2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–14 (12–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamal Brunt (8th season)
  • Rob Jones (7th season)
  • Kim Lewis (2nd season)
Home arenaRobins Center
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson144 .778248  .750
Dayton135 .722279  .750
Rhode Island135 .7222310  .697
VCU126 .6672610  .722
Richmond126 .6672114  .600
George Washington108 .5562213  .629
St. Bonaventure108 .5561813  .581
UMass108 .5561715  .531
La Salle810 .4441716  .515
Saint Joseph's711 .3891318  .419
Duquesne612 .3331219  .387
Fordham414 .2221021  .323
George Mason414 .222922  .290
Saint Louis315 .1671121  .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under tenth-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to VCU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round and Arizona State in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL).

Previous season

The Spiders finished the season with an overall record of 19–14, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in seventh place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament the Spiders were defeated by VCU in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Cedrick Lindsay2G6'1190SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated
Tim Singleton10G6'2180FreshmanDallas, TexasTransferred
Wayne Sparrow4G6'3180RS JuniorBaltimore, MarylandTransferred
Derrick Williams34F6'6"270SeniorHarlem, New YorkGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chandler Diekvoss
SF
De Pere, Wisconsin De Pere HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Khwan Fore
PG
Huntsville, Alabama Lee HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Paul Friendshuh
PF
New Prague, Minnesota New Prague HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kadeem Smithen
PG
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thornlea Secondary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Joe Kirby
SG
Weston, Florida Sagemont School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2014 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  • "Scout.com 2014 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  • "ESPN 2014 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

Roster

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Senior point guard Kendall Anthony was named first-team All-Atlantic 10 and finished his career as the school's all-time leader in three-pointers.
2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Kendall Anthony 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) Sr Jackson, Tennessee
G 1 Josh Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Khwan Fore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 ShawnDre' Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 5 Trey Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Richmond, Virginia
F 10 T. J. Cline 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS So Plano, Texas
F 11 Deion Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 12 Kadeem Smithen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Ajax, Ontario
G 13 John Moran (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
F 15 Terry Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 22 Chandler Diekvoss Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr De Pere, Wisconsin
F 24 Marshall Wood Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rustburg, Virginia
G 25 Joe Kirby (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pembroke Pines, Florida
G 30 Zach Chu (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
F 33 Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 44 Paul Friendshuh Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr New Prague, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-28

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 14*
7:30 pm, CBS6 Xtra
Radford W 64–46  1–0
Robins Center (6,920)
Richmond, Virginia
November 18*
8:00 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion L 57–63  1–1
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,608)
Norfolk, Virginia
November 22*
1:00 pm, CSN+
High Point W 80–56  2–1
Robins Center (5,877)
Richmond, Virginia
November 26*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NC State L 72–84  2–2
PNC Arena (14,520)
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 30*
3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra
at Northern Iowa L 50–55  2–3
McLeod Center (3,081)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 3*
7:00 pm, CSN+
William & Mary W 68–67  3–3
Robins Center (4,684)
Richmond, Virginia
December 7*
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 46–51  3–4
JMU Convocation Center (3,537)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
December 13*
6:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra/CSN
Howard
Gotham Classic
W 54–41  4–4
Robins Center (5,489)
Richmond, Virginia
December 18*
7:00 pm
South Alabama
Gotham Classic
W 65–54  5–4
Robins Center (3,857)
Richmond, Virginia
December 20*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Pepperdine
Gotham Classic
W 65–63  6–4
Madison Square Garden (8,088)
New York City, New York
December 23*
12:00 pm
IUPUI W 57–53  7–4
Robins Center (4,483)
Richmond, Virginia
December 28*
4:00 pm, NBCSN
Wake Forest L 63–65  7–5
Robins Center (6,279)
Richmond, Virginia
December 31*
4:00 pm
Northeastern L 57–58  7–6
Robins Center (4,179)
Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3
5:00 pm, NBCSN
at Davidson L 67–81  7–7 (0–1)
John M. Belk Arena (4,919)
Davidson, North Carolina
January 8
7:00 pm, NBCSN
George Mason W 75-65  8-7
(1–1)
Robins Center (4,395)
Richmond, Virginia
January 11
3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra
St. Bonaventure W 60–41  9–7
(2–1)
Robins Center (5,629)
Richmond, Virginia
January 15
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at George Washington L 70–73 2OT 9–8
(2–2)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,621)
Washington, D.C.
January 17
6:00 pm, WTVR
Davidson W 89–63  10–8
(3–2)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
January 24
7:00 pm, CSN
at No. 22 Dayton L 60–63  10–9
(3–3)
UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, Ohio
January 28
7:00 pm, CSN+
Duquesne W 86–55  11–9
(4–3)
Robins Center (4,405)
Richmond, Virginia
January 31
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 14 VCU
Capital City Classic
W 64–55  12–9
(5–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, Virginia
February 5
6:30 pm, NBCSN
at La Salle L 62–64  12–10
(5–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,011)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 8
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Rhode Island L 74–79  12–11
(5–5)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
February 11
7:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra
Fordham W 73–71  13–11
(6–5)
Robins Center (5,524)
Richmond, Virginia
February 14
4:00 pm, MASN
at George Mason L 67–71  13–12
(6–6)
Patriot Center (6,018)
Fairfax, Virginia
February 18
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 71–56  14–12
(7–6)
Reilly Center (3,319)
Olean, New York
February 21
4:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington W 56–48  15–12
(8–6)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
February 25
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 VCU
Capital City Classic
W 67–63 2OT 16–12
(9–6)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
February 28
7:00 pm, CSN
at Saint Joseph's W 63–57  17–12
(10–6)
Hagan Arena (3,876)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 4
7:00 pm, ASN
at Massachusetts W 56–53  18–12
(11–6)
Mullins Center (3,857)
Amherst, Massachusetts
March 7
8:00 pm
Saint Louis W 67–51  19–12
(12–6)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, Virginia
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13
2:30 pm, NBCSN
vs. VCU
Quarterfinals
L 67–70  19–13
Barclays Center (6,809)
Brooklyn, New York
National Invitation tournament
March 18*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) St. Francis Brooklyn
First round
W 84–74  20–13
Robins Center (3,624)
Richmond, Virginia
March 22*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(1) (5) Arizona State
Second round
W 76–70 OT 21–13
Robins Center (4,507)
Richmond, Virginia
March 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (2) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals
L 61–63  21–14
Robins Center (6,126)
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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