2015–16 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2015–16 Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record	16–16 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (11th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Jones (8th year)
Assistant coach	Kim Lewis (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Marcus Jenkins (1st year)
Home arena	Robins Center

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
VCU	14	–	4	.778	25	–	11	.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
George Washington	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Massachusetts	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
George Mason	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
La Salle	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290


† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference under 11th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Fordham in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Dayton.

Previous Season

The Spiders finished the 2014–15 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).

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kendall Anthony	0	G	5'8"	150	Senior	Jackson, Tennessee	Graduated
Zach Chu	30	G	5'10	160	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Graduated (walk-on)
Chandler Diekvoss	22	F	6'6"	200	Freshman	De Pere, Wisconsin	Transferred to Lindenwood
Josh Jones	1	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Memphis, Tennessee	Dismissed prior to start of 2015–16 regular season
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	33	F	6'9"	235	RS Junior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduate transferred to Pittsburgh
Kadeem Smithen	12	G	6'3"	165	Freshman	Ajax, Ontario	Transferred to Siena

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
KoVien Dominaus F	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Independence HS (OH)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 29, 2015
KoVien Dominaus F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Julius Johnson G	Cocoa, Florida	Florida Air Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 21, 2014
Julius Johnson G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Jesse Pistokache G	Mission, Texas	Johnson Ferry (GA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 22, 2015
Jesse Pistokache G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Keith Oddo G	Roanoke, Virginia	North Cross	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Keith Oddo G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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 2015 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015. "Scout.com 2015 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015. "ESPN 2015 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Fore, KhwanKhwan Fore	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
1.5 !G	3	Jones, ShawnDre'ShawnDre' Jones	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Oddo, KeithKeith Oddo (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Roanoke, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	5	Davis, TreyTrey Davis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	10	Cline, T. J.T. J. Cline	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Plano, Texas
3.5 !F	11	Taylor, DeionDeion Taylor	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	13	Moran, JohnJohn Moran (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	15	Allen, TerryTerry Allen	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	24	Wood, MarshallMarshall Wood	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Rustburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	25	Kirby, JoeJoe Kirby	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Pembroke Pines, Florida
1.5 !G	30	Pistokache, JesseJesse Pistokache	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mission, Texas
1.5 !G	32	Johnson, JuliusJulius Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cocoa, Florida
3.5 !F	35	Dominaus, KoVienKoVien Dominaus	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Ohio
3.5 !F	44	Friendshuh, PaulPaul Friendshuh	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	New Prague, Minnesota

Head coach

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls)
Kim Lewis (Tulane)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-15

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
November 13* 7:00 pm, CBS 6.2		James Madison	L 75–87	0–1	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
November 15* 5:00 pm, CBS 6.3		Stetson Las Vegas Invitational	W 108–85	1–1	Robins Center (4,735) Richmond, Virginia
November 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wake Forest	W 91–82	2–1	LJVM Coliseum (7,021) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 21* 6:00 pm		Bethune-Cookman Las Vegas Invitational	W 89–64	3–1	Robins Center (5,625) Richmond, Virginia
November 26* 5:00 pm, FS1		vs. West Virginia Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	L 59–67	3–2	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
November 27* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. No. 14 California Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game	W 94–90	4–2	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
December 1* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 56–76	4–3	O'Connell Center (8,231) Gainesville, Florida
December 5* 6:00 pm, CSN/CBS 6.3		Northern Iowa	W 82–67	5–3	Robins Center (6,323) Richmond, Virginia
December 12* 6:30 pm, CBS 6		Longwood	W 77–59	6–3	Robins Center (6,493) Richmond, Virginia
December 16* 7:00 pm, ASN		Old Dominion	W 77–61	7–3	Robins Center (5,533) Richmond, Virginia
December 22* noon		Presbyterian	W 74–44	8–3	Robins Center (6,056) Richmond, Virginia
December 29* 5:00 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech	L 70–85	8–4	United Supermarkets Arena (1,994) Lubbock, Texas
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 2 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Saint Joseph's	L 73–77	8–5 (0–1)	Robins Center (7,048) Richmond, Virginia
January 5 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Rhode Island	L 65–77	8–6 (0–2)	Ryan Center (4,017) Kingston, Rhode Island
January 10 2:00 pm, NBCSN		at Fordham	W 93–82	9–6 (1–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,385) Bronx, New York
January 13 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3		La Salle	W 83–61	10–6 (2–2)	Robins Center (5,257) Richmond, Virginia
January 16 2:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU Capital City Classic	L 89–94 ^OT	10–7 (2–3)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
January 25 7:00 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 70–78	10–8 (2–4)	Robins Center (6,570) Richmond, Virginia
January 28 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at George Washington	W 98–90 ^2OT	11–8 (3–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,367) Washington, D.C.
January 31 3:00 pm, ASN		at St. Bonaventure	L 68–84	11–9 (3–5)	Reilly Center (5,263) Olean, New York
February 3 7:00 pm, CBS 6.3		George Mason	L 74–78	11–10 (3–6)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
February 6 6:00 pm, CSN+		Massachusetts	W 69–53	12–10 (4–6)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
February 10 8:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	W 67–53	13–10 (5–6)	Chaifetz Arena (5,154) Saint Louis, Missouri
February 13 6:00 pm, CSN+		Fordham	W 71–67	14–10 (6–6)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
February 16 7:00 pm, ASN		at Davidson	L 79–83	14–11 (6–7)	John M. Belk Arena (3,832) Davidson, North Carolina
February 19 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at VCU Capital City Classic	L 74–87	14–12 (6–8)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia
February 24 7:00 pm, ASN		George Washington	L 61–73	14–13 (6–9)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, Virginia
February 27 6:00 pm, ASN		at Duquesne	W 83–67	15–13 (7–9)	Palumbo Center (1,916) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 84–85	15–14 (7–10)	Robins Center (7,081) Richmond, Virginia
March 5 6:00 pm, ASN		at George Mason	L 73–83	15–15 (7–11)	Patriot Center (6,765) Fairfax, Virginia
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 10 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(9)	vs. (8) Fordham Second round	W 70–55	16–15	Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, New York
March 11 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(9)	vs. (1) Dayton Quarterfinals	L 54–69	16–16	Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

References

↑ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2015–16 Schedule."

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

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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