2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2012–13 record	19–15 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McGeehan (8th season); Jamal Brunt (6th season); Rob Jones (5th season);
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2012–13 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under eighth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

This season was the 100th in Richmond basketball history.

Preseason[]

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terry Allen PF	Houston, Texas	Manvel HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 12, 2011
Terry Allen PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Deion Taylor SF	New Orleans, Louisiana	St. Augustine HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2011
Deion Taylor SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
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 2012 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "Scout.com 2012 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "ESPN 2012 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.

100 Years celebration[]

The University celebrated the 100th season of Spider basketball in several ways. Many former Spider players, coaches and teams were honored throughout the season and on January 22 the school announced their All-Time team, honored at halftime of their February 9 game against Saint Louis:^[1]

Banner commemorating 100 seasons of Spiders basketball

Ceremony honoring the UR All-Century team on February 9, 2013

Kevin Anderson (2007–2011)
Ken Atkinson (1986–1990)
Greg Beckwith (1982–1986)
Curtis Blair (1986–1992)
Tony Dobbins (2001–2004)
David Gonzalvez (2006–2010)
Justin Harper (2007–2011)
Ed Harrison (1952–1956)
Bob McCurdy (1973–1975)
Warren Mills (1951–1955)
Johnny Moates (1964–1967)
Johnny Newman (1982–1986)
Michael Perry (1977–1981)
John Schweitz (1978–1982)
Aron Stewart (1972–1974)
Dick Tarrant - Coach
Peter Woolfolk (1984–1988)

Roster[]

2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Kendall Anthony	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	So	Jackson, Tennessee
G	1	Luke Moyer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Souderton, Pennsylvania
G	2	Cedrick Lindsay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	3	Darien Brothers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia
G	4	Wayne Sparrow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Baltimore, Maryland
F	5	Trey Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Richmond, Virginia
G	10	Jonathan Benjamin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Rochester, New York
F	11	Deion Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	12	John Moran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
F	15	Terry Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	22	Greg Robbins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
C	25	Luke Piotrowski	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	30	Zach Chu	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Dallas, Texas
F	33	Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	34	Derrick Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Harlem, New York

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-11-13

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 9* 7:00 pm	Liberty	W 84–42	1–0	Robins Center (6,978) Richmond, Virginia
November 13* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington Nation of Coaches Classic	W 101–58	2–0	Robins Center (3,753) Richmond, Virginia
November 15* 7:00 pm	Hampton Nation of Coaches Classic	W 68–58	3–0	Robins Center (3,857) Richmond, Virginia
November 18* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	L 57–72	3–1	Williams Arena (11,341) Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 20* 7:00 pm	Wofford Nation of Coaches Classic	W 64–58	4–1	Robins Center (3,867) Richmond, Virginia
November 24* 2:00 pm	at Ohio Nation of Coaches Classic	L 48–73	4–2	Convocation Center (4,211) Athens, Ohio
November 28* 7:00 pm	William & Mary	W 86–78 ^2OT	5–2	Robins Center (4,052) Richmond, Virginia
December 1* 6:00 pm	Wake Forest	W 62–60	6–2	Robins Center (6,591) Richmond, Virginia
December 4* 7:00 pm, NBCSN	at Old Dominion	W 80–53	7–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,797) Norfolk, Virginia
December 8* 7:00 pm	at James Madison	W 83–82 ^OT	8–2	JMU Convocation Center (4,351) Harrisonburg, Virginia
December 15* 6:00 pm	Stetson	W 76–57	9–2	Robins Center (4,672) Richmond, Virginia
December 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 9 Kansas	L 59–87	9–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
December 22* 3:00 pm, NBCSN	vs. George Mason Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic	L 64–67	9–4	Richmond Coliseum (6,944) Richmond, Virginia
December 29* 6:00 pm	Davidson	L 64–70	9–5	Robins Center (6,071) Richmond, Virginia
January 2* 7:00 pm	Air Force	W 91–68	10–5	Robins Center (4,017) Richmond, Virginia
January 9 7:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 64–61	11–5 (1–0)	Robins Center (4,024) Richmond, Virginia
January 12 2:00 pm	at La Salle	L 59–71	11–6 (1–1)	Tom Gola Arena (2,282) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16 7:00 pm	at No. 13 Butler	L 47–62	11–7 (1–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,022) Indianapolis, Indiana
January 19 6:00 pm	Charlotte	W 81–61	12–7 (2–2)	Robins Center (8,321) Richmond, Virginia
January 24 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 19 VCU	W 86–74 ^OT	13–7 (3–2)	Robins Center (9,071) Richmond, Virginia
January 27 2:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 65–70	13–8 (3–3)	Mullins Center (5,467) Amherst, Massachusetts
January 30 7:00 pm	at Temple	L 64–71	13–9 (3–4)	Liacouras Center (4,769) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2 6:00 pm, FS Ohio	Xavier	W 73–71	14–9 (4–4)	Robins Center (8,317) Richmond, Virginia
February 9 6:00 pm	Saint Louis	L 46–56	14–10 (4–5)	Robins Center (8,121) Richmond, Virginia
February 13 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 55–61	14–11 (4–6)	Hagan Arena (3,651) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 16 6:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	W 83–80 ^OT	15–11 (5–6)	Robins Center (8,432) Richmond, Virginia
February 23 1:00 pm	at Fordham	W 72–55	16–11 (6–6)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,862) Bronx, New York
February 27 7:00 pm	George Washington	W 73–64	17–11 (7–6)	Robins Center (4,402) Richmond, Virginia
March 2 4:00 pm, CBSSN-Regional	at Dayton	L 74–78	17–12 (7–7)	University of Dayton Arena (12,317) Dayton, Ohio
March 6 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at No. 21 VCU	L 82–93	17–13 (7–8)	Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, Virginia
March 9 6:00 pm	Duquesne	W 79–55	18–13 (8–8)	Robins Center (6,951) Richmond, Virginia
2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
March 14 12:00 pm, NBCSN	vs. Charlotte First Round	L 63–68	18–14	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, New York
2013 College Basketball Invitational
March 20* 7:00 pm	at Bryant First Round	W 76–71	19–14	Chace Athletic Center (1,854) Smithfield, Rhode Island
March 25* 7:00 pm	at Wright State Quarterfinals	L 51–57	19–15	Nutter Center (3,741) Fairborn, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

References[]

^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Team Announced". Richmond Spiders. January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2012–13 Schedule." Retrieved on October 4, 2012.

External links[]

100 Years of Richmond basketball site

[1] "Men's Basketball All-Time Team Announced". Richmond Spiders. January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.

[2] "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2012–13 Schedule." Retrieved on October 4, 2012.

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v t Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
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

2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	7	.800
No. 25 VCU	12	–	4	.750	27	–	9	.750
Butler	11	–	5	.688	27	–	9	.750
La Salle	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Temple	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
UMass	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Xavier	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Charlotte	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Dayton	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
George Washington	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Rhode Island	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267

† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll