2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record22–13 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Jones (9th season)
  • Kim Lewis (4th season)
  • Marcus Jenkins (2nd season)
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
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 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

Previous season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2016 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • "Scout.com 2016 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • "ESPN 2016 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

Recruiting Class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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.

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