# 2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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. 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.
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.
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darien Brothers G | Richmond, VA | Benedictine HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Greg Robbins F/G | Wynnewood, PA | Lower Merion HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 8, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| 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 2009 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com 2009 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "ESPN 2009 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. ||||||

## 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 ||||||