2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–20 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Jones
  • Marcus Jenkins
  • Kim Lewis
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 10 – 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Richmond 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The Spiders finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie with Saint Joseph's for tenth place. As the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2017–18 season 12–20, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Duquesne in the second round[1] before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joe Kirby 1 G 6'1" 205 Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Walk-on; graduated
Khwan Fore 2 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Huntsville, AL Graduate transferred to Louisville
De'Monte Buckingham 11 G 6'4" 230 Sophomore Richmond, VA Dismissed from the team due to violating athletics department policy; transferred to Cal State Bakersfield[3]
Phoenix Ford 12 F 6'8" 210 Freshman St. Petersburg, FL Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Jordan Madrid-Andrews 25 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior Denver, CO Graduated
Paul Friendshuh 44 F 6'10" 240 RS Junior New Prague, MN Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Blake Francis 1 G 6'0" 165 Junior Herndon, VA Transferred from Wagner. Under NCAA transfer rules, Francis will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Noah Yates 24 F 6'5" 195 GS Senior Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Transferred from Yale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Yates graduated from Yale.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Souleymane Koureissi
SF 		New Rochelle, NY Iona Preparatory School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 31, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Jake Wojcik
SG 		San Jose, CA Bellarmine College Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 27, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andre Gustavson
SG 		Finland Finland Basketball Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 21, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matt Grace
SG 		Hamilton, ON TRC Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 3, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 2018 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

Honors and awards

Preseason Awards

Street & Smith's[4]

Lindy's Sports[5]

  • All-Conference Second Team - Grant Golden
  • Top Defender - Jacob Gilyard

Roster

2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jacob Gilyard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So The Barstow School Kansas City, Missouri
G 1 Blake Francis Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Westfield High School
Wagner 		Herndon, Virginia
F 2 Souleymane Koureissi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Iona Prep Harlem, New York
G 4 Nathan Cayo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada
G 5 Nick Sherod Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Christopher's School Richmond, Virginia
F 10 Sullivan Kulju (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Eisenhower Middle/High School New Berlin, Wisconsin
G 11 Jake Wojcik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bellarmine College Prep San Jose, California
F 15 Matt Grace 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr TRC Academy Hamilton, Ontario
F 21 Tomas Verbinskis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Sagemont School Klaipeda, Lithuania
G 22 Andre Gustavson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 24 Noah Yates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Point Pleasant Beach High School
Yale 		Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
G 30 Keith Oddo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr North Cross School Roanoke, Virginia
G 31 Jordan Gaitley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fordham Preparatory School Haverford, Pennsylvania
G 32 Julius Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Florida Air Academy Cocoa, Florida
F 33 Grant Golden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So St. James School Winchester, Virginia
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
Exhibition
October 27, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Hampden–Sydney W 83–37[6] 
 14 – Golden   8 – Tied   7 – Gilyard  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood L 58–63  0–1
  15 – Gilyard   7 – Sherod   5 – Gilyard  Robins Center (6,717)
Richmond, VA
November 14, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		St. Francis Brooklyn
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 88–66  1–1
  22 – Sherod   8 – Wojcik   6 – Gilyard  Robins Center (6,851)
Richmond, VA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 78–70  2–1
  31 – Gilyard   10 – Golden   6 – Gilyard  Robins Center (5,015)
Richmond, VA
November 19, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		vs. Loyola–Chicago
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals 		L 66–82  2–2
  19 – Gilyard   4 – Tied   5 – Gilyard  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,550)
Fort Myers, FL
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Wyoming
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		L 66–68  2–3
  33 – Golden   9 – Tied   7 – Sherod  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,250)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hampton L 66–86  2–4
  23 – Cayo   6 – Cayo   3 – Tied   Robins Center (4,475)
Richmond, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Georgetown L 82–90  2–5
  22 – Golden   10 – Golden   10 – Gustavson  Capital One Arena (4,912)
Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2018*
7:30 pm, NBCSN 		Wake Forest W 84–74  3–5
  24 – Golden   5 – Yates   9 – Gilyard  Robins Center (6,076)
Richmond, VA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coppin State W 82–47  4–5
  14 – Gilyard   11 – Golden   5 – Gilyard  Robins Center (4,220)
Richmond, VA
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts L 52–59  4–6
  17 – Cayo   8 – Tied   3 – Yates  Robins Center (5,107)
Richmond, VA
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 54–63  4–7
  23 – Golden   11 – Golden   6 – Gilyard  Robins Center (5,617)
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. High Point
DC Hoops Fest 		W 74–59  5–7
  20 – Cayo   12 – Golden   9 – Gilyard  St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,012)
Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2018*
5:05 pm 		at South Alabama W 91–82  6–7
  22 – Golden   8 – Golden   9 – Gilyard  Mitchell Center (1,523)
Mobile, AL
A-10 regular season
January 6, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Dayton L 48–72  6–8
(0–1) 		 24 – Gilyard   6 – Gilyard   4 – Tied  UD Arena (12,848)
Dayton, OH
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rhode Island L 67–78  6–9
(0–2) 		 19 – Gilyard   8 – Golden   6 – Golden  Robins Center (5,006)
Richmond, VA
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington W 76–56  7–9
(1–2) 		 18 – Cayo   8 – Wojcik   4 – Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,335)
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 68–74  7–10
(1–3) 		 23 – Cayo   8 – Golden   5 – Gilyard  Robins Center (4,603)
Richmond, VA
January 19, 2019
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Davidson L 62–75  7–11
(1–4) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Cayo   5 – Gilyard  John M. Belk Arena (4,613)
Davidson, NC
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 70–74  7–12
(1–5) 		 24 – Golden   5 – Golden   4 – Tied  Hagan Arena (3,088)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure L 57–66  7–13
(1–6) 		 19 – Gilyard   9 – Golden   3 – Golden  Robins Center (6,503)
Richmond, VA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 84–81  8–13
(2–6) 		 24 – Gilyard   7 – Golden   4 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (4,597)
St. Louis, MO
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Salle L 58–66  8–14
(2–7) 		 20 – Gilyard   6 – Golden   5 – Golden  Robins Center (6,644)
Richmond, VA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Mason W 81–67  9–14
(3–7) 		 28 – Gilyard   5 – Tied   6 – Tied  Robins Center (4,769)
Richmond, VA
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington W 89–63  10–14
(4–7) 		 17 – Golden   5 – Golden   5 – Gilyard  Robins Center (6,601)
Richmond, VA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at VCU
Capital City Classic 		L 61–80  10–15
(4–8) 		 17 – Cayo   5 – Golden   4 – Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham W 72–69  11–15
(5–8) 		 16 – Golden   8 – Gilyard   8 – Gilyard  Robins Center (5,001)
Richmond, VA
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 84–75  12–15
(6–8) 		 24 – Golden   9 – Golden   6 – Golden  Tom Gola Arena (2,653)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 63–77  12–16
(6–9) 		 21 – Johnson   9 – Golden   5 – Golden  EagleBank Arena (3,281)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		VCU
Capital City Classic 		L 66–69  12–17
(6–10) 		 23 – Gilyard   10 – Golden   6 – Gilyard  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts L 79–87  12–18
(6–11) 		 21 – Golden   9 – Golden   6 – Golden  Mullins Center (2,534)
Amherst, MA
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson L 69–73  12–19
(6–12) 		 20 – Golden   6 – Golden   6 – Gilyard  Robins Center (7,002)
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) Fordham
First Round 		W 52–50  13–19
  15 – Cayo   11 – Golden   7 – Golden  Barclays Center (4,278)
Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSN 		(11) vs. (6) Saint Louis
Second Round 		L 68–71  13–20
  20 – Golden   5 – Gustavson   6 – Gilyard  Barclays Center (5,968)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Duquesne vs. Richmond - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 9, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "De'Monte Buckingham, dismissed at Richmond, headed to CSU Bakersfield". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Street & Smith's Basketball". Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29.
  5. ^ "Lindy's Sports College Basketball". Lindy's Sports College Basketball. 2018–19: 67.
  6. ^ "Box Score". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2018–19 Schedule"

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