2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER RICHMOND SPIDERS (13-8) Nov. 25 Detroit Mercy* .........................CANCELED vs TOLEDO ROCKETS (21-8) Nov. 27 Morehead State* .......................W, 82-64 • This is Richmond’s 10th appearance in the NIT and third under Chris Mooney, who led the Spiders to the Nov. 29 at #10 Kentucky* (ESPN) ...............W, 76-64 quarterfinals in 2015 and 2017. Richmond is 10-9 all-time in the NIT, including 4-2 under Mooney. DECEMBER • This is Richmond’s eighth postseason appearance under Chris Mooney, who has now led UR to three NITs, Dec. 2 at Charleston (FloHoops) ............CANCELED two NCAA Tournaments, and three CBIs. That does not include the 2019-20 season, when the 24-7 Spiders were Dec. 5 FURMAN (NBCSW) .................. CANCELED likely headed to the NCAA Tournament. Dec. 7 WOFFORD (NBCSW) ................. W, 77-72 • Three Spiders were selected to the Atlantic 10’s All-Conference teams last week, tied with league-champion St. Dec. 9 NORTHERN IOWA (NBCSW) ...... W, 78-68 Bonaventure for the most selections of any school. Jacob Gilyard and Blake Francis were Second-Team selections and Grant Golden was named Third-Team All-Conference. Dec. 13 at #11 West Virginia (ESPN) ............L, 87-71 Dec. 16 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) .............W, 78-67 • A fourth Spider, Tyler Burton, was also honored by the A-10 last week. He won the Chris Daniels Award, given to the A-10’s Most Improved Player. Burton averages 12.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season, up from Dec. 18 vs Loyola Chicago (NBCSW) ...........W, 75-73 4.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 2019-20. Burton is the first Spider to ever win the award. Dec. 22 HOFSTRA (NBCSW) .....................L, 76-71 • Gilyard enters the game with 573 career assists, tied with Spiders men’s basketball TV/radio analyst Greg Dec. 30 at Davidson (CBSSN) .....................W, 80-74 Beckwith for the most in program history. Gilyard ranks ninth among active D-I players in career assists. JANUARY • Gilyard, who leads D-I with 3.52 steals per game, is a finalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Jan. 2 ST. BONAVENTURE (CBSSN) ........L, 69-66 Year Award and the Lefty Driesell Award, given to the top defender in D-I. Gilyard’s 350 career steals are sixth- Jan. 6 RHODE ISLAND (CBSSN) .......... W, 80-73 most in D-I history, three shy of tying Nebraska’s Cookie Belcher for fifth on the D-I career list. Jan. 9 at George Mason (CBSSN) .............W, 77-57 • UR leading scorer Blake Francis, who ranks ninth in the A-10 with 16.1 points per game, has missed the Spi- Jan. 20 at St. Bonaventure (CBSSN) ......POSTPONED ders last game-and-a-half after injuring his hip and back after a fall in the first half vs Saint Joseph’s on March 1. Jan. 23 LA SALLE (NBCSN) ......................L, 84-78 • Grant Golden, Richmond’s second-leading scorer, has played the last three games with a fractured middle fin- Jan. 26 at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+) .............W, 79-56 ger on his left hand. During that span, Golden is averaging 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Prior to that stretch, Golden averaged 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game in 2020-21. Jan. 29 #22 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN2) .....POSTPONED FEBRUARY • Golden, a grad student, ranks among Richmond’s career leaders in point (6th), rebounds (5th), assists (9th), (NBCSW+) ...POSTPONED blocks (9th), and field goals (5th). Last week, he became just the 7th player in A-10 history to earn All-Conference Feb. 2 GEORGE MASON honors four times. Feb. 5 at Dayton (ESPN2) ....................POSTPONED • Five members of Richmond’s senior class have scored 1,000 or more points in their college careers: Nathan Feb. 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON (NBCSW) .....POSTPONED Cayo, Blake Francis, Jacob Gilyard, Grant Golden, and Nick Sherod, who is out for the season with a knee injury. 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 snap a three-game losing streak, its longest ALL-TIME SERIES LEADER: ............................ 1st meeting since the 2018-19 season. Feb. 23 MASSACHUSETTS (NBCSW+) ..... W, 79-65 CURRENT STREAK: .................................................... N/A Feb. 26 at Saint Louis (ESPN2) .....................L, 72-67 • UR would be 11-9 all-time in NIT games and 5-2 RICHMOND AT HOME: ...............................................0-0 MARCH under Chris Mooney. RICHMOND ON ROAD: ..............................................0-0 RICHMOND AT NEUTRAL SITE: ....................................0-0 (NBCSW) March 1 SAINT JOSEPH’S ..........L, 76-73 • UR would be 6-2 in games following a loss this year. LAST GAME:.............................................................. N/A ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • UR would improve to 8-4 in road/neutral games this FIRST GAME: ............................................................ N/A March 4 vs Duquesne (NBCSN) .....................L, 67-62 year and 18-9 over the last two seasons. NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT CHRIS MOONEY • UR would advance to the Second Round of the NIT for RICHMOND SPIDERS HEAD COACH March 17 vs Toledo (ESPN2) ................................ 7 PM the 7th time. SEASONS at RICHMOND: ............ 16th * Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY) • UR would face Saint Louis or Mississippi St in the next W-L at RICHMOND: .............287*-230 ^ Richmond Area Honda Dealers Capital City Classic round. UR lost 72-67 at SLU on February 26. UR is 2-2 W-L in DIVISION I: ................305--242 all-time vs MSU, with the last meeting coming in the W-L vs OPPONENT: ........................0-0 2009 South Padre Island Invitational (a Spiders win). * Most wins in Richmond history WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball ESPN2 ESPN RICHMOND RichmondSpiders.com PxP: Dave Ryan Analyst: King McClure 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 ........................................