2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	4–4 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (12th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Jones (9th year)
Assistant coach	Kim Lewis (4th year)
Assistant coach	Marcus Jenkins (2nd year)
Home arena	Robins Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Davidson	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 21 Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Dayton	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
George Mason	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
La Salle	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Richmond	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of November 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team will represent the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competes as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference under 12th-year head coach Chris Mooney and plays its home games at the Robins Center.

Previous Season

The Spiders finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Fordham in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Dayton.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trey Davis	5	G/F	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Richmond, Virginia	Graduated
Deion Taylor	11	F	6'7"	215	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Graduated
John Moran	13	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Walk-on; graduated
Terry Allen	15	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
KoVien Dominaus	35	F	6'7"	170	Freshman	Columbus, Ohio	Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kwesi Abakah	34	F	6'8"	212	RS Senior	Suwanee, Georgia	Graduate transfer from Northeastern, eligible immediately

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Sherod #36 SG	Richmond, Virginia	St. Christopher's School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 31, 2015
Nick Sherod #36 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
De'Monte Buckingham #50 SF	Henrico, Virginia	Henrico High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 29, 2015
De'Monte Buckingham #50 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Grant Golden #66 PF	Middleton, Virginia	St. James School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 15, 2015
Grant Golden #66 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Solly Stansbury SF	Paris, France	Paris-Levallois Basket	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Solly Stansbury SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals.com 2016 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "Scout.com 2016 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "ESPN 2016 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

Recruiting Class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tomas Verbinskis #71 SF	Weston, Florida	The Sagemont School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 21, 2016
Tomas Verbinskis #71 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Bryce Schneider SG	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Myrtle Beach High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 16, 2015
Bryce Schneider SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Gilyard PG	Kansas City, Missouri	The Barstow School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sep 12, 2016
Jacob Gilyard PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nathan Cayo SG	Montreal, Quebec	College Jean-De-Brebeuf	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 13, 2016
Nathan Cayo SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
AJ Ford SF	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Saint Petersburg High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 7, 2016
AJ Ford SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "Scout.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "ESPN 2017 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Kirby, JoeJoe Kirby	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pembroke Pines, Florida
1.5 !G	2	Fore, KhwanKhwan Fore	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Huntsville, Alabama
1.5 !G	3	Jones, ShawnDre'ShawnDre' Jones	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Oddo, KeithKeith Oddo (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Roanoke, Virginia
1.5 !G	5	Sherod, NickNick Sherod	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	10	Cline, T. J.T. J. Cline	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Plano, Texas
1.5 !G	11	Buckingham, De'MonteDe'Monte Buckingham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	12	Fletcher, ChaseChase Fletcher (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	13	Stansbury, SollySolly Stansbury (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Toms River, New Jersey
1.5 !G	15	King, NikoNiko King (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Landover, Maryland
3.5 !F	24	Wood, MarshallMarshall Wood	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Rustburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	30	Pistokache, JesseJesse Pistokache	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Mission, Texas
1.5 !G	32	Johnson, JuliusJulius Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Cocoa, Florida
4.5 !F/C	33	Golden, GrantGrant Golden	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Winchester, Virginia
3.5 !F	34	Abakah, KwesiKwesi Abakah	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Suwanee, Georgia
3.5 !F	44	Friendshuh, PaulPaul Friendshuh	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	New Prague, Minnesota

Head coach

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls)
Kim Lewis (Tulane)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
November 11* 7:00 pm, CBS 6.2	VMI	W 72–69	1–0	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
November 14* 7:00 pm, CSNMA+	Old Dominion	L 61–64	1–1	Robins Center (5,028) Richmond, Virginia
November 20* 1:30 pm, CSNMA+	Robert Morris Barclays Center Classic	W 81–69	2–1	Robins Center (4,768) Richmond, Virginia
November 22* noon, CSNMA	Hampton Barclays Center Classic	W 65–52	3–1	Robins Center (6,094) Richmond, Virginia
November 25* 9:30 pm, ASN	vs. Maryland Barclays Center Classic semifinals	L 82–88 ^OT	3–2	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
November 26* 7:00 pm, ASN	vs. Boston College Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game	W 67–54	4–2	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
November 30* 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3	at Bucknell	L 68–73	4–3	Sojka Pavilion (2,494) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
December 3* noon, ESPNU	Wake Forest	L 67–75	4–4	Robins Center (6,705) Richmond, Virginia
December 10* 6:00 pm, CSNMA+	UMBC			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
December 17* 12:30 pm, ESPNU	Texas Tech			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
December 20* 7:00 pm	at James Madison			JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
December 23* 4:00 pm	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31 2:00 pm, ASN	at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
January 4 7:00 pm, CBS 6.1	Fordham			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
January 8 noon, NBCSN	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 11 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3	St. Bonaventure			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
January 14 12:30 pm, NBCSN	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Dayton			University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
January 22 1:00 pm, ASN	George Mason			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
January 25 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Rhode Island			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
January 28 6:00 pm, CSNMA+	Duquesne			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
February 1 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic			Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia
February 4 2:30 pm, NBCSN	George Washington			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
February 11 2:00 pm	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 14 7:00 pm	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, Virginia
February 17 9:00 pm, ESPN2	VCU Lumber Liquidators Capital City Classic			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
February 21 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Davidson			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
February 25 2:30 pm, NBCSN	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York
March 1 7:00 pm	at Massachusetts			William D. Mullins Memorial Center Amherst, Massachusetts
March 4 4:00 pm, CSNMA+	Saint Louis			Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Tournament
	vs.			PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

References

↑ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2016–17 Schedule."

Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	History

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