# 2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference under 12th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the regular season 19–11, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, where they defeated George Washington in the quarterfinals before losing to VCU in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where, as No. 6 seed in the Iowa bracket, defeated No. 3 seed Alabama and No. 7 seed Oakland before falling to No. 4 seed TCU in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Fordham in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Dayton.

## Preseason

Richmond was picked to finish in sixth place in the Preseason A-10 poll. T. J. Cline was selected to the Preseason All-Conference First Team while ShawnDre’ Jones was named to the Third Team.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Trey Davis | 5 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated |
| Deion Taylor | 11 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana | Graduated |
| John Moran | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | Walk-on; graduated |
| Terry Allen | 15 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| KoVien Dominaus | 35 | F | 6'7" | 170 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio | Transferred |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kwesi Abakah | 34 | F | 6'8" | 212 | RS Senior | Suwanee, Georgia | Graduate transfer from Northeastern, eligible immediately |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Sherod #36 SG | Richmond, Virginia | St. Christopher's School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| De'Monte Buckingham #50 SF | Henrico, Virginia | Henrico High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Grant Golden #66 PF | Middleton, Virginia | St. James School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Solly Stansbury SF | Paris, France | Paris-Levallois Basket | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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 2016 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "Scout.com 2016 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "ESPN 2016 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tomas Verbinskis #71 SF | Weston, Florida | The Sagemont School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Jacob Gilyard PG | Kansas City, Missouri | The Barstow School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Sep 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Nathan Cayo SG | Montreal, Quebec | College Jean-De-Brebeuf | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| AJ Ford SF | Saint Petersburg, Florida | Saint Petersburg High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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 2017 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "Scout.com 2017 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "ESPN 2017 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, CBS 6.2 | | VMI | W 72–69 | 1–0 | 31 – Jones | 9 – Sherod | 5 – Cline | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, CSNMA+ | | Old Dominion | L 61–64 | 1–1 | 23 – Jones | 6 – Cline | 7 – Cline | Robins Center (5,028) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, CSNMA+ | | Robert Morris Barclays Center Classic | W 81–69 | 2–1 | 18 – Cline | 9 – Cline | 5 – Cline | Robins Center (4,768) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 22, 2016* noon, CSNMA | | Hampton Barclays Center Classic | W 65–52 | 3–1 | 17 – Cline | 7 – Tied | 5 – Cline | Robins Center (6,094) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 25, 2016* 9:30 pm, ASN | | vs. Maryland Barclays Center Classic semifinals | L 82–88 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 23 – Jones | 9 – Tied | 9 – Cline | Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York |
| Nov 26, 2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | vs. Boston College Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game | W 67–54 | 4–2 | 23 – Cline | 10 – Cline | 2 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3 | | at Bucknell | L 68–73 | 4–3 | 22 – Cline | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Sojka Pavilion (2,494) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 3, 2016* noon, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | L 67–75 | 4–4 | 20 – Cline | 7 – Johnson | 8 – Cline | Robins Center (6,705) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 10, 2016* 7:30 pm, CSNMA+ | | UMBC | W 78–75 | 5–4 | 19 – Jones | 9 – Tied | 6 – Jones | Robins Center (5,552) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 17, 2016* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Tech | L 72–79 | 5–5 | 19 – Fore | 9 – Cline | 7 – Fore | Robins Center (6,703) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 75–55 | 6–5 | 21 – Cline | 11 – Cline | 6 – Jones | JMU Convocation Center (2,383) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Dec 23, 2016* 4:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 72–87 | 6–6 | 25 – Cline | 14 – Cline | 6 – Tied | Mabee Center (2,735) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN | | at Davidson | W 82–80 | 7–6 (1–0) | 21 – Jones | 10 – Cline | 8 – Cline | John M. Belk Arena (4,249) Davidson, North Carolina |
| Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, CBS 6.1 | | Fordham | W 80–72 | 8–6 (2–0) | 22 – Buckingham | 5 – Cline | 8 – Jones | Robins Center (5,004) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 2017 noon, NBCSN | | at George Washington | W 77–70 | 9–6 (3–0) | 19 – Cline | 11 – Cline | 7 – Cline | Charles E. Smith Center (2,986) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3 | | St. Bonaventure | W 78–61 | 10–6 (4–0) | 18 – Buckingham | 13 – Buckingham | 5 – Tied | Robins Center (6,058) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 70–66 | 11–6 (5–0) | 21 – Jones | 10 – Cline | 9 – Cline | Hagan Arena (4,051) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Dayton | L 59–75 | 11–7 (5–1) | 21 – Cline | 11 – Buckingham | 6 – Jones | University of Dayton Arena (13,103) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | George Mason | L 77–82 | 11–8 (5–2) | 21 – Cline | 11 – Cline | 6 – Jones | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | W 73–62 | 12–8 (6–2) | 21 – Cline | 13 – Cline | 4 – Tied | Robins Center (5,545) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 2017 6:00 pm, CSNMA+ | | Duquesne | W 101–90 | 13–8 (7–2) | 34 – Cline | 12 – Cline | 11 – Cline | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU Capital City Classic | L 74–81 | 13–9 (7–3) | 30 – Jones | 8 – Buckingham | 8 – Cline | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 4, 2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | W 84–75 | 14–9 (8–3) | 26 – Cline | 13 – Cline | 5 – Jones | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 64–52 | 15–9 (9–3) | 21 – Cline | 9 – Buckingham | 7 – Cline | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, MASN | | at George Mason | L 70–93 | 15–10 (9–4) | 21 – Cline | 6 – Cline | 6 – Jones | EagleBank Arena (3,004) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 17, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | VCU Capital City Classic | L 73–84 | 15–11 (9–5) | 20 – Jones | 9 – Cline | 7 – Cline | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 21, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Davidson | W 84–76 | 16–11 (10–5) | 18 – Tied | 6 – Cline | 8 – Cline | Robins Center (6,199) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 25, 2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Fordham | W 70–48 | 17–11 (11–5) | 19 – Buckingham | 7 – Tied | 12 – Fore | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,023) Bronx, New York |
| Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 75–64 | 18–11 (12–5) | 26 – Jones | 3 – Tied | 8 – Buckingham | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,434) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, CSNMA+ | | Saint Louis | W 72–62 | 19–11 (13–5) | 23 – Buckingham | 11 – Cline | 12 – Cline | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2017 8:30 pm, NBCSN | (3) | vs. (6) George Washington Quarterfinals | W 70–67 | 20–11 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Fore | 8 – Cline | PPG Paints Arena (6,647) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 11, 2017 3:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) VCU Semifinals | L 77–87 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | 26 – Buckingham | 9 – Fore | 5 – Fore | PPG Paints Arena (6,886) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| NIT |||||||||
| Mar 14, 2017* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | at (3) Alabama First Round – Iowa Bracket | W 71–64 | 21–12 | 22 – Jones | 6 – Cline | 4 – Fore | Coleman Coliseum (4,041) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Mar 19, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (6) | (7) Oakland Second Round – Iowa Bracket | W 87–83 | 22–12 | 25 – Cline | 9 – Cline | 6 – Cline | Robins Center (6,527) Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | at (4) TCU Quarterfinals – Iowa Bracket | L 68–86 | 22–13 | 33 – Cline | 7 – Cline | 6 – Cline | Schollmaier Arena (5,946) Fort Worth, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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