2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball | |
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NIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
2014–15 record | 21–14 (12–6 A-10) |
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Home arena | Robins Center |
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under tenth-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to VCU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round and Arizona State in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL).
Previous season[]
The Spiders finished the season with an overall record of 19–14, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in seventh place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament the Spiders were defeated by VCU in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.
Off season[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Cedrick Lindsay | 2 | G | 6'1 | 190 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
Tim Singleton | 10 | G | 6'2 | 180 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas | Transferred |
Wayne Sparrow | 4 | G | 6'3 | 180 | RS Junior | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred |
Derrick Williams | 34 | F | 6'6" | 270 | Senior | Harlem, New York | Graduated |
Recruiting[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chandler Diekvoss SF |
De Pere, Wisconsin | De Pere HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 5, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Khwan Fore PG |
Huntsville, Alabama | Lee HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 10, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Paul Friendshuh PF |
New Prague, Minnesota | New Prague HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 18, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kadeem Smithen PG |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Thornlea Secondary | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 3, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Joe Kirby SG |
Weston, Florida | Sagemont School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 14* 7:30 pm, CBS6 Xtra |
Radford | W 64–46 | 1–0 |
Robins Center (6,920) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
November 18* 8:00 pm, ASN |
at Old Dominion | L 57–63 | 1–1 |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,608) Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
November 22* 1:00 pm, CSN+ |
High Point | W 80–56 | 2–1 |
Robins Center (5,877) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
November 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NC State | L 72–84 | 2–2 |
PNC Arena (14,520) Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
November 30* 3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra |
at Northern Iowa | L 50–55 | 2–3 |
McLeod Center (3,081) Cedar Falls, Iowa | |||||||
December 3* 7:00 pm, CSN+ |
William & Mary | W 68–67 | 3–3 |
Robins Center (4,684) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
December 7* 2:00 pm |
at James Madison | L 46–51 | 3–4 |
JMU Convocation Center (3,537) Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
December 13* 6:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra/CSN |
Howard Gotham Classic |
W 54–41 | 4–4 |
Robins Center (5,489) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
December 18* 7:00 pm |
South Alabama Gotham Classic |
W 65–54 | 5–4 |
Robins Center (3,857) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
December 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Pepperdine Gotham Classic |
W 65–63 | 6–4 |
Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, New York | |||||||
December 23* 12:00 pm |
IUPUI | W 57–53 | 7–4 |
Robins Center (4,483) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
December 28* 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
Wake Forest | L 63–65 | 7–5 |
Robins Center (6,279) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
December 31* 4:00 pm |
Northeastern | L 57–58 | 7–6 |
Robins Center (4,179) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 3 5:00 pm, NBCSN |
at Davidson | L 67–81 | 7–7 (0–1) |
John M. Belk Arena (4,919) Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
January 8 7:00 pm, NBCSN |
George Mason | W 75-65 | 8-7 (1–1) |
Robins Center (4,395) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
January 11 3:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra |
St. Bonaventure | W 60–41 | 9–7 (2–1) |
Robins Center (5,629) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
January 15 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at George Washington | L 70–73 2OT | 9–8 (2–2) |
Charles E. Smith Center (3,621) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 17 6:00 pm, WTVR |
Davidson | W 89–63 | 10–8 (3–2) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
January 24 7:00 pm, CSN |
at No. 22 Dayton | L 60–63 | 10–9 (3–3) |
UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
January 28 7:00 pm, CSN+ |
Duquesne | W 86–55 | 11–9 (4–3) |
Robins Center (4,405) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
January 31 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 14 VCU Capital City Classic |
W 64–55 | 12–9 (5–3) |
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 5 6:30 pm, NBCSN |
at La Salle | L 62–64 | 12–10 (5–4) |
Tom Gola Arena (2,011) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 8 2:30 pm, NBCSN |
Rhode Island | L 74–79 | 12–11 (5–5) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 11 7:00 pm, CBS6 Xtra |
Fordham | W 73–71 | 13–11 (6–5) |
Robins Center (5,524) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 14 4:00 pm, MASN |
at George Mason | L 67–71 | 13–12 (6–6) |
Patriot Center (6,018) Fairfax, Virginia | |||||||
February 18 7:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | W 71–56 | 14–12 (7–6) |
Reilly Center (3,319) Olean, New York | |||||||
February 21 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
George Washington | W 56–48 | 15–12 (8–6) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 25 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 VCU Capital City Classic |
W 67–63 2OT | 16–12 (9–6) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 28 7:00 pm, CSN |
at Saint Joseph's | W 63–57 | 17–12 (10–6) |
Hagan Arena (3,876) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
March 4 7:00 pm, ASN |
at Massachusetts | W 56–53 | 18–12 (11–6) |
Mullins Center (3,857) Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
March 7 8:00 pm |
Saint Louis | W 67–51 | 19–12 (12–6) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13 2:30 pm, NBCSN |
vs. VCU Quarterfinals |
L 67–70 | 19–13 |
Barclays Center (6,809) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
March 18* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | (8) St. Francis Brooklyn First round |
W 84–74 | 20–13 |
Robins Center (3,624) Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
March 22* 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | (5) Arizona State Second round |
W 76–70 OT | 21–13 |
Robins Center (4,507) Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
March 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | (2) Miami (FL) Quarterfinals |
L 61–63 | 21–14 |
Robins Center (6,126) Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. |
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References[]
- ^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2014–15 Schedule." Retrieved on September 11, 2014.
- Richmond Spiders men's basketball seasons
- 2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
- 2014 in sports in Virginia
- 2015 National Invitation Tournament participants
- 2015 in sports in Virginia