Richmond Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Richmond Spiders

Atlantic 10 (20-12, 13-5)

 
Big Wins: 12/31 at Davidson (82-80), 1/25 Rhode Island (73-62), 3/10 vs George Washington (70-67)
Bad Losses: 11/14 Old Dominion (61-64), 12/23 at Oral Roberts (72-87), 1/22 George Mason (77-82)
Coach: Chris Mooney
 
Probable Starters:
ShawnDre’ Jones, Senior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 4.0 apg
Khwan Fore, Sophomore, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.4 apg, 4.3 rpg
De’Monte Buckingham, Freshman, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.2 apg, 5.7 rpg
Nick Sherod, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg
T.J. Cline, Senior, Center, 18.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 5.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Julius Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.0 apg
Marshall Wood, Senior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (160th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (146, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.8 (60, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.5 (167, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (134, 6)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (228, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.7 (154, 8)
Rebound Margin: -5.2 (322, 13)
Assists Per Game: 17.0 (14, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (66, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NIT      First Round win over St. Francis-Brooklyn
2015    NIT      Second Round win over Arizona State
2015    NIT      Quarterfinal loss to Miami (FL)
2013    CBI      First Round win over Bryant
2013    CBI      Quarterfinal loss to Wright State
2011    NCAA Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt
2011    NCAA Round of 32  win over Morehead State
2011    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas
2010    NCAA Round of 64 loss to St. Mary's
2009    CBI      First Round win over St. Johns
2009    CBI      Second Round win over Charleston
2009    CBI      Semifinal loss to UTEP
2008    CBI      First Round loss to Virginia
2004    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin
 
*all team stats through 3/5