# 2022–23 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
On February 17, 2023, Richmond announced that Mooney would miss the remainder of the 2022–23 season due to heart surgery to address an aneurysm in his ascending aorta. Assistant coach and former Richmond player Peter Thomas served as interim head coach in Mooney's absence, and Mooney returned to his position after the conclusion of the season.

## Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2021–22 season 24–13, 10–8 in Atlantic 10 play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed, they defeated Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton, and Davidson to win the Atlantic 10 tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, where they upset Iowa in the First Round before losing to Providence in the Second Round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jacob Gilyard | 0 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Graduate Student | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Souleymane Koureissi | 2 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Harlem, NY | Graduated and transferred to Radford |
| Nathan Cayo | 4 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Graduate Student | Montreal, Canada | Graduated |
| Nick Sherod | 5 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Graduate Student | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
| Sullivan Kulju | 10 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Graduate Student | New Berlin, WI | Walk-on; Graduated |
| Isaiah Wilson | 21 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Winthrop |
| Jordan Gaitley | 31 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Graduate Student | Haverford, PA | Walk-on; Graduated |
| Grant Golden | 33 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Graduate Student | Winchester, VA | Graduated |

### Returning players

With the NCAA granting student-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, two scholarship Spiders who would have otherwise exhausted their eligibility elected to return for the 2021–22 season: Matt Grace and Andre Gustavson.

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mike Walz C | Berwyn, PA | Conestoga High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jul 25, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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 2022 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022. "ESPN 2022 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022. ||||||

### Other new players

In addition to freshman Walz, Richmond also brought in three new players via transfer: Neal Quinn from Lafayette, Isaiah Bigelow from Wofford, and Jason Roche from The Citadel.

## Schedule and results

Richmond announced a 30-game schedule on September 7, 2022, with a final game against Wichita State announced on September 15. The non-conference schedule began on November 7 with a home game against VMI and concluded with a December 28 home game against Coppin State. Richmond's 18-game Atlantic 10 schedule will see the Spiders facing VCU, George Mason, George Washington, and St. Bonaventure twice each and all other conference teams once each.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ | | VMI | W 69–48 | 1–0 | 13 – Nelson | 11 – Burton | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (6,049) Richmond, VA |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 68–55 | 2–0 | 21 – Nelson | 9 – Burton | 5 – Grace | Robins Center (6,814) Richmond, VA |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 90–92 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 38 – Burton | 8 – Bigelow | 4 – Tied | TD Arena (4,515) Charleston, SC |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | Wichita State | L 53–56 | 2–2 | 16 – Bigelow | 11 – Bigelow | 7 – Nelson | Robins Center (5,896) Richmond, VA |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Syracuse Empire Classic semifinals | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | 17 – Bigelow | 15 – Burton | 6 – Nelson | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Temple Empire Classic consolation | W 61–49 | 3–3 | 18 – Burton | 8 – Quinn | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 67–90 | 3–4 | 15 – Burton | 9 – Burton | 4 – Quinn | Savage Arena (4,166) Toledo, OH |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 57–58 | 3–5 | 26 – Burton | 6 – Bigelow | 5 – Grace | Kaplan Arena (3,179) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+ | | Drake | W 82–52 | 4–5 | 19 – Nelson | 7 – Burton | 3 – Quinn | Robins Center (6,447) Richmond, VA |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–48 | 5–5 | 17 – Bigelow | 9 – Burton | 5 – Nelson | Robins Center (5,004) Richmond, VA |
| December 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | vs. Clemson Greenville Winter Invitational | L 57–85 | 5–6 | 21 – Burton | 7 – Burton | 3 – Quinn | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117) Greenville, SC |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 81–71 | 6–6 | 29 – Burton | 5 – Burton | 4 – Gustavson | Robins Center (5,803) Richmond, VA |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WTVR-TV/ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 83–65 | 7–6 | 20 – Burton | 8 – Tied | 7 – Quinn | Robins Center (6,007) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 58–62 | 7–7 (0–1) | 21 – Burton | 12 – Bigelow | 2 – Tied | EagleBank Arena (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 73–63 | 8–7 (1–1) | 26 – Burton | 8 – Bigelow | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (5,394) Richmond, VA |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., NBCS WA/ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 75–73 | 9–7 (2–1) | 23 – Burton | 9 – Quinn | 4 – Tied | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 61–57 | 10–7 (3–1) | 17 – Burton | 12 – Burton | 4 – Bigelow | John M. Belk Arena (3,052) Davidson, NC |
| January 14, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA | | at St. Bonaventure | L 63–71 | 10–8 (3–2) | 16 – Grace | 6 – Bigelow | 3 – Randolph | Reilly Center (4,351) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 64–57 | 11–8 (4–2) | 23 – Burton | 7 – Tied | 3 – Grace | Robins Center (5,892) Richmond, VA |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | VCU Capital City Classic | L 62–74 | 11–9 (4–3) | 14 – Burton | 5 – Tied | 3 – Gustavson | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 76–85 | 11–10 (4–4) | 20 – Burton | 10 – Burton | 6 – Quinn | Mullins Center (2,143) Amherst, MA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 60–86 | 11–11 (4–5) | 19 – Bigelow | 5 – Burton | 3 – Grace | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | L 62–66 | 11–12 (4–6) | 22 – Burton | 9 – Burton | 3 – Bailey | Robins Center (5,235) Richmond, VA |
| February 5, 2023 noon, USA | | Fordham | W 68–58 | 12–12 (5–6) | 21 – Grace | 8 – Burton | 2 – Tied | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 105–107 $^{2OT}$ | 12–13 (5–7) | 28 – Grace | 9 – Bigelow | 4 – Quinn | Charles E. Smith Center (1,067) Washington, D.C. |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Loyola Chicago | W 74–71 | 13–13 (6–7) | 23 – Burton | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 62–68 | 13–14 (6–8) | 16 – Tied | 10 – Burton | 8 – Quinn | Tom Gola Arena (1,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., MASN/ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 81–78 | 14–14 (7–8) | 20 – Burton | 9 – Burton | 5 – Grace | Robins Center (6,022) Richmond, VA |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at VCU Capital City Classic | L 58–73 | 14–15 (7–9) | 21 – Quinn | 7 – Burton | 3 – Nelson | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 67–83 | 14–16 (7–10) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Grace | 6 – Randolph | Hagan Arena (1,594) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | George Mason | L 60–62 | 14–17 (7–11) | 17 – Burton | 6 – Grace | 3 – Tied | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) UMass First Round | W 71–38 | 15–17 | 28 – Burton | 10 – Quinn | 6 – Quinn | Barclays Center (5,119) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | (12) | vs. (5) George Mason Second Round | L 57–62 | 15–18 | 23 – Burton | 6 – Tied | 2 – Quinn | Barclays Center (5,011) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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