2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Richmond SPIDERS (10-19, 8-9) vs George Mason PATRIOTS (15-15, 9-8) SPIDERS STARTERS NOVEMBER ∆ • Richmond (8-9) can be seeded no higher than sixth and no lower than ninth in next week's A-10 Nov. 10 DELAWARE (NBCSW+) L, 76-63 tournament. George Mason (9-8) can clinch the fourth-seed and a double-bye into the quarterfinals with Nov. 13 JACKSONVILLE ST (NBCSW) L, 94-61 a win over the Spiders. Nov. 20 vs UAB^ W, 63-50 • This will be the 60th meeting between Richmond and George Mason, with the Spiders leading the Nov. 21 vs #12 Cincinnati^ L, 75-48 all-time series 35-24. However, the Patriots have won six straight in the series, including a 79-75 win on Nov. 22 LA-Lafayette^ L, 82-76 February 3. Nov. 25 GEORGETOWN (STADIUM) L, 82-76 • Nick Sherod scored a game and career-high 32 points vs the Patriots on February 3 and added 11 rebounds and three steals. He was the first A-10 players to reach those totals in a game in 13 years (2005 - NOV. 29 VERMONT (NBCSW+) L, 71-65 Bryan Dunston, Fordham). DECEMBER Dec. 2 at Wake Forest (NBCSW+) L, 82-53 • Sherod has increased his scoring every month this season. He averaged 9.7 points in November, 12.0 in December, 13.1 in January, and 20.5 in February. Dec. 6 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) L, 79-60 Dec. 10 JAMES MADISON (NBCSW+) W, 74-71 • Jacob Gilyard's 81 steals this season are: - 20 more than any other Division I freshman Dec. 19 BUCKNELL (MASN) L, 86-78 - The second most in a season in Spiders history (Tony Dobbins - 85 in 2003-04) Dec. 23 at Boston College (ACC NETWORK EXTRA) L, 78-73 (OT) - The most by any D-I freshman since 2012-13 (Marcus Smart) Dec. 30 DAVIDSON* (NBCSN) W, 69-58 • Grant Golden (457) ranks third on the Spiders freshman scoring list. He needs two points to tie Charles JANUARY Stephens (1998-99) for the second-most points by a freshman in Spiders history and 37 to tie Mike Perry's Jan. 3 at Fordham* L, 69-65 (OT) record of 494 from 1977-78. Jan. 6 at Saint Louis* (CBS 6.1, FOX Sports Midwest) L, 69-62 • Richmond is 8-9 in Atlantic 10 play following a 2-10 record during the non-conference portion of their Jan. 9 DAYTON* (facebook) L, 87-81 schedule. Richmond played the nation’s 23rd-most difficult non-conference schedule, according to RPI. Jan. 13 GEORGE WASHINGTON* (NBCSN) W, 78-68 • Overall, 77 percent of Richmond's points have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. That's the 14th- Jan. 17 at VCU*† (facebook) W, 67-52 highest rate of scoring from freshmen or sophomores of any team in Division I. Jan. 20 LA SALLE* (NBCSN) W, 81-74 SCOUTING REPORT THE MATCHUP Jan. 24 at Duquesne* (MASN) W, 77-73 (OT) The Patriots have won six of their last eight games Jan. 28 at Davidson* (NBCSN) W, 66-63 (including three straight) following a four-game FEBRUARY losing streak at the end of January. George Mason's Feb. 3 GEORGE MASON* (NBCSN) L, 79-75 current string of six wins in eight games started with a win at Richmond on February 3. Feb. 7 VCU*† (CBSSN) W, 77-76 Feb. 10 at St. Bonaventure* L, 97-88 Each of George Mason's last three wins have come Head Coach: Chris Mooney Head Coach: Dave Paulsen on buzzer-beaters by sophomore guard Ian Boyd, School Record: 46-50 Feb. 13 at #16 Rhode Island* (CBSSN) L, 85-67 School Record: 235-194 which has garnered the Patriots national headlines Career DI Record: 253-206 Career Record: 180-144 Feb. 17 SAINT LOUIS* (NBCSW+) L, 72-66 and earned Boyd the nickname "Mr. SportsCenter". Meetings: 59 1st Meeting: 12/5/1979 Feb. 21 at George Washington* (STADIUM) L, 103-77 The Patriots have just one player (Nick DiClementi) Leader: Richmond, 35-24 (UR won 105-70) Feb. 24 SAINT JOSEPH'S* (NBCSW+) L, 72-70 in his final year of eligibility, the only A-10 team Current Streak: GMU W6 Last Meeting: 3/1/2017 with fewer than the Spiders Feb. 28 UMASS*# (MASN2) W, 90-65 UR On Road: 10-14 (UR won 75-64) MARCH March 3 at George Mason* (MASN) 7 PM SPIDER LINEUP March 7-11 A-10 Championship TBD PROJECTED ROTATION No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes BOLD indicates home game 11 De’Monte Buckingham So. G 6-4 230 12.3 7.1 3.4 Preseason 2nd-team All-A-10 2 Khwan Fore R-Jr. G 6-0 175 10.2 3.2 2.7 Big dunk started comeback attempt vs SJU ∆ Home Opener Presented By Carreras Jewelers 5 Nick Sherod So. G 6-4 230 14.1 5.1 1.3 Team-high 17.1 PPG in A-10 play ^Cayman Islands Classic 0 Jacob Gilyard Fr. G 5-9 160 10.9 2.2 4.1 Needs 4 steals to tie UR season record † Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic 33 Grant Golden R-Fr. F 6-10 260 15.8 6.5 2.2 2-time A-10 Rookie of the Week # Presented By Lakewood 32 Julius Johnson Jr. G 6-3 200 3.4 1.6 0.8 11 points at GW (most since Jan. 9) *Atlantic 10 game 14 Nathan Cayo Fr. G 6-7 205 2.4 1.8 0.4 Scored in 9 of last 11 games All times EST, subject to change 1 Joe Kirby Sr. G 6-1 205 0.9 0.7 0.4 Emotional senior leader 44 Paul Friendshuh R-Jr. F 6-10 240 0.6 0.4 0.1 4th-yr junior will graduate in May WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB MASN ESPN Richmond: RichmondSpiders.com PxP: Jason Knapp Analyst: Craig Esherick 99.5 & 102.7 FM, 950 AM PxP: Bob Black Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Analyst: Greg Beckwith 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....................................8/6 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 KWAHN FOUR Record (12)/Entering 2017-18 .........................