2020-21 SCHEDULE RICHMOND SPIDERS (13-7, 6-5) NOVEMBER Nov. 25 Detroit Mercy* .........................CANCELED vs DUQUESNE DUKES (8-8, 7-7) Nov. 27 Morehead State* .......................W, 82-64 • Richmond defeated Duquesne 79-72 on February 20. The Spiders led for nearly 36 minutes in that game, but Nov. 29 at #10 Kentucky* (ESPN) ...............W, 76-64 needed a game-ending 7-0 run to seal the victory after Duquesne tied the game at 72 with less than a minute DECEMBER remaining. Dec. 2 at Charleston (FloHoops) ............CANCELED • The Spiders were led by 17 points from Jacob Gilyard and 17 points from Blake Francis in that game. Francis, Dec. 5 FURMAN (NBCSW) .................. CANCELED Richmond’s leading scorer, was limited to a season-low nine minutes and no points vs Saint Joseph’s on Monday after suffering a back bruise on a fall in the first half. He did not play after halftime. Dec. 7 WOFFORD (NBCSW) ................. W, 77-72 Dec. 9 NORTHERN IOWA (NBCSW) ...... W, 78-68 • Grant Golden, Richmond’s second-leading scorer, did not play the final 10 minutes on Monday. Golden is deal- ing with a fractured middle finger on his left hand suffered against Massachusetts on February 23. Golden ranks Dec. 13 at #11 West Virginia (ESPN) ............L, 87-71 in the top 10 in Richmond history in points (6th), rebounds (5th), assists (9th), blocks (9th), and field goals (5th). Dec. 16 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) .............W, 78-67 Dec. 18 vs Loyola Chicago (NBCSW) ...........W, 75-73 • Nathan Cayo scored a career-high 25 points vs Saint Joseph’s on Monday, making 11 of his 21 shots from the field. Cayo is Richmond’s leading scorer over the last five games, averaging 16.8 points per game. Dec. 22 HOFSTRA (NBCSW) .....................L, 76-71 Dec. 30 at Davidson (CBSSN) .....................W, 80-74 • Richmond is 24-2 vs Duquesne since joining the Atlantic 10 in 2001. That includes a pair of A-10 tournament JANUARY wins vs the Dukes in the first round in 2014 and 2018. Jan. 2 ST. BONAVENTURE (CBSSN) ........L, 69-66 • Richmond has won its first game in the A-10 Championship in each of the last four tournaments (not including 2019-20, which was shortened due to COVID-19). The only school with a longer active streak of winning its first Jan. 6 RHODE ISLAND (CBSSN) .......... W, 80-73 A-10 tourney game is Davidson, who has won its first game each year from 2015-2019 (five straight). Jan. 9 at George Mason (CBSSN) .............W, 77-57 • Five members of Richmond’s senior class have scored 1,000 or more points in their college careers: Nathan Jan. 20 at St. Bonaventure (CBSSN) ......POSTPONED Cayo, Blake Francis, Jacob Gilyard, Grant Golden, and Nick Sherod, who is out for the season with a knee injury. Jan. 23 LA SALLE (NBCSN) ......................L, 84-78 Jan. 26 at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+) .............W, 79-56 • Jacob Gilyard needs four assists to match Greg Beckwith’s record for most career assists at Richmond, with 573. Gilyard is averaging 5.0 assists per game this season, fifth in the Atlantic 10. Jan. 29 #22 SAINT LOUIS (ESPN2) .....POSTPONED FEBRUARY • Gilyard, who currently leads the nation in steals with 3.55 per game, is one of 10 semifinalists for Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award. Gilyard has 347 career steals, tied with Bonzi Wells for seventh most Feb. 2 GEORGE MASON (NBCSW+) ...POSTPONED in NCAA Division I history. Feb. 5 at Dayton (ESPN2) ....................POSTPONED • Richmond has a better record in road/neutral-site games this year (7-3, .700) than in home games (6-4, .600). Feb. 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON (NBCSW) .....POSTPONED 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 improve to 25-2 vs Duquesne since joining ALL-TIME SERIES LEADER: .................. RICHMOND, 24-10 the A-10 in 2001. Feb. 23 MASSACHUSETTS (NBCSW+) ..... W, 79-65 CURRENT STREAK: ..................................RICHMOND W2 Feb. 26 at Saint Louis (ESPN2) .....................L, 72-67 • UR would be 6-1 in games following a loss this year. RICHMOND AT HOME: .............................................11-5 MARCH RICHMOND ON ROAD: ............................................11-4 • UR would win its first game in the A-10 tournament RICHMOND AT NEUTRAL SITE: ....................................2-1 (NBCSW) March 1 SAINT JOSEPH’S ..........L, 76-63 for the fifth straight tournament, extending its longest LAST GAME:................................. 2/20/2021 (UR, 79-72) ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP streak since joining the conference. FIRST GAME: ............................ 1/12/1937 (DUQ, 37-29) March 4 vs Duquesne (NBCSN) .................. 11 AM • UR would improve to 8-3 in road/neutral games this All times Eastern and subject to change year and 18-8 over the last two seasons. CHRIS MOONEY RICHMOND SPIDERS HEAD COACH * Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY) • UR would face St. Bonaventure in the A-10 Quarterfi- SEASONS at RICHMOND: ............ 16th ^ Richmond Area Honda Dealers Capital City Classic nals Friday at 11 AM. UR lost to St. Bonaventure 69-66 W-L at RICHMOND: .............287*-229 on January 2 at the Robins Center. W-L in DIVISION I: ................305--241 W-L vs OPPONENT: ......................16-2 * Most wins in Richmond history WATCH LISTEN FOLLOW @SpiderMBB @SpiderMBB Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball NBC SPORTS NETWORK ESPN RICHMOND RichmondSpiders.com PxP: Jac Collingsworth Analyst: Tim McCormick 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 ......................................... Rowan (2006) BREAKDOWNS Dir of Operations ......... Mark McGonigal, 5th season BY CLASS Alma Mater ....................................Richmond (2009) Freshmen (3): Bailey, Southall, Wilson Dir Program Development ......Will Gipe, 5th season Alma Mater ................................Virginia Tech (2014) Sophomores (3): Arizin, Burton, Crabtree Video Coordinator ...........James Adams, 2nd