2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Richmond SPIDERS (5-13, 3-3) vs La Salle EXPLORERS (8-11, 2-4) SPIDERS STARTERS NOVEMBER Nov. 10 DELAWARE∆ (NBCSW+) L, 76-63 • The Spiders have won back-to-back games for the first time this season and are seeking three straight wins for the first time since winning five in a row from late February to mid-March last season. Nov. 13 JACKSONVILLE ST (NBCSW) L, 94-61 Nov. 20 vs UAB^ W, 63-50 • This is a matchup of the third (Dr. John Giannini - 14th season) and fourth-longest (Chris Mooney - 13th Nov. 21 vs #12 Cincinnati^ L, 75-48 season) tenured coaches in the Atlantic 10. Mooney's 112 A-10 wins rank fifth all-time in conference history. Giannini ranks sixth (95). Nov. 22 LA-Lafayette^ L, 82-76 Nov. 25 GEORGETOWN (STADIUM) L, 82-76 • Richmond is 3-3 in Atlantic 10 play following a 2-10 record during the non-conference portion of their schedule. Richmond played the nation’s 10th-most difficult non-conference schedule, and the Spiders 12 NOV. 29 VERMONT (NBCSW+) L, 71-65 non-conference opponents are a combined 149-80 this season. DECEMBER • The Spiders have outscored their opponents by 28 points in the paint during their two-game win streak, Dec. 2 at Wake Forest (NBCSW+) L, 82-53 totaling 44 points in the paint against GW and 42 at VCU. It's the first time Richmond has scored more than Dec. 6 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) L, 79-60 40 points in the paint in consecutive games since March 2015 (vs VCU & Saint Francis). Dec. 10 JAMES MADISON (NBCSW+) W, 74-71 • De’Monte Buckingham is shooting 54 percent from the field since the start of the A-10 schedule and leads Dec. 19 BUCKNELL (MASN) L, 86-78 all guards in field goal percentage during A-10 play. Buckingham made 38 percent of his field goals during non-conference play, Dec. 23 at Boston College (ACC NETWORK EXTRA) L, 78-73 (OT) Dec. 30 DAVIDSON* (NBCSN) W, 69-58 • Buckingham is one of just 10 players in Division I averaging 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists per JANUARY game. Jan. 3 at Fordham* L, 69-65 (OT) • Jacob Gilyard currently leads A-10 freshmen in minutes per game (35.8) and steals per game (2.44) and Jan. 6 at Saint Louis* (CBS 6.1, FOX Sports Midwest) L, 69-62 ranks second in assists per game (3.9). Teammate Grant Golden ranks second among the conference’s first- year players in points per game (15.0) and fourth in rebounds (5.9). Jan. 9 DAYTON* (facebook) L, 87-81 Jan. 13 GEORGE WASHINGTON* (NBCSN) W,78-68 • Overall, 75 percent of Richmond's points have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. That's the 16th- highest rate of scoring from freshmen or sophomores of any team in Division I. Jan. 17 at VCU*† (facebook) W, 67-52 Jan. 20 LA SALLE* (NBCSN) 2:30 PM SCOUTING REPORT THE MATCHUP Jan. 24 at Duq esne* 7 PM u The Explorers snapped a four-game losing streak in Jan. 28 at Davidson* (NBCSN) 2 PM their last outing, beating Fordham 75-67. Fordham FEBRUARY beat the Spiders earlier this season, as did Saint Louis, who La Salle defeated in its A-10 opener, the Feb. 3 GEORGE MASON* (NBCSN) 4:30 PM Explorers only other conference win this season. Feb. 7 VCU*† (CBSSN) 9 PM La Salle and Richmond also shared a pair of Feb. 10 at St. Bonaventure* 4 PM non-conference opponents. Both teams lost to Head Coach: Chris Mooney Head Coach: Dr. John Giannini School Record: 230-188 School Record: 207-218 Feb. 13 at Rhode Island* (CBSSN) 8:30 PM Boston College and Bucknell earlier this season. Career DI Record: 248-200 Career Record: 500-367 Feb. 17 SAINT LOUIS* (NBCSW+) 6 PM La Salle has two of the A-10's top four scorers in Meetings: 32 1st Meeting: 2/12/1955 Feb. 21 at George Washington* (STADIUM) 7 PM Syracuse transfer B.J. Johnson (20.5 PPG - first) and Pookie Powell (18.7 PPG - fourth). Johnson is also Leader: Richmond, 17-15 (La Salle won 91-80) Feb. 24 SAINT JOSEPH'S* (NBCSW) 6 PM the conference's fourth-leading rebounder at 8.5 Current Streak: RICH W2 Last Meeting: 2/11/2017 Feb. 28 UMASS*# (MASN2) 7 PM per game. UR At Home: 10-5 (UR won 64-52) MARCH SPIDER LINEUP March 3 at George Mason* (MASN) 7 PM PROJECTED ROTATION March 7-11 A-10 Championship TBD No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Notes 11 De’Monte Buckingham So. G 6-4 230 12.7 7.5 3.3 26 points vs VCU in 2017 A-10 Semis BOLD indicates home game 2 Khwan Fore R-Jr. G 6-0 175 10.1 3.1 2.5 Season-high 15 points vs Dayton ∆ Home Opener Presented By Carreras Jewelers 5 Nick Sherod So. G 6-4 230 10.5 4.1 1.3 2,815 pts in HS (most in VA history) 0 Jacob Gilyard Fr. G 5-9 160 10.6 2.2 3.9 Made buzzer beater 3-pointer vs JMU ^Cayman Islands Classic 33 Grant Golden R-Fr. F 6-10 260 15.0 5.9 2.4 20 points in 2 of last 3 games †Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic 32 Julius Johnson Jr. G 6-3 200 3.9 1.6 0.8 Career-high 17 points vs Dayton # Presented By Lakewood 13 Solly Stansbury R-Jr. F 6-7 215 3.1 1.6 0.7 Career-high 12 points at ODU *Atlantic 10 game 4 Nathan Cayo Fr. G 6-7 205 1.9 1.8 0.3 10 points, 5 rebounds at Fordham All times EST, subject to change 1 Joe Kirby Sr. G 6-1 205 0.9 0.7 0.3 Emotional senior leader 44 Paul Friendshuh R-Jr. F 6-10 240 0.7 0.4 0.0 4th-yr junior who knows system HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN, AND FOLLOW WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB PxP: Bob Black NBC SPORTS NETWORK ESPN Richmond: 99.5, 950 AM Analyst: Greg Beckwith Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball PxP: Mike Corey Analyst: Ben Braun SIRIUSXM: 83 RichmondSpiders.com 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) 13 Stansbury, Solly F 6-7 225 R-Jr. .......Wilmington, Del. (Toms River North (N.J.)/Paris Levallois) 21 Verbinskis, Tomas G/F 6-7 210 Fr. ................................................. Klaipeda, Lithuania (Sagemont) Team Information 22 Kulju, Sullivan F 6-6 220 Fr. ..................................................New Berlin, Wisc. (Eisenhower) Conference.........................................................Atlantic 10 25 Madrid-Andrews, Jordan F 6-8 240 Gr. ....................Park Hill, Colo. (Bishop Machebeauf/Chicago State) 2016-17 Record .......................................................... 22-13 A10 Record (Finish) ....................................... 13-5 (T-3rd) 30 Oddo, Keith G 6-1 185 Jr. ..........................................................Roanoke, Va. (North Cross) Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................9/6 31 Gaitley, Jordan G 6-4 190 Fr. ...........................................Haverford, Pa. (Fordham Prep (N.Y.)) Starters Returning/Lost ................................................3/2 32 Johnson, Julius G 6-3 200 Jr. ................................................Cocoa, Fla. (Florida Air Academy) Newcomers ...........................................................................8 33 Golden, Grant F 6-10 260 R-Fr. ..............................................Winchester, Va. (St. James (MD)) 44 Friendshuh, Paul F 6-10 240 R-Jr. ............................................New Prague, Minn. (New Prague) Program History First Season of Men’s Basketball ...................... 1913-14 Head Coach (Alma Mater): Chris Mooney (Princeton ’94), 13th Season All-Time Record Entering 2017-18........... 1,363-1,175 Associate Head Coach: Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls ’01), 13th Season NCAA Appearances ...........................................................9 Assistant Coach: Kim Lewis (Tulane ‘94), Seventh Season ................................ (‘84, ‘86, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘98, ‘04, ‘10, ‘11) Assistant Coach: Marcus Jenkins (Air Force ’04), Third Season NCAA Tournament Record ..........................................8-9 Director of Basketball Operations: Steve Thomas (Rowan ‘06), Third Season NIT Record (Appearances) .................................. 10-9 (9) Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships ..... 1 (2011) Director of Program Development: Mark McGonigal (Richmond ‘09),