2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (13th season)
Assistant coach	Rob Jones (10th season)
Assistant coach	Kim Lewis (5th season)
Assistant coach	Marcus Jenkins (3rd season)
Home arena	Robins Center

2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team will represent the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond will compete as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference under 13th-year head coach Chris Mooney and play its home games at the Robins Center.

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2015–16 season 19–11, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place in the conference. They defeated George Washington in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament^[1] before losing to VCU in the semifinals.^[2] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Alabama^[3] and Oakland^[4]^[5] before falling to TCU in the quarterfinals.^[6]^[7]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
ShawnDre' Jones	3	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
T. J. Cline	10	F/C	6'9"	230	RS Senior	Plano, Texas	Graduated
Chase Fletcher	12	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Walk-on; graduated
Marshall Wood	24	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Rustburg, Virginia	Graduated
Jesse Pistokache	30	G	6'3"	205	Sophomore	Mission, Texas	Transferred to Salem International
Kwesi Abakah	34	F	6'8"	240	Grad Student	Suwanee, Georgia	Graduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tomas Verbinskis #67 SF	Weston, Florida	The Sagemont School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 21, 2016
Tomas Verbinskis #67 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	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: "Rivals.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "Scout.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "ESPN 2017 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	Delaware	–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 20, 2017* 6:00 pm	vs. UAB Cayman Islands Classic	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm or 8:30 pm	vs. Buffalo or Cincinnati Cayman Islands Classic	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 22, 2017*	vs. Iowa, Louisiana–Lafayette, South Dakota State, or Wyoming Cayman Islands Classic	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Dec 2, 2017*	at Wake Forest	–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, North Carolina
Dec 6, 2017*	at Old Dominion	–	–	–	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
A-10 regular season
A-10 Tournament
Mar 2018	vs.	–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Atlantic 10 tournament: Third-seeded Richmond edges George Washington, 68-67". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ Matarozzi, Angelina. "VCU avenges regular-season losses to Richmond with A-10 tourney win". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Richmond vs. Alabama - Game Recap - March 14, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Oakland’s season ends with 87-83 loss at Richmond in NIT". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Oakland takes Richmond to the wire, falls in NIT". Detroit News. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "TCU defeats Richmond 86-68, advances to NIT semifinals | SportsDay". SportsDay. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Richmond vs. TCU - Game Recap - March 21, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

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
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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