# 2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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 Division I men's 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.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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. No. 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 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 | | 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 | | 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 No. 23 Temple | L 53–73 | 20–7 (9–3) | Liacouras Center (6,078) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 20 3:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | 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 | (3) | vs. (6) Rhode Island A-10 Quarterfinal | W 55–45 | 25–7 | Boardwalk Hall (7,321) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| March 12 3:30 pm, CBS College Sports | (3) | vs. (2) No. 24 Temple A-10 Semifinal | W 58–54 | 26–7 | Boardwalk Hall (8,285) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| March 13 1:00 pm, CBS | (3) | vs. (9) Dayton A-10 Championship Game | W 67–54 | 27–7 | Boardwalk Hall (5,602) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 17* 4:10 pm, TBS | (12 SW) | vs. (5 SW) No. 25 Vanderbilt NCAA Second Round | W 69–66 | 28–7 | Pepsi Center (18,499) Denver, Colorado |
| March 19* 5:15 pm, CBS | (12 SW) | vs. (13 SW) Morehead State NCAA Third Round | W 65–48 | 29–7 | Pepsi Center (19,328) Denver, Colorado |
| March 25* 7:27 pm, TBS | (12 SW) | vs. (1 SW) No. 2 Kansas NCAA Sweet Sixteen | L 57–77 | 29–8 | Alamodome (14,566) San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||