2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball | |
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NIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 22–13 (13–5 A-10) |
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Home arena | Robins Center |
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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 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kwesi Abakah | 34 | F | 6'8" | 212 | RS Senior | Suwanee, Georgia | Graduate transfer from Northeastern, eligible immediately |
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Nick Sherod #36 SG | Richmond, Virginia | St. Christopher's School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 31, 2015 | |
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De'Monte Buckingham #50 SF | Henrico, Virginia | Henrico High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 29, 2015 | |
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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 | ||||||
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Recruiting Class of 2017
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Tomas Verbinskis #71 SF | Weston, Florida | The Sagemont School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
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 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() | ||||||
Nathan Cayo SG | Montreal, Quebec | College Jean-De-Brebeuf | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 13, 2016 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 OT | 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. |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2016–17 Schedule."