2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents the University of Richmond during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 14th-year head coach Chris Mooney and play their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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; gradauted
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	Dimissed 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 due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Black 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Souleymane Koureissi SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Jake Wojcik SG	Recruiting 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
Andre Gustavson SG	Recruiting 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
Matt Grace SG	Recruiting 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

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[4]

All-Conference - Grant Golden
All-Defense - 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	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	3	Bryce Schneider	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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	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 (W)	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

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls)
Kim Lewis (Tulane)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018* 7:00 pm	Hampden–Sydney	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Longwood	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Saint Francis Brooklyn Fort Meyers Tip-Off	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	IUPUI Fort Meyers Tip-Off	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Nov 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1	vs. Loyola–Chicago Fort Meyers Tip-Off semifinals	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm/9:30 pm, FS1	vs. Boston College or Wyoming Fort Meyers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 25, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Hampton	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, NBCSN	Wake Forest	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coppin State	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Oral Roberts	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Old Dominion	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Dec 22, 2018* TBA	High Point	St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 29, 2018* 3:05 pm	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
A-10 regular season
Jan 6, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rhode Island	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Washington	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Duquesne	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 19, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN	at Davidson	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 30, 2019 TBA, ESPN+	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	La Salle	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	George Mason	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	George Washington	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at VCU Capital City Classic	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fordham	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	VCU Capital City Classic	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Massachusetts	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Davidson	Robins Center Richmond, VA
A-10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[5]

References

^ "Duquesne vs. Richmond - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
^ "Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 9, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
^ "De'Monte Buckingham, dismissed at Richmond, headed to CSU Bakersfield". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2018–19 Schedule"

[1] "Duquesne vs. Richmond - Game Recap - March 8, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.

[2] "Richmond vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 9, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.

[3] "De'Monte Buckingham, dismissed at Richmond, headed to CSU Bakersfield". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

[4] Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2018–19 Schedule"

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