# 2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Spiders finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season 13–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie with Saint Joseph's for tenth place. As the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Noah Yates | 24 | F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Point Pleasant Beach, NJ | Exhausted eligibility as graduate student |
| Keith Oddo | 30 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Roanoke, VA | Walk-on graduate transfer to Louisville |
| Julius Johnson | 32 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Cocoa, FL | Graduated |
Assistant coach Kim Lewis also left the team after six seasons in the position, joining the staff of Mercer University in the same role. Richmond's director of basketball operations Steve Thomas was promoted to fill the vacancy left by Lewis.

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Connor Crabtree | 13 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Hillsborough, NC | Transferred from Tulane. Will sit out the 2019–20 season due to transfer rules and will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Burton SF | Uxbridge, MA | Marianapolis Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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 2019 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 3, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | Randolph–Macon | W 70–57 | | 17 – Golden | 7 – Golden | 6 – Golden | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 100–98 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 27 – Sherod | 8 – Tied | 8 – Gilyard | Robins Center (6,602) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., NBCS WA/ESPN+ | | Vanderbilt | W 93–92 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | 26 – Gilyard | 8 – Cayo | 4 – Gilyard | Robins Center (5,602) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 17, 2019* 4:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge Legends Classic campus round | W 90–62 | 3–0 | 25 – Sherod | 12 – Golden | 7 – Gilyard | Robins Center (4,604) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | McNeese State Legends Classic campus round | W 87–57 | 4–0 | 20 – Francis | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gilyard | Robins Center (4,765) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 25, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Wisconsin Legends Classic semifinals | W 62–52 | 5–0 | 19 – Francis | 12 – Golden | 6 – Francis | Barclays Center (6,812) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 18 Auburn Legends Classic final | L 65–79 | 5–1 | 14 – Golden | 6 – Tied | 4 – Gilyard | Barclays Center (6,420) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 30, 2019* 2:30 p.m., NBCSN | | Boston College | W 64–44 | 6–1 | 22 – Gilyard | 8 – Gilyard | 6 – Gilyard | Robins Center (5,531) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 80–63 | 7–1 | 29 – Francis | 9 – Sherod | 10 – Gilyard | Hampton Convocation Center (3,323) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 75–57 | 8–1 | 17 – Sherod | 9 – Sherod | 7 – Gilyard | Robins Center (5,506) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 14, 2019* 5:00 p.m., NBCSN | | Charleston | W 78–71 | 9–1 | 20 – Francis | 7 – Tied | 8 – Gilyard | Robins Center (5,804) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 62–59 | 10–1 | 19 – Golden | 7 – Golden | 4 – Tied | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,219) Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 22, 2019* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Radford Holiday Hoops Fest | L 58–73 | 10–2 | 18 – Francis | 7 – Golden | 6 – Gilyard | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,381) Washington, DC |
| Dec 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama | L 78–90 | 10–3 | 21 – Gilyard | 11 – Golden | 4 – Gilyard | Coleman Coliseum (9,960) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCS WA/ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 84–52 | 11–3 (1–0) | 23 – Francis | 7 – Golden | 4 – Golden | Robins Center (5,026) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 5, 2020 noon, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 69–61 | 12–3 (2–0) | 19 – Cayo | 11 – Cayo | 5 – Golden | Ryan Center (5,325) Kingston, RI |
| Jan 11, 2020 6:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | L 58–74 | 12–4 (2–1) | 17 – Sherod | 6 – Cayo | 3 – Golden | Robins Center (7,004) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Davidson | W 70–64 | 13–4 (3–1) | 18 – Sherod | 6 – Tied | 7 – Gilyard | John M. Belk Arena (3,503) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:30 p.m., NBCSN | | at George Mason | W 97–87 | 14–1 (4–1) | 25 – Golden | 6 – Burton | 8 – Gilyard | EagleBank Arena (4,603) Fairfax, VA |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 75–57 | 15–4 (5–1) | 15 – Golden | 9 – Burton | 5 – Gilyard | Robins Center (5,073) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 25, 2020 6:00 p.m., NBCS WA/ESPN+ | | No. 7 Dayton | L 79–87 | 15–5 (5–2) | 29 – Gilyard | 9 – Sherod | 7 – Golden | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at VCU Capital City Classic | L 68–87 | 15–6 (5–3) | 24 – Golden | 8 – Golden | 5 – Gilyard | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., NBCS WA+/ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 76–54 | 16–6 (6–3) | 20 – Golden | 6 – Wojcik | 9 – Gilyard | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 59–53 | 17–6 (7–3) | 22 – Gilyard | 9 – Burton | 3 – Tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,117) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 74–47 | 18–6 (8–3) | 16 – Golden | 7 – Burton | 5 – Gilyard | Tom Gola Arena (1,271) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU Capital City Classic | W 77–59 | 19–6 (9–3) | 23 – Sherod | 10 – Golden | 6 – Tied | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCS WA+/ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 65–50 | 20–6 (10–3) | 21 – Golden | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (5,651) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 22, 2020 6:30 p.m., NBCSN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 71–75 | 20–7 (10–4) | 23 – Francis | 9 – Burton | 6 – Gilyard | Reilly Center (5,480) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 73–70 | 21–7 (11–4) | 19 – Francis | 9 – Cayo | 8 – Golden | Charles E. Smith Center (2,735) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., NBCS WA/ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 95–71 | 22–7 (12–4) | 20 – Francis | 9 – Golden | 10 – Gilyard | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Mar 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCS WA+/ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 80–63 | 23–7 (13–4) | 19 – Sherod | 8 – Cayo | 8 – Gilyard | Robins Center (6,501) Richmond, VA |
| Mar 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 73–62 | 24–7 (14–4) | 21 – Francis | 11 – Tied | 10 – Gilyard | PPG Paints Arena (3,211) Pittsburgh, PA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13, 2020 6:00 p.m., NBCSN | (2) | vs. TBD Quarterfinals | A10 Tournament Canceled | A10 Tournament Canceled | A10 Tournament Canceled | A10 Tournament Canceled | A10 Tournament Canceled | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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