University of Richmond Men’s Basketball 2002-03 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE This is RichmondBasketball . .2 HEAD COACH JERRY WAINWRIGHT This is the University of Richmond . .6 2002-03 Outlook . .9 2002-3 Roster . .12 2002-03 Players . .13 It is with great pride that I now represent the Reggie Brown . .14 University of Richmond as its head men’s Johnathan Collins . .16 basketball coach. Having been an assistant at Jeff Myers . .18 Wake Forest University and, most recently, the Eric Zwayer . .20 head coach at the University of North Carolina Tony Dobbins . .22 at Wilmington, I am certainly familiar with the Mike Skrocki . .24 great winning tradition of Spider Basketball Jason Morton . .26 and also the tremendous playing environment Patrick O’Malley . .28 Jamaal Scott . .30 of the Robins Center. It is indeed a dream Jermaine Bucknor . .31 come true to be a part of the family Will Holloman . .32 atmosphere that the University of Richmond Tim Mayes . .33 has always exemplified. Kevin Steenberge . .34 Also, I am extremely excited about coaching a team that plays in one of the premier Coaching Staff . .35 basketball conferences in America-the Atlantic 10 Conference. The member Jerry Wainwright . .36 Mike Winiecki . .38 institutions that compromise the A-10 embody “the best there is” in competitive Ramon Williams . .39 college basketball. The University of Richmond, as represented by its students, Gary DeCesare . .40 faculty, staff, administration, alumni and boosters, has made a total commitment to Support Staff . be the best that it can be by becoming a member of the A-10. I know I can say Scott Wainwright . .41 without reservation that the staff and the young men of our basketball program Jaconski/Roney/Sheppard . .41 have made that same commitment. Administration . .42 Staff Directory . .43 The University of Richmond puts the welfare of its student-athletes first and Opponents foremost. The young men in our program are from great families and are of the Non-Conference Opponents . .44 highest character. They are willing to “pay the price” both physically and mentally Atlantic 10 Conference . .50 to become part of a basketball program that can and will compete at the national Atlantic 10 Composite Schedule . .51 level. They are also willing to pay “that same price” to be the best students that they Conference Opponents . .52 can be. I am proud to say they are true student-athletes. All-Time Series . .58 2001-02 Season-In-Review . .71 The Robins Center is a great on-campus arena. Recent renovations make it an even 01-02 Results . .73 better place for our student body and fans to not only see a game but be a factor in Season Box Score . .74 that game’s outcome. I sincerely believe that we can give this wonderful arena a true Game-by-Game Totals . .75 “6th man” atmosphere and make it one of the toughest places to play in all of the Highs and Lows . .76 Atlantic 10. Let us all make a pledge to work TOGETHER to make that happen. 01-02 Box Scores . .77 Records Welcome to Spider Basketball. Individual . .84 Team . .85 All-Time Leaders . .86 Leading Scorers . .90 1,000 Point Club . .91 Coaching Records . .92 All-Time Accolades . .93 All-Time Roster . .96 All-Time Results . .97 Where are they now?/ Spiders in the Pros . .108 CREDITS John Newman . .109 Tradition . .110 Stacey Brann, Director of Athletic Communications Photography, Scott K. Brown, Jay Paul, Eric Dobbs, Post-Season Boxes . .114 Simon Gray, Sports Information Director Ken Bennett, Eric Norbom, Robins Center . .118 Atlantic 10, Dementi Photography, Mark Sandy, Associate Director of Athletics/External Moments in Robins Center History . .119 University Photographers, Billy Howard, Tim Ribar, Lynn Busby, Jennifer Arnette, Assistant SIDS Robins Center Records . .122 K. Morgan, Chuck Savage The City of Richmond . .123 Design and Layout, Kim Barefoot Special Thanks to: Phil Stanton, Wally Johnson, Bob Media Information . .124 Printing, Colonial Printing Black, Mitchell Bradley, and Mary Woodard. Support Services . .126 My Perspective . .128 1 MEMORABLE MOMENTS • The 1935 Richmond squad is the only unbeaten team (20-0) in the history of the program. • In 1975, Bob McCurdy’s 32.9 points per game average leads the entire nation. • In his first game as head coach, Dick Tarrant’s Spiders pull an upset, defeating nationally-ranked Wake Forest at the Robins Center. Richmond makes their first showing in post-season play, the NIT. The year is 1982. Twelve years later, Tarrant would become the winningest coach in program history. • The Spiders earn their first appearance in the big dance - the NCAA Tournament.- in 1984. Richmond defeats the Charles Barkley-led Auburn Tigers, 72-71. • In 1988, Richmond ousts the defending NCAA champion out of the tournament. The Spiders defeat Bobby Knights’ Indiana Hooisers, 72-69, becoming only the second team to beat a defending national champion in the first round. The Spiders were not done. Richmond defeated Georgia Tech, 59-55 to earn its first berth in the Sweet 16. • The magic continued in 1991, as Richmond became the first No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed, when they surprised the Syracuse Orangemen, 73-69. • First-year head coach John Beilein guides his veteran team (23-8) to a NCAA berth in 1999. The fourteen-seeded Spiders send third-seeded South Carolina packing with a 62-61 victory in the nation’s capital. • In their first season as a member of the basketball-rich Atlantic 10 Conference, the Spiders finish the regular season with an 11-5 mark. They advance to the A- 10 Championship game, only the second team in league history to advance to the title game in their first season in the league. • On March 20, 2002, the Spiders entertain Syracuse in front of a sold-out crowd in the NIT Quarterfinals. The nationally-televised contest marks the furthest a Richmond team has advanced in post-season play. • A new era of Richmond basketball begins as Jerry Wainwright is named the 12th head coach on April 24, 2002. 2 3 6 NCAA’s. 6 NIT’s. 5 CAA Titles. 3 Players of the Year. 5 Rookies of the Year. 5 Coaches of the Year. 3 A-10 All-Academic Selections in first year in league. 14 First Team All-Conference Selections. 24 Players Named to All-Tournament Teams. 5 Tournament MVP’s. 4 Players Drafted into the NBA. 34 1,000 Point Scorers. 12 Head Coaches. 2 Numbers Retired. Over 2 million fans in the Robins Center. 30 years of Basketball in the Robins Center. 1,089 Program Victories. As a 12, 13, 14, 15 seed, ONLY school to win a NCAA Tournament game as all four. NCAA: 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 NIT: 1982, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002 4 Conference Titles: 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 5 6 THE UNIVERSITY Type of Institution: Private, independent, primarily undergraduate, highly selective, residential college Founded: 1830, the second oldest private university in Virginia University President: Dr. William E. Cooper, named the University’s eighth president by the Board of Trustees on May 9, 1998 Director of Athletics: Jim Miller Student Body: 2,900 full-time undergraduates. 3,400 full-time enrollment Student-faculty ratio: 10.1 to 1 Location: Richmond, the historical capital city of Virginia, with a population of 780,000 in the greater metropolitan area Academic Programs: School of Arts and Sciences, The E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, The Jepson School of Leadership Studies, The T.C. Williams School of Law and School of Continuing Studies Athletics: Division I athletic programs offering nine sports for men and 10 for women. Major conference affiliation is the Atlantic 10 for all sports. Student Life: 200 student organizations offering leadership opportunities. Seven social fraternities for men and eight sororities for women. Faculty: 229 full-time faculty at assistant professor rank or above. Ninety-nine percent hold Ph.D. degree or equivalent advanced degree. 7 • Richmond has been ranked best regional • The National Survey of Student Engagement • Richmond hosted the 1992 presidential debate university in the South for the eighth year in a says Richmond is one of the most that many say turned the tide of the election. row by U.S. News & World Report. “academically challenging” institutions for • The pass rate for Richmond’s accounting • Richmond is featured in Kaplan’s new college both first-year students and seniors. graduates who take the CPA exam is guidebook The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s • Barron’s Best Buys in College Education says frequently among the top 10 in the country. Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges. Richmond has “strong academics” and • Nearly 85 percent of entering students • The Fiske Guide to Colleges says, “Overall, “service-minded students.” graduate, compared to the national average of Richmond is a good choice for anyone looking • Richmond is one of the Top 100 Most Wired 50 percent. for a solid education in business, international Campuses, according to Yahoo! Internet Life. • The admission process is highly competitive. studies, natural sciences, or the liberal arts.” • The T.C. Williams School of Law was the first About 6,000 applications are received each year • Richmond also is listed as one of the nation’s 42 law school in the country to require first-year for a freshman class of about 800. “Best Buys” by Fiske. Only 22 private colleges students to have computers. Richmond’s law • The University added a $22 million arts center are included school was ranked 20th in the nation in terms on the Westhampton side of the lake in 1996 • Princeton Review’s 2002 edition of The Best 331 of student satisfaction in a Princeton Review and a beautiful $7 million alumni center in Colleges rated Richmond the number one Study.