ............5 58-59 ....Robins Center Records Quick Facts ..........................1 60-62 ....Spider Number History Robins Center Records .........58-59 63-65 ....All-Time Roster Roster .................................5 66-67 ....AP Top 25 Results Schedule .............................4 68-70 .... All-Time Record By Opponent Spider Number History ........60-62 71-103 ..All Games By Opponent Spiders In The Pros ..............33 103 .......All-Time Coaching Records Table of Contents .................3 104-05 ...Year-By-Year Results Team Records ......................49 106-22 ...All-Time Results By Year Year-By-Year Results .............104-05 3 Richmond Men’s Basketball 2019-20 Media Guide 2019-20 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time TV Friday, November 8 Saint Francis (PA) 7:00 pm Thursday, November 14 Vanderbilt 7:00 pm NBCSW Sunday, November 17 Cal State-Northridge 4:00 pm MASN Friday, November 22 McNeese State 7:00 pm MASN Monday, November 25 vs Wisconsin# 7:00 pm ESPN Tuesday, November 26 vs Auburn/New Mexico# TBA ESPN Saturday, November 30 Boston College 2:30 pm NBCSN Tuesday, December 3 at Hampton 7:00 pm Sunday, December 8 South Alabama 2:00 pm MASN Saturday, December 14 Charleston 5:00 pm NBCSN Wednesday, December 18 at Old Dominion 7:00 pm Sunday, December 22 vs Radford^ 3:30 pm Sunday, December 29 at Alabama 5:30 pm SEC Network Thursday, January 2 Saint Joseph’s 7:00 pm NBCSW Sunday, January 5 at Rhode Island 12:00 pm Saturday, January 11 Saint Louis 6:00 pm MASN Tuesday, January 14 at Davidson 7:00 pm ESPNU Saturday, January 18 at George Mason 2:30 pm NBCSN Wednesday, January 22 La Salle 7:00 pm MASN Saturday, January 25 Dayton 6:00 pm NBCSW Tuesday, January 28 at VCU* 7:00 pm CBSSN Saturday, February 1 George Washington 6:00 pm NBCSW+ Saturday, February 8 at Fordham 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 12 at LaSalle 7:00 pm Saturday, February 15 VCU* 4:00 pm CBSSN Wednesday, February 19 George Mason 7:00 pm NBCSW+ Saturday, February 22 at St. Bonaventure 6:30 pm NBCSN Wednesday, February 26 at George Washington 7:00 pm Saturday, February 29 Massachusetts 6:00 pm NBCSW Tuesday, March 3 Davidson 7:00 pm NBCSW+ Friday, March 6 at Duquesne 7:00 pm # Roman Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper (Brooklyn, NY • Barclays Center) ^ DC Holiday Hoops Fest Showcase (Washington, DC • Entertainment & Sports Arena) * Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic All times Eastern and subject to change 4 2019-20 Media Guide Richmond Men’s Basketball 2019-20 ROSTER No. Name Pos Year Ht Wt Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Jacob Gilyard G JR 5’9” 160 Kansas City, MO (The Barstow School) 1 Blake Francis G R-JR 6’0 176 Herndon, VA (Westfeld/Wagner) 2 Souleymane Koureissi F SO 6’9 215 Harlem, NY (Iona Prep) 3 Tyler Burton F FR 6’7” 195 Uxbridge, MA (Marianapolis Prep (CT)) 4 Nathan Cayo F JR 6’7” 225 Montreal, Quebec (College Jean de Brebeuf) 5 Nick Sherod G R-JR 6’4” 230 Richmond, VA (St. Christopher’s) 10 Sullivan Kulju F JR 6’6” 220 New Berlin, WI (Eisenhower) 11 Jake Wojcik G SO 6’4” 190 San Jose, CA (Bellarmine College Prep) 12 Gabe Arizin G FR 6’4” 190 West Chester, PA (St. Joseph’s Prep) 13 Connor Crabtree* G SO 6’6” 190 Hillsborough, NC (Hargrave Military (VA)/Tulane) 15 Matt Grace F SO 6’9” 230 Hamilton, Ontario (TRC Academy) 21 Tomas Verbinskis F R-SO 6’7” 210 Klaipeda, Lithuania (Sagemont (FL)) 22 Andre Gustavson G SO 6’4” 175 Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Basketball Academy) 31 Jordan Gaitley G JR 6’4” 190 Haverford, PA (Fordham Prep (NY)) 33 Grant Golden F R-JR 6’10” 255 Winchester, VA (St. James (MD)) * Will sit out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer regulations COACHING STAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater): Chris Mooney (Princeton, 1994), 15th season Associate Head Coach: Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls, 2001), 15th season Associate Head Coach: Marcus Jenkins (Air Force, 2004), 5th season Assistant Coach: Steve Thomas (Rowan, 2006), 5th season Director of Basketball Operations: Mark McGonigal (Richmond, 2009), 4th season Director