2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 22–13 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach Chris Mooney (12th season)
Assistant coach Rob Jones (9th season)
Assistant coach Kim Lewis (4th season)
Assistant coach Marcus Jenkins (2nd season)
Home arena Robins Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 3   .833     24 – 8   .750
VCU 14 – 4   .778     26 – 9   .743
Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722     25 – 9   .735
Richmond 13 – 5   .722     22 – 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611     20 – 12   .625
George Washington 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
George Mason 9 – 9   .500     20 – 14   .588
La Salle 9 – 9   .500     15 – 15   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444     17 – 15   .531
Fordham 7 – 11   .389     13 – 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333     12 – 21   .364
UMass 4 – 14   .222     15 – 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222     11 – 20   .355
Duquesne 3 – 15   .167     10 – 22   .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference under 12th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the regular season 19–11, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the A-10 Tournament, where they defeated George Washington in the Quarterfinals before losing to VCU in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where, as No. 6 seed in the Iowa bracket, defeated No. 3 seed Alabama and No. 7 seed Oakland before falling to No. 4 seed TCU in the Quarterfinals.

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.

Preseason

Richmond was picked to finish in sixth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1] T. J. Cline was selected to the Preseason All-Conference First Team while ShawnDre’ Jones was named to the Third Team.[1]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

Recruiting Class of 2017

Roster

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kirby, JoeJoe Kirby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sagemont School Pines, Florida
G 2 Fore, KhwanKhwan Fore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 Jones, ShawnDre'ShawnDre' Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr George Bush High School Houston, Texas
G 4 Oddo, KeithKeith Oddo (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Cross School Roanoke, Virginia
G 5 Sherod, NickNick Sherod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Christopher's School Richmond, Virginia
F/C 10 Cline, T. J.T. J. Cline 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Niagara Plano, Texas
G 11 Buckingham, De'MonteDe'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Henrico High School Richmond, Virginia
F 12 Fletcher, ChaseChase Fletcher (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas
F 13 Stansbury, SollySolly Stansbury (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Toms River High School North Toms River, New Jersey
G 15 King, NikoNiko King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Virginia Union Landover, Maryland
F 24 Wood, MarshallMarshall Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Virginia Tech Rustburg, Virginia
G 30 Pistokache, JesseJesse Pistokache 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Mission, Texas
G 32 Johnson, JuliusJulius Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Florida Air Academy Cocoa, Florida
F/C 33 Golden, GrantGrant Golden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. James School Winchester, Virginia
F 34 Abakah, KwesiKwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Northeastern Suwanee, Georgia
F 44 Friendshuh, PaulPaul Friendshuh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So New Prague High School New Prague, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, CBS 6.2		 VMI W 72–69  1–0
  31 – Jones  9 – Sherod  5 – Cline  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia

Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, CSNMA+		 Old Dominion L 61–64  1–1
  23 – Jones  6 – Cline  7 – Cline  Robins Center (5,028)
Richmond, Virginia

Nov 20, 2016*
1:30 pm, CSNMA+		 Robert Morris
Barclays Center Classic		 W 81–69  2–1
  18 – Cline  9 – Cline  5 – Cline  Robins Center (4,768)
Richmond, Virginia

Nov 22, 2016*
noon, CSNMA		 Hampton
Barclays Center Classic		 W 65–52  3–1
  17 – Cline  7 – Tied  5 – Cline  Robins Center (6,094)
Richmond, Virginia

Nov 25, 2016*
9:30 pm, ASN		 vs. Maryland
Barclays Center Classic semifinals		 L 82–88 OT 3–2
  23 – Jones  9 – Tied  9 – Cline  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, New York

Nov 26, 2016*
7:00 pm, ASN		 vs. Boston College
Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game		 W 67–54  4–2
  23 – Cline  10 – Cline  2 – Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, New York

Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, CBS 6.3		 at Bucknell L 68–73  4–3
  22 – Cline  8 – Tied  4 – Tied  Sojka Pavilion (2,494)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Dec 3, 2016*
noon, ESPNU		 Wake Forest L 67–75  4–4
  20 – Cline  7 – Johnson  8 – Cline  Robins Center (6,705)
Richmond, Virginia

Dec 10, 2016*
7:30 pm, CSNMA+		 UMBC W 78–75  5–4
  19 – Jones  9 – Tied  6 – Jones  Robins Center (5,552)
Richmond, Virginia

Dec 17, 2016*
12:30 pm, ESPNU		 Texas Tech L 72–79  5–5
  19 – Fore  9 – Cline  7 – Fore  Robins Center (6,703)
Richmond, Virginia

Dec 20, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at James Madison W 75–55  6–5
  21 – Cline  11 – Cline  6 – Jones  JMU Convocation Center (2,383)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Dec 23, 2016*
4:00 pm		 at Oral Roberts L 72–87  6–6
  25 – Cline  14 – Cline  6 – Tied  Mabee Center (2,735)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Atlantic 10 regular season

Dec 31, 2016
2:00 pm, ASN		 at Davidson W 82–80  7–6
(1–0)		  21 – Jones  10 – Cline  8 – Cline  John M. Belk Arena (4,249)
Davidson, North Carolina

Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, CBS 6.1		 Fordham W 80–72  8–6
(2–0)		  22 – Buckingham  5 – Cline  8 – Jones  Robins Center (5,004)
Richmond, Virginia

Jan 8, 2017
noon, NBCSN		 at George Washington W 77–70  9–6
(3–0)		  19 – Cline  11 – Cline  7 – Cline  Charles E. Smith Center (2,986)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, CBS 6.3		 St. Bonaventure W 78–61  10–6
(4–0)		  18 – Buckingham  13 – Buckingham  5 – Tied  Robins Center (6,058)
Richmond, Virginia

Jan 14, 2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN		 at Saint Joseph's W 70–66  11–6
(5–0)		  21 – Jones  10 – Cline  9 – Cline  Hagan Arena (4,051)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Dayton L 59–75  11–7
(5–1)		  21 – Cline  11 – Buckingham  6 – Jones  University of Dayton Arena (13,103)
Dayton, Ohio

Jan 22, 2017
1:00 pm, ASN		 George Mason L 77–82  11–8
(5–2)		  21 – Cline  11 – Cline  6 – Jones  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia

Jan 25, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Rhode Island W 73–62  12–8
(6–2)		  21 – Cline  13 – Cline  4 – Tied  Robins Center (5,545)
Richmond, Virginia

Jan 28, 2017
6:00 pm, CSNMA+		 Duquesne W 101–90  13–8
(7–2)		  34 – Cline  12 – Cline  11 – Cline  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia

Feb 1, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at VCU
Capital City Classic		 L 74–81  13–9
(7–3)		  30 – Jones  8 – Buckingham  8 – Cline  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, Virginia

Feb 4, 2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN		 George Washington W 84–75  14–9
(8–3)		  26 – Cline  13 – Cline  5 – Jones  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia

Feb 11, 2017
2:00 pm		 at La Salle W 64–52  15–9
(9–3)		  21 – Cline  9 – Buckingham  7 – Cline  Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Feb 14, 2017
7:00 pm, MASN		 at George Mason L 70–93  15–10
(9–4)		  21 – Cline  6 – Cline  6 – Jones  EagleBank Arena (3,004)
Fairfax, Virginia

Feb 17, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 VCU
Capital City Classic		 L 73–84  15–11
(9–5)		  20 – Jones  9 – Cline  7 – Cline  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia

Feb 21, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Davidson W 84–76  16–11
(10–5)		  18 – Tied  6 – Cline  8 – Cline  Robins Center (6,199)
Richmond, Virginia

Feb 25, 2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN		 at Fordham W 70–48  17–11
(11–5)		  19 – Buckingham  7 – Tied  12 – Fore  Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,023)
Bronx, New York

Mar 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Massachusetts W 75–64  18–11
(12–5)		  26 – Jones  3 – Tied  8 – Buckingham  William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,434)
Amherst, Massachusetts

Mar 4, 2017
4:00 pm, CSNMA+		 Saint Louis W 72–62  19–11
(13–5)		  23 – Buckingham  11 – Cline  12 – Cline  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Mar 10, 2017
8:30 pm, NBCSN		 (3) vs. (6) George Washington
Quarterfinals		 W 70–67  20–11
  19 – Jones  7 – Fore  8 – Cline  PPG Paints Arena (6,647)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mar 11, 2017
3:30 pm, CBSSN		 (3) vs. (2) VCU
Semifinals		 L 77–87  20–12
  26 – Buckingham  9 – Fore  5 – Fore  PPG Paints Arena (6,886)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NIT

Mar 14, 2017*
9:15 pm, ESPN2		 (6) at (3) Alabama
First round – Iowa Bracket		 W 71–64  21–12
  22 – Jones  6 – Cline  4 – Fore  Coleman Coliseum (4,041)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Mar 19, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU		 (6) (7) Oakland
Second round – Iowa Bracket		 W 87–83  22–12
  25 – Cline  9 – Cline  6 – Cline  Robins Center (6,527)
Richmond, Virginia

Mar 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 (6) at (4) TCU
Quarterfinals – Iowa Bracket		 L 68–86  22–13
  33 – Cline  7 – Cline  6 – Cline  Schollmaier Arena (5,946)
Fort Worth, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  2. ↑ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2016–17 Schedule."
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