2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
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)
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
College recruiting information (2017)
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
Star ratings : 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
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
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
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
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:
Roster
2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Joe Kirby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Sagemont School
Pines, Florida
G
2
Khwan Fore
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Lee High School
Huntsville, Alabama
G
3
ShawnDre' Jones
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
George Bush High School
Houston, Texas
G
4
Keith Oddo (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
North Cross School
Roanoke, Virginia
G
5
Nick Sherod
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
St. Christopher's School
Richmond, Virginia
F/C
10
T. J. Cline
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr
Niagara
Plano, Texas
G
11
De'Monte Buckingham
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Henrico High School
Richmond, Virginia
F
12
Chase Fletcher (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Highland Park High School
Dallas, Texas
F
13
Solly 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
Niko King (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Virginia Union
Landover, Maryland
F
24
Marshall Wood
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Virginia Tech
Rustburg, Virginia
G
30
Jesse Pistokache
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy
Mission, Texas
G
32
Julius Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Florida Air Academy
Cocoa, Florida
F/C
33
Grant Golden
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
St. James School
Winchester, Virginia
F
34
Kwesi Abakah
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
GS
Northeastern
Suwanee, Georgia
F
44
Paul 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 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 .
Source:[ 2]
References