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 | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
| Recruiting 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 | |
| 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
| US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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| 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: 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 | |
| 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: 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 | |
| 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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Schedule and results
| 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
- "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."
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