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
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton153 .833248  .750
VCU144 .778269  .743
Rhode Island135 .7222510  .714
Richmond135 .7222213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .6112012  .625
George Washington108 .5562015  .571
George Mason99 .5002014  .588
La Salle99 .5001515  .500
Davidson810 .4441715  .531
Fordham711 .3891319  .406
Saint Louis612 .3331221  .364
UMass414 .2221518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .2221120  .355
Duquesne315 .1671022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

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.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Trey Davis5G/F6'5"215RS SeniorRichmond, VirginiaGraduated
Deion Taylor11F6'7"215SeniorNew Orleans, LouisianaGraduated
John Moran13G6'3"185SeniorPhoenixville, PennsylvaniaWalk-on; graduated
Terry Allen15F6'8"240SeniorHouston, TexasGraduated
KoVien Dominaus35F6'7"170FreshmanColumbus, OhioTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kwesi Abakah34F6'8"212RS SeniorSuwanee, GeorgiaGraduate transfer from Northeastern, eligible immediately

Recruiting

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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
  • 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

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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   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
  • 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

2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Joe Kirby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSagemont School Pines, Florida
G 2 Khwan Fore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 ShawnDre' Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrGeorge Bush High School Houston, Texas
G 4 Keith Oddo (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNorth Cross School Roanoke, Virginia
G 5 Nick Sherod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSt. Christopher's School Richmond, Virginia
F/C 10 T. J. Cline 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrNiagara Plano, Texas
G 11 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHenrico High School Richmond, Virginia
F 12 Chase Fletcher (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrHighland Park High School Dallas, Texas
F 13 Solly Stansbury (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoToms 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 FrVirginia Union Landover, Maryland
F 24 Marshall Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrVirginia Tech Rustburg, Virginia
G 30 Jesse Pistokache 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoJohnson Ferry Christian Academy Mission, Texas
G 32 Julius Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFlorida Air Academy Cocoa, Florida
F/C 33 Grant Golden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSt. James School Winchester, Virginia
F 34 Kwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSNortheastern Suwanee, Georgia
F 44 Paul Friendshuh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoNew 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

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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