2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CBI Semifinals vs. UTEP, L 81–69
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2008–09 record	20–16 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McGeehan (4th season); Jamal Brunt (2nd season); Rob Jones (1st season);
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2008–09 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fourth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Roster[]

2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Darrius Garrett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	3	Mark McGonigal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Absecon, New Jersey
C	4	Jarhon Giddings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	5	David Gonzalvez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Marietta, Georgia
G	10	Duncan McLean	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wilmette, Illinois
F/C	11	Josh Duinker	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Sydney, Australia
F	12	Kevin Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G/F	13	Zak Estes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	14	Kevin Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
F	15	Francis-Cedric Martel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Montreal, Canada
G/F	21	Kevin Hovde	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
G	24	Liam Billings	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Winter Park, Florida
F	31	Conor Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Brookfield, Wisconsin
F	32	Justin Harper	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Richmond, Virginia
C	41	Dan Geriot	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Pennsylvania
G	44	Ryan Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin McGeehan (Gettysburg)
Jamal Brunt (Randolph-Macon)
Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
European Summer Trip
August 14* 2:00 pm	at USA Toulogues Perpignan	W 101–78	–	(–) Perpignan, France
August 18* 3:00 pm	at Caja Rioja	L 94–95 ^OT	–	(–) Logroño, Spain
August 19* 3:00 pm	at Ford Burgos	L 79–103	–	(–) Burgos, Spain
August 20* 3:00 pm	at Illescas Toledo	W 91–77	–	(–) Illescas, Spain
Regular Season
November 15* 8:00 pm	Randolph–Macon	W 81–57	1–0	Robins Center (5,415) Richmond, Virginia
November 18* 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Syracuse CBE Classic	L 71–76	1–1	Carrier Dome (16,260) Syracuse, New York
November 24* 7:00 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast CBE Classic	W 69–58	2–1	Alico Arena (1,478) Ft. Myers, Florida
November 25* 5:00 pm	vs. UMKC CBE Classic	W 85–74	3–1	Alico Arena (742) Ft. Myers, Florida
November 26* 5:00 pm	vs. Bradley CBE Classic	L 66–80	3–2	Alico Arena (1,069) Ft. Myers, Florida
November 30* 7:00 pm	Coppin State	W 78–67	4–2	Robins Center (3,064) Richmond, Virginia
December 3* 7:00 pm, Comcast SportsNet	at Old Dominion	L 62–65	4–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,242) Norfolk, Virginia
December 6* 7:00 pm	Delaware State	W 76–66	5–3	Robins Center (3,138) Richmond, Virginia
December 13* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	Virginia Commonwealth Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic	L 76–77	5–4	Robins Center (7,182) Richmond, Virginia
December 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10 Wake Forest	L 79–86	5–5	Robins Center (6,635) Richmond, Virginia
December 22* 7:00 pm	Bucknell	W 79–57	6–5	Robins Center (4,146) Richmond, Virginia
December 28* 5:30 pm, MASN	at UNC Wilmington	W 76–69	7–5	Trask Coliseum (3,430) Wilmington, North Carolina
December 31* 7:00 pm, MASN	at Virginia Military Institute	L 70–73	7–6	Cameron Hall (3,109) Lexington, Virginia
January 3* 12:00 pm	Rice	W 74–43	8–6	Robins Center (4,178) Richmond, Virginia
January 10 2:00 pm, MASN	at George Washington	W 60–48	9–6 (1–0)	Smith Center (2,770) Washington, D.C.
January 14* 7:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	L 48–62	9–7	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17 7:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	L 67–71	9–8 (1–1)	Robins Center (5,751) Richmond, Virginia
January 21 7:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 78–75	10–8 (2–1)	Robins Center (3,538) Richmond, Virginia
January 25 3:00 pm	at Saint Louis	W 70–62	11–8 (3–1)	Chaifetz Arena (8,946) St. Louis, Missouri
January 28 7:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	L 58–68	11–9 (3–2)	Robins Center (4,312) Richmond, Virginia
January 31 6:30 pm, CBS College Sports	at Temple	L 65–74	11–10 (3–3)	Liacouras Center (6,087) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 4 7:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 71–80	11–11 (3–4)	Mullins Center (3,439) Amherst, Massachusetts
February 8 2:00 pm, KPLR-TV	Saint Louis	L 72–85 ^3OT	11–12 (3–5)	Robins Center (5,242) Richmond, Virginia
February 11 7:00 pm	Duquesne	W 71–67	12–12 (4–5)	Robins Center (4,334) Richmond, Virginia
February 14 7:00 pm, MASN	at Dayton	L 63–69	12–13 (4–6)	University of Dayton Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio
February 18 7:00 pm	at La Salle	W 62–53	13–13 (5–6)	Tom Gola Arena (1,475) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 21 6:00 pm, CBS College Sports	Charlotte	W 65–58	14–13 (6–6)	Robins Center (7,059) Richmond, Virginia
February 25 7:00 pm	at Fordham	W 78–68	15–13 (7–6)	Rose Hill Gym (1,840) Bronx, New York
February 28 7:00 pm	George Washington	L 57–66	15–14 (7–7)	Robins Center (5,338) Richmond, Virginia
March 3 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports	at Charlotte	W 64–62	16–14 (8–7)	Halton Arena (5,219) Charlotte, North Carolina
March 7 7:00 pm, MASN/Fox Sports Ohio	No. 17 Xavier	W 80–75	17–14 (9–7)	Robins Center (5,653) Richmond, Virginia
2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
March 11 9:00 pm	vs. St. Bonaventure First Round	W 65–49	18–14	Boardwalk Hall (3,418) Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 12 9:00 pm	vs. Dayton Quarterfinal	L 64–69	18–15	Boardwalk Hall (4,333) Atlantic City, New Jersey
2009 College Basketball Invitational
March 18* 7:00 pm	St. John's First Round	W 75–69	19–15	Robins Center (2,171) Richmond, Virginia
March 23* 7:00 pm	College of Charleston Quarterfinal	W 74–72	20–15	Robins Center (2,541) Richmond, Virginia
March 25* 8:00 pm	UTEP Semifinal	L 69–81	20–16	Robins Center (2,363) Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[1].

References[]

^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2008–09 Schedule Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on March 22, 2010.

[1] "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2008–09 Schedule Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on March 22, 2010.

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Rivalries	VCU
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1997–98 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Xavier	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
Rhode Island	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Temple†	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	20	–	16	.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
UMass	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
George Washington	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll