2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2009–10 season . Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fifth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center .
Coming off a 20–16 performance in the 2008–09 season that saw the Spiders advance to the semifinals of the 2009 College Basketball Invitational , the Spiders were picked third in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll.[ 1] Point guard Kevin Anderson was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team, with guard David Gonzalvez being named to the Second Team and center Dan Geriot to the Third Team.
Following the end of the regular season, Anderson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, while Gonzalvez was named to both the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and Defensive Team.[ 2]
With its 26th win of the season coming in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament against Xavier, Richmond tied a school record for number of wins in a season.[ 3]
After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond advanced to the finals of the conference tournament before falling to Temple. Richmond was awarded an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . As the seventh seed in the tournament's South region, Richmond earned the highest seeding in its history. They lost in the first round to ten seed Saint Mary's to end their season.
Preseason
Recruiting
Roster
2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Darrius Garrett
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Raleigh, North Carolina
G
3
Darien Brothers
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Richmond, Virginia
G
5
David Gonzalvez
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Marietta, Georgia
G
10
Jonathan Benjamin
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Rochester, New York
F/C
11
Josh Duinker
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS So
Sydney, Australia
F
12
Kevin Smith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G/F
13
Zak Estes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Indianapolis, Indiana
G
14
Kevin Anderson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Atlanta, Georgia
F
15
Francis-Cedric Martel
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Montreal, Canada
G/F
21
Kevin Hovde
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
G/F
22
Greg Robbins
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G
24
Liam Billings
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Winter Park, Florida
F
31
Conor Smith
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Brookfield, Wisconsin
F
32
Justin Harper
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Richmond, Virginia
C
41
Dan Geriot
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
RS Jr
Springfield, Pennsylvania
G/F
44
Ryan Butler
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Richmond, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2009-11-19
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 13 *7:00 pm
Lehigh
W 65–53
1–0
Robins Center (4,139)Richmond, Virginia
November 16 *7:00 pm
VMI
W 103–59
2–0
Robins Center (3,802)Richmond, Virginia
November 19 *7:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 71–78
2–1
Kaplan Arena (2,104)Williamsburg, Virginia
November 22 *5:00 pm
Chattanooga South Padre Island Invitational
W 75–49
3–1
Robins Center (3,185)Richmond, Virginia
November 24 *7:00 pm
Longwood South Padre Island Invitational
W 65–52
4–1
Robins Center (3,338)Richmond, Virginia
November 27 *6:00 pm, Fox College Sports
vs. Mississippi State South Padre Island Invitational
W 63–62
5–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (585)South Padre Island, Texas
November 28 *8:00 pm, Fox College Sports
vs. Missouri South Padre Island Invitational
W 59–52
6–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (543)South Padre Island, Texas
December 2 *7:00 pm
Old Dominion
W 67–60
7–1
Robins Center (4,130)Richmond, Virginia
December 12 *7:30 pm
at VCU Black & Blue Classic
L 57–65
7–2
Siegel Center (7,567)Richmond, Virginia
December 16 *7:00 pm, SportSouth
at South Carolina
L 58–76
7–3
Colonial Life Arena (9,640)Columbia, South Carolina
December 19 *6:30 pm, Sun Sports
vs. No. 13 Florida Orange Bowl Classic
W 56–53
8–3
BankAtlantic Center (13,258)Sunrise, Florida
December 22 *12:00 pm
UNC Greensboro
W 89–63
9–3
Robins Center (3,127)Richmond, Virginia
December 28 *7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington
W 66–64
10–3
Robins Center (4,027)Richmond, Virginia
December 31 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wake Forest
L 68–74 OT
10–4
LJVM Coliseum (10,210)Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 2 *2:00 pm
at Bucknell
W 59–50
11–4
Sojka Pavilion (2,322)Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
January 6 7:00 pm
at Duquesne
W 80–68
12–4 (1–0)
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,523)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 9 5:00 pm
at Saint Louis
L 58–63
12–5 (1–1)
Chaifetz Arena (8,134)St. Louis, Missouri
January 13 7:00 pm
UMass
W 70–63 OT
13–5 (2–1)
Robins Center (4,019)Richmond, Virginia
January 16 4:00 pm, CBS College Sports
La Salle
W 67–63
14–5 (3–1)
Robins Center (4,641)Richmond, Virginia
January 20 7:00 pm
Charlotte
L 59–71
14–6 (3–2)
Robins Center (4,042)Richmond, Virginia
January 23 2:00 pm
at George Washington
W 62–57
15–6 (4–2)
Smith Center (3,298)Washington, D.C.
January 30 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports
Saint Louis
W 62–36
16–6 (5–2)
Robins Center (3,193)Richmond, Virginia
February 3 7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
W 68–58
17–6 (6–2)
Hagan Arena (3,886)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 6 2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Temple
W 71–54
18–6 (7–2)
Robins Center (6,806)Richmond, Virginia
February 10 7:00 pm
at Rhode Island
W 69–67
19–6 (8–2)
Ryan Center (7,109)Kingston, Rhode Island
February 13 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports
at St. Bonaventure
W 68–49
20–6 (9–2)
Reilly Center (5,013)St. Bonaventure, New York
February 17 7:00 pm
No. 25
Fordham
W 84–56
21–6 (10–2)
Robins Center (4,834)Richmond, Virginia
February 20 7:00 pm
No. 25
George Washington
W 74–70
22–6 (11–2)
Robins Center (9,025)Richmond, Virginia
February 28 1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23
at Xavier
L 76–78 2OT
22–7 (11–3)
Cintas Center (10,250)Cincinnati, Ohio
March 4 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports
Dayton
W 60–56
23–7 (12–3)
Robins Center (7,121)Richmond, Virginia
March 6 2:00 pm
at Charlotte
W 89–84 OT
24–7 (13–3)
Halton Arena (6,559)Charlotte, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12 9:00 pm, CBS College Sports
(3)
vs. (11) UMass A-10 Quarterfinal
W 77–72
25–7
Boardwalk Hall (6,027)Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 13 3:30 pm, CBS College Sports
(3)
vs. (2) No. 24 Xavier A-10 Semifinal
W 89–85 OT
26–7
Boardwalk Hall (8,208)Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 14 1:00 pm, CBS
(3)
vs. (1) No. 17 Temple A-10 Championship Game
L 52–56
26–8
Boardwalk Hall (7,882)Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
March 18 *2:50 pm, CBS
(7 S) No. 24
vs. (10 S) Saint Mary's NCAA First Round
L 71–80
26–9
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106)Providence, RI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=NCAA South Regional.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source
[ 4]
References