# 2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under tenth-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to VCU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round and Arizona State in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL).

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the season with an overall record of 19–14, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in seventh place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament the Spiders were defeated by VCU in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cedrick Lindsay | 2 | G | 6'1 | 190 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Tim Singleton | 10 | G | 6'2 | 180 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas | Transferred |
| Wayne Sparrow | 4 | G | 6'3 | 180 | RS Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred |
| Derrick Williams | 34 | F | 6'6" | 270 | Senior | Harlem, New York | Graduated |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chandler Diekvoss SF | De Pere, Wisconsin | De Pere HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 5, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Khwan Fore PG | Huntsville, Alabama | Lee HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Paul Friendshuh PF | New Prague, Minnesota | New Prague HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kadeem Smithen PG | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Thornlea Secondary | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Joe Kirby SG | Weston, Florida | Sagemont School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 2014 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "Scout.com 2014 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "ESPN 2014 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 14* 7:30 pm, CBS6 Xtra | | Radford | W 64–46 | 1–0 | Robins Center (6,920) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 18* 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Old Dominion | L 57–63 | 1–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,608) Norfolk, Virginia |
| November 22* 1:00 pm, CSN+ | | High Point | W 80–56 | 2–1 | Robins Center (5,877) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NC State | L 72–84 | 2–2 | PNC Arena (14,520) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| November 30* 3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra | | at Northern Iowa | L 50–55 | 2–3 | McLeod Center (3,081) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| December 3* 7:00 pm, CSN+ | | William & Mary | W 68–67 | 3–3 | Robins Center (4,684) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 7* 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 46–51 | 3–4 | JMU Convocation Center (3,537) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| December 13* 6:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra/CSN | | Howard Gotham Classic | W 54–41 | 4–4 | Robins Center (5,489) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 18* 7:00 pm | | South Alabama Gotham Classic | W 65–54 | 5–4 | Robins Center (3,857) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Pepperdine Gotham Classic | W 65–63 | 6–4 | Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, New York |
| December 23* 12:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 57–53 | 7–4 | Robins Center (4,483) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 28* 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | Wake Forest | L 63–65 | 7–5 | Robins Center (6,279) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 31* 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 57–58 | 7–6 | Robins Center (4,179) Richmond, Virginia |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 3 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Davidson | L 67–81 | 7–7 (0–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,919) Davidson, North Carolina |
| January 8 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | W 75-65 | 8-7 (1–1) | Robins Center (4,395) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 11 3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra | | St. Bonaventure | W 60–41 | 9–7 (2–1) | Robins Center (5,629) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 15 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at George Washington | L 70–73 $^{2OT}$ | 9–8 (2–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,621) Washington, D.C. |
| January 17 6:00 pm, WTVR | | Davidson | W 89–63 | 10–8 (3–2) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 24 7:00 pm, CSN | | at No. 22 Dayton | L 60–63 | 10–9 (3–3) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 28 7:00 pm, CSN+ | | Duquesne | W 86–55 | 11–9 (4–3) | Robins Center (4,405) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 31 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 14 VCU Capital City Classic | W 64–55 | 12–9 (5–3) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 5 6:30 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle | L 62–64 | 12–10 (5–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,011) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 8 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Rhode Island | L 74–79 | 12–11 (5–5) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 11 7:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra | | Fordham | W 73–71 | 13–11 (6–5) | Robins Center (5,524) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 14 4:00 pm, MASN | | at George Mason | L 67–71 | 13–12 (6–6) | Patriot Center (6,018) Fairfax, Virginia |
| February 18 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 71–56 | 14–12 (7–6) | Reilly Center (3,319) Olean, New York |
| February 21 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | George Washington | W 56–48 | 15–12 (8–6) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 22 VCU Capital City Classic | W 67–63 $^{2OT}$ | 16–12 (9–6) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 28 7:00 pm, CSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 63–57 | 17–12 (10–6) | Hagan Arena (3,876) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| March 4 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Massachusetts | W 56–53 | 18–12 (11–6) | Mullins Center (3,857) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| March 7 8:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 67–51 | 19–12 (12–6) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 13 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. VCU Quarterfinals | L 67–70 | 19–13 | Barclays Center (6,809) Brooklyn, New York |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| March 18* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) St. Francis Brooklyn First round | W 84–74 | 20–13 | Robins Center (3,624) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 22* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (1) | (5) Arizona State Second round | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–13 | Robins Center (4,507) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | (2) Miami (FL) Quarterfinals | L 61–63 | 21–14 | Robins Center (6,126) Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||
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