2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–20 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Jones (10th season); Kim Lewis (5th season); Marcus Jenkins (3rd season);
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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]

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference

Record12–20 (9–9 A-10)

Headcoach

Chris Mooney (13th season)

Assistant coaches

Rob Jones (10th season)
Kim Lewis (5th season)
Marcus Jenkins (3rd season)

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2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Davidson †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
VCU	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Saint Louis	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Richmond	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Dayton	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Duquesne	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
La Salle	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Massachusetts	5	–	13	.278	13	–	20	.394
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
ShawnDre' Jones	3	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
T. J. Cline	10	F/C	6'9"	230	RS Senior	Plano, Texas	Graduated
Chase Fletcher	12	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Walk-on; graduated
Marshall Wood	24	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Rustburg, Virginia	Graduated
Jesse Pistokache	30	G	6'3"	205	Sophomore	Mission, Texas	Transferred to Salem International
Kwesi Abakah	34	F	6'8"	240	Grad Student	Suwanee, Georgia	Graduated

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tomas Verbinskis #67 SF	Weston, Florida	The Sagemont School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 21, 2016
Tomas Verbinskis #67 SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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
Bryce Schneider SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Jacob Gilyard PG	Kansas City, Missouri	The Barstow School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 12, 2016
Jacob Gilyard PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Nathan Cayo SG	Montreal, Quebec	College Jean-De-Brebeuf	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 13, 2016
Nathan Cayo SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Phoenix Ford SF	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Saint Petersburg High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 7, 2016
Phoenix Ford SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2017 Richmond Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "Scout.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Scout. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "ESPN 2017 Richmond Commitments". ESPN. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 14, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (77)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 3, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA+		Delaware	L 63–76^[11]	0–1	18 – Buckingham	6 – Tied	4 – Gilyard	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 13, 2017* noon, NBCSWA		Jacksonville State	L 61–94^[12]	0–2	13 – 3 Tied	6 – Golden	4 – Golden	Robins Center (6,805) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 20, 2017* 5:00 pm		vs. UAB Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals	W 63–50^[13]	1–2	26 – Golden	7 – Golden	5 – Stansbury	John Gray High School (650) George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2017* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 12 Cincinnati Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	L 48–75^[14]	1–3	12 – Gilyard	7 – Buckingham	3 – Buckingham	John Gray High School (1,400) George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 22, 2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Louisiana Cayman Islands Classic	L 76–82^[15]	1–4	24 – Golden	9 – Buckingham	8 – Buckingham	John Gray High School (850) George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 25, 2017* 6:00 pm, Stadium		Georgetown	L 76–82^[16]	1–5	28 – Buckingham	10 – Golden	3 – Tied	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA+		Vermont	L 65–71^[17]	1–6	14 – Sherod	7 – Fore	4 – Tied	Robins Center (4,615) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 53–82^[18]	1–7	16 – Golden	9 – Buckingham	4 – Golden	LJVM Coliseum (6,591) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Old Dominion	L 60–79^[19]	1–8	12 – Tied	6 – Buckingham	6 – Gilyard	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,390) Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, NBCSWA+		James Madison	W 74–71^[20]	2–8	23 – Gilyard	7 – Buckingham	5 – Golden	Robins Center (6,524) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, MASN		Bucknell	L 78–86^[21]	2–9	22 – Buckingham	8 – Tied	5 – Buckingham	Robins Center (5,501) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College	L 73–78 ^{OT^[22]}	2–10	17 – Golden	10 – Golden	6 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,538) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
A-10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	W 69–58^[23]	3–10 (1–0)	22 – Sherod	10 – Golden	2 – Tied	Robins Center (6,560) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 65–69 ^{OT^[24]}	3–11 (1–1)	12 – Johnson	16 – Buckingham	4 – Gilyard	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,106) Bronx, New York
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 62–69^[25]	3–12 (1–2)	24 – Golden	8 – Tied	6 – Buckingham	Chaifetz Arena (7,291) St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		Dayton	L 81–87^[26]	3–13 (1–3)	17 – Johnson	7 – Buckingham	5 – Tied	Robins Center (5,137) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 13, 2018 4:30 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	W 78–68^[27]	4–13 (2–3)	24 – Golden	8 – Buckingham	5 – Gilyard	Robins Center (6,727) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		at VCU Capital City Classic	W 67–52^[28]	5–13 (3–3)	17 – Golden	9 – Buckingham	8 – Gilyard	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 20, 2018 2:30 pm, NBCSN		La Salle	W 81–74^[29]	6–13 (4–3)	18 – Tied	9 – Buckingham	4 – Tied	Robins Center (6,686) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 77–73 ^{OT^[30]}	7–13 (5–3)	28 – Sherod	9 – Golden	6 – Buckingham	Palumbo Center (1,786) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSN		at Davidson	W 66–63^[31]	8–13 (6–3)	24 – Golden	14 – Sherod	4 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (4,412) Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm, NBCSN		George Mason	L 75–79^[32]	8–14 (6–4)	32 – Sherod	11 – Sherod	5 – Gilyard	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 7, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU Capital City Classic	W 77–76^[33]	9–14 (7–4)	18 – Tied	9 – Golden	6 – Gilyard	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 88–97^[34]	9–15 (7–5)	26 – Sherod	9 – Sherod	6 – Gilyard	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, New York
Feb 13, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at No. 16 Rhode Island	L 67–85^[35]	9–16 (7–6)	21 – Sherod	7 – Golden	4 – Buckingham	Ryan Center (7,019) Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSWA+		Saint Louis	L 66–72^[36]	9–17 (7–7)	19 – Sherod	7 – Buckingham	5 – Gilyard	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		at George Washington	L 77–103^[37]	9–18 (7–8)	21 – Buckingham	6 – Golden	5 – Buckingham	Charles E. Smith Center (2,542) Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSWA		Saint Joseph's	L 70–72^[38]	9–19 (7–9)	20 – Sherod	10 – Buckingham	5 – Tied	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm, MASN2		UMass	W 90–65^[39]	10–19 (8–9)	26 – Golden	11 – Golden	6 – Tied	Robins Center (5,618) Richmond, Virginia
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, MASN		at George Mason	W 93–79^[40]	11–19 (9–9)	25 – Sherod	8 – Golden	5 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (5,895) Fairfax, Virginia
A-10 tournament
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(7)	vs. (10) Duquesne Second round	W 81–68^[41]	12–19	20 – Gilyard	9 – Golden	7 – Buckingham	Capital One Arena (6,514) Washington, D.C.
Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(7)	vs. (2) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	L 77–83	12–20	25 – Fore	9 – Golden	5 – Buckingham	Capital One Arena (7,664) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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