2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Chicago Invitational Challenge Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#21
2010–11 record	29–8 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (6th year)
Assistant coach	Kevin McGeehan (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jamal Brunt (4th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Jones (3rd year)
Home arena	Robins Center

2010–11 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#20 Xavier	15	–	1	.938	24	–	8	.750
Temple	14	–	2	.875	26	–	8	.765
Richmond †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	8	.784
Duquesne	10	–	6	.625	19	–	13	.594
George Washington	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
Rhode Island	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Dayton	7	–	9	.438	22	–	14	.611
UMass	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
La Salle	6	–	10	.375	15	–	18	.455
Saint Louis	6	–	10	.375	12	–	19	.387
Saint Joseph's	4	–	12	.250	11	–	22	.333
Charlotte	2	–	14	.125	10	–	20	.333
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	7	–	21	.250

† 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2010–11 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under sixth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond defeated the University of Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. With the championship, Richmond was awarded an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where it received a 12-seed and defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament before eliminating Morehead State in the third round. The Spiders fell in the Sweet Sixteen to Kansas.

Preseason

Point guard and reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Kevin Anderson was named to the preseason watchlist for the John R. Wooden Award.^[1]

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cedrick Lindsay SG	Washington, DC	Gonzaga College HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2009
Cedrick Lindsay SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Derrick Williams PF	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 19, 2009
Derrick Williams PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Wayne Sparrow SG	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 25, 2008
Wayne Sparrow SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
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 2010 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com 2010 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "ESPN 2010 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

Roster

2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
5.0 !C	1	Garrett, DarriusDarrius Garrett	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Lindsay, CedrickCedrick Lindsay	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	3	Brothers, DarienDarien Brothers	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	10	Benjamin, JonathanJonathan Benjamin	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Rochester, New York
4.5 !F/C	11	Duinker, JoshJosh Duinker	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sydney, Australia
3.5 !F	12	Smith, KevinKevin Smith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	13	Estes, ZakZak Estes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	14	Anderson, KevinKevin Anderson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	15	Martel, Francis-CedricFrancis-Cedric Martel	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Montreal, Canada
2.5 !G/F	21	Hovde, KevinKevin Hovde	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
2.5 !G/F	22	Robbins, GregGreg Robbins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	24	Billings, LiamLiam Billings	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Winter Park, Florida
3.5 !F	31	Smith, ConorConor Smith	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brookfield, Wisconsin
3.5 !F	32	Harper, JustinJustin Harper	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	35	Sparrow, WayneWayne Sparrow	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
3.5 !F	34	Williams, DerrickDerrick Williams	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Staten Island, New York
5.0 !C	41	Geriot, DanDan Geriot	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Springfield, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-10-06

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
November 12* 7:00 pm	The Citadel	W 79–37	1–0	Robins Center (6,008) Richmond, Virginia
November 15* 7:00 pm	William & Mary	W 73–49	2–0	Robins Center (4,320) Richmond, Virginia
November 18* 7:30 pm	at Iona	L 77–81 ^2OT	2–1	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, New York
November 21* 4:00 pm	Charleston Southern Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 82–71	3–1	Robins Center (4,104) Richmond, Virginia
November 23* 12:00 pm	Southern Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 81–40	4–1	Robins Center (3,126) Richmond, Virginia
November 26* 6:00 pm	vs. Wright State Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 71–61	5–1	Sears Centre (3,392) Hoffman Estates, Illinois
November 27* 7:30 pm, Big Ten Network	vs. #10 Purdue Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 65–54	6–1	Sears Centre (2,832) Hoffman Estates, Illinois
December 1* 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 70–77	6–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,824) Norfolk, Virginia
December 5* 2:00 pm, Fox College Sports	at Arizona State	W 67–61	7–2	Wells Fargo Arena (7,731) Tempe, Arizona
December 11* 7:00 pm	VCU Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic	W 72–60	8–2	Robins Center (8,906) Richmond, Virginia
December 18* 5:00 pm	vs. Georgia Tech Battle at Atlantis	L 54–67	8–3	Atlantis Paradise Island (3,480) Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 22* 12:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 63–53	9–3	Greensboro Coliseum (2,317) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 26* 12:00 pm	at Seton Hall	W 69–61	10–3	Prudential Center (6,634) Newark, New Jersey
December 29* 7:00 pm	Wake Forest	W 90–74	11–3	Robins Center (8,113) Richmond, Virginia
January 2* 4:00 pm	Bucknell	L 61–62	11–4	Robins Center (5,426) Richmond, Virginia
January 5 7:00 pm	Charlotte	W 71–59	12–4 (1–0)	Robins Center (4,231) Richmond, Virginia
January 8 4:00 pm, CBS College Sports (regional)	at La Salle	W 87–68	13–4 (2–0)	Tom Gola Arena (1,868) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 13 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports	Rhode Island	L 74–78	13–5 (2–1)	Robins Center (6,371) Richmond, Virginia
January 19 7:00 pm	George Washington	W 68–58	14–5 (3–1)	Robins Center (5,039) Richmond, Virginia
January 22 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports (regional)	at UMass	W 84–68	15–5 (4–1)	Mullins Center (3,921) Amherst, Massachusetts
January 25 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Dayton	W 70–61	16–5 (5–1)	University of Dayton Arena (12,126) Dayton, Ohio
January 29 12:00 pm, ESPN2	Xavier	L 62–85	16–6 (5–2)	Robins Center (8,514) Richmond, Virginia
February 2 7:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	W 62–52	17–6 (6–2)	Robins Center (5,011) Richmond, Virginia
February 5 1:00 pm	at Fordham	W 77–60	18–6 (7–2)	Rose Hill Gym (2,715) Bronx, New York
February 9 7:00 pm	at George Washington	W 69–65	19–6 (8–2)	Smith Center (2,159) Washington, D.C.
February 12 12:00 pm, ESPN2	Saint Louis	W 64–52	20–6 (9–2)	Robins Center (6,398) Richmond, Virginia
February 17 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports	at #23 Temple	L 53–73	20–7 (9–3)	Liacouras Center (6,078) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 20 3:00 pm, CBS College Sports (regional)	St. Bonaventure	W 82–65	21–7 (10–3)	Robins Center (7,291) Richmond, Virginia
February 26 7:00 pm	at Charlotte	W 72–59	22–7 (11–3)	Halton Arena (6,156) Charlotte, North Carolina
March 2 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	W 69–54	23–7 (12–3)	Hagan Arena (3,651) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 5 12:00 pm, CBS College Sports	Duquesne	W 68–56	24–7 (13–3)	Robins Center (6,524) Richmond, Virginia
2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
March 11 9:00 PM, CBS College Sports (syndicated)	vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinal	W 55–45	25–7	Boardwalk Hall (7,321) Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 12 3:30 PM, CBS College Sports	vs. #24 Temple Semifinal	W 58–54	26–7	Boardwalk Hall (8,285) Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 13 1:00 PM, CBS	vs. Dayton Championship Game	W 67–54	27–7	Boardwalk Hall (5,602) Atlantic City, New Jersey
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 17* 4:10 PM, TBS	vs. #25 Vanderbilt Second Round	W 69–66	28–7	Pepsi Center (18,499) Denver, Colorado
March 19* 5:15 PM, CBS	vs. Morehead State Third Round	W 65–48	29–7	Pepsi Center (19,328) Denver, Colorado
March 25* 7:27 PM, TBS	vs. #2 Kansas Sweet Sixteen	L 57–77	29–8	Alamodome (14,566) San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

References

↑ Anderson Named To Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 List
↑ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2010–11 Schedule." Retrieved on October 8, 2010.

Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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