2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2010–11 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under sixth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Chicago Invitational Challenge Champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record29–8 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin McGeehan (6th season)
  • Jamal Brunt (4th season)
  • Rob Jones (3rd season)
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
2010–11 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Xavier 15 1   .938 24 8   .750
Temple 14 2   .875 26 8   .765
Richmond 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Duquesne 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
George Washington 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Rhode Island 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Dayton 7 9   .438 22 14   .611
UMass 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
La Salle 6 10   .375 15 18   .455
Saint Louis 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Saint Joseph's 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Charlotte 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Fordham 1 15   .063 7 21   .250
2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond defeated the University of Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. With the championship, Richmond was awarded an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where it received a 12-seed and defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament before eliminating Morehead State in the third round. The Spiders fell in the Sweet Sixteen to Kansas.

Preseason

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Point guard and reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Kevin Anderson was named to the preseason watchlist for the John R. Wooden Award.[1]

Recruiting

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cedrick Lindsay
SG
Washington, DC Gonzaga College HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 23, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 86
Derrick Williams
PF
Jersey City, NJ St. Anthony HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 19, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Wayne Sparrow
SG
Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 25, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 82
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 2010 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  • "Scout.com 2010 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  • "ESPN 2010 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

Roster

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2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 1 Darrius Garrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 2 Cedrick Lindsay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 3 Darien Brothers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
G 10 Jonathan Benjamin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rochester, New York
F/C 11 Josh Duinker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sydney, Australia
F 12 Kevin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G/F 13 Zak Estes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 14 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Francis-Cedric Martel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Montreal, Canada
G/F 21 Kevin Hovde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
G/F 22 Greg Robbins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G 24 Liam Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Winter Park, Florida
F 31 Conor Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brookfield, Wisconsin
F 32 Justin Harper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 35 Wayne Sparrow   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F 34 Derrick Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Staten Island, New York
C 41 Dan Geriot 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Springfield, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-10-06

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 12*
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 79–37  1–0
Robins Center (6,008)
Richmond, Virginia
November 15*
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 73–49  2–0
Robins Center (4,320)
Richmond, Virginia
November 18*
7:30 pm
at Iona L 77–81 2OT 2–1
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, New York
November 21*
4:00 pm
Charleston Southern
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 82–71  3–1
Robins Center (4,104)
Richmond, Virginia
November 23*
12:00 pm
Southern
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 81–40  4–1
Robins Center (3,126)
Richmond, Virginia
November 26*
6:00 pm
vs. Wright State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 71–61  5–1
Sears Centre (3,392)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
November 27*
7:30 pm, Big Ten Network
vs. No. 10 Purdue
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 65–54  6–1
Sears Centre (2,832)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
December 1*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 70–77  6–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,824)
Norfolk, Virginia
December 5*
2:00 pm, Fox College Sports
at Arizona State W 67–61  7–2
Wells Fargo Arena (7,731)
Tempe, Arizona
December 11*
7:00 pm
VCU
Black & Blue Classic
W 72–60  8–2
Robins Center (8,906)
Richmond, Virginia
December 18*
5:00 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Battle at Atlantis
L 54–67  8–3
Atlantis Paradise Island (3,480)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 22*
12:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 63–53  9–3
Greensboro Coliseum (2,317)
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 26*
12:00 pm
at Seton Hall W 69–61  10–3
Prudential Center (6,634)
Newark, New Jersey
December 29*
7:00 pm
Wake Forest W 90–74  11–3
Robins Center (8,113)
Richmond, Virginia
January 2*
4:00 pm
Bucknell L 61–62  11–4
Robins Center (5,426)
Richmond, Virginia
January 5
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 71–59  12–4
(1–0)
Robins Center (4,231)
Richmond, Virginia
January 8
4:00 pm, CBS College Sports
at La Salle W 87–68  13–4
(2–0)
Tom Gola Arena (1,868)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 13
7:00 pm, CBS College Sports
Rhode Island L 74–78  13–5
(2–1)
Robins Center (6,371)
Richmond, Virginia
January 19
7:00 pm
George Washington W 68–58  14–5
(3–1)
Robins Center (5,039)
Richmond, Virginia
January 22
12:00 pm, CBS College Sports
at UMass W 84–68  15–5
(4–1)
Mullins Center (3,921)
Amherst, Massachusetts
January 25
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Dayton W 70–61  16–5
(5–1)
University of Dayton Arena (12,126)
Dayton, Ohio
January 29
12:00 pm, ESPN2
Xavier L 62–85  16–6
(5–2)
Robins Center (8,514)
Richmond, Virginia
February 2
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 62–52  17–6
(6–2)
Robins Center (5,011)
Richmond, Virginia
February 5
1:00 pm
at Fordham W 77–60  18–6
(7–2)
Rose Hill Gym (2,715)
Bronx, New York
February 9
7:00 pm
at George Washington W 69–65  19–6
(8–2)
Smith Center (2,159)
Washington, D.C.
February 12
12:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Louis W 64–52  20–6
(9–2)
Robins Center (6,398)
Richmond, Virginia
February 17
7:00 pm, CBS College Sports
at No. 23 Temple L 53–73  20–7
(9–3)
Liacouras Center (6,078)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 20
3:00 pm, CBS College Sports
St. Bonaventure W 82–65  21–7
(10–3)
Robins Center (7,291)
Richmond, Virginia
February 26
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 72–59  22–7
(11–3)
Halton Arena (6,156)
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 2
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 69–54  23–7
(12–3)
Hagan Arena (3,651)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 5
12:00 pm, CBS College Sports
Duquesne W 68–56  24–7
(13–3)
Robins Center (6,524)
Richmond, Virginia
2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
March 11
9:00 pm, CBS College Sports
(3) vs. (6) Rhode Island
A-10 Quarterfinal
W 55–45  25–7
Boardwalk Hall (7,321)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 12
3:30 pm, CBS College Sports
(3) vs. (2) No. 24 Temple
A-10 Semifinal
W 58–54  26–7
Boardwalk Hall (8,285)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 13
1:00 pm, CBS
(3) vs. (9) Dayton
A-10 Championship Game
W 67–54  27–7
Boardwalk Hall (5,602)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 17*
4:10 pm, TBS
(12 SW) vs. (5 SW) No. 25 Vanderbilt
NCAA Second Round
W 69–66  28–7
Pepsi Center (18,499)
Denver, Colorado
March 19*
5:15 pm, CBS
(12 SW) vs. (13 SW) Morehead State
NCAA Third Round
W 65–48  29–7
Pepsi Center (19,328)
Denver, Colorado
March 25*
7:27 pm, TBS
(12 SW) vs. (1 SW) No. 2 Kansas
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 57–77  29–8
Alamodome (14,566)
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].

References

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  1. ^ "Anderson Named To Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 List". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2010–11 Schedule Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on October 8, 2010.