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2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2008–09 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fourth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CBI Semifinals vs. UTEP, L 81–69
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–16 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin McGeehan (4th season)
  • Jamal Brunt (2nd season)
  • Rob Jones (1st season)
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Xavier 12 – 4   .750 27 – 8   .771
Dayton 11 – 5   .688 27 – 8   .771
Rhode Island 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Temple† 11 – 5   .688 22 – 12   .647
Duquesne 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
La Salle 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 20 – 16   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531
Saint Louis 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563
UMass 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
St. Bonaventure 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
George Washington 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Fordham 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107
† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Darrius Garrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 3 Mark McGonigal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Absecon, New Jersey
C 4 Jarhon Giddings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 5 David Gonzalvez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
G 10 Duncan McLean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wilmette, Illinois
F/C 11 Josh Duinker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Sydney, Australia
F 12 Kevin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G/F 13 Zak Estes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 14 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Francis-Cedric Martel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Montreal, Canada
G/F 21 Kevin Hovde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
G 24 Liam Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Winter Park, Florida
F 31 Conor Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Brookfield, Wisconsin
F 32 Justin Harper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
C 41 Dan Geriot   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Springfield, Pennsylvania
G 44 Ryan Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Richmond, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
European Summer Trip
August 14*
2:00 pm 		at USA Toulogues Perpignan W 101–78  –
  (–)
Perpignan, France
August 18*
3:00 pm 		at Caja Rioja L 94–95 OT –
  (–)
Logroño, Spain
August 19*
3:00 pm 		at Ford Burgos L 79–103  –
  (–)
Burgos, Spain
August 20*
3:00 pm 		at Illescas Toledo W 91–77  –
  (–)
Illescas, Spain
Regular Season
November 15*
8:00 pm 		Randolph–Macon W 81–57  1–0
 Robins Center (5,415)
Richmond, Virginia
November 18*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Syracuse
CBE Classic 		L 71–76  1–1
 Carrier Dome (16,260)
Syracuse, New York
November 24*
7:00 pm 		at Florida Gulf Coast
CBE Classic 		W 69–58  2–1
 Alico Arena (1,478)
Ft. Myers, Florida
November 25*
5:00 pm 		vs. UMKC
CBE Classic 		W 85–74  3–1
 Alico Arena (742)
Ft. Myers, Florida
November 26*
5:00 pm 		vs. Bradley
CBE Classic 		L 66–80  3–2
 Alico Arena (1,069)
Ft. Myers, Florida
November 30*
7:00 pm 		Coppin State W 78–67  4–2
 Robins Center (3,064)
Richmond, Virginia
December 3*
7:00 pm, Comcast SportsNet 		at Old Dominion L 62–65  4–3
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,242)
Norfolk, Virginia
December 6*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State W 76–66  5–3
 Robins Center (3,138)
Richmond, Virginia
December 13*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Virginia Commonwealth
Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic 		L 76–77  5–4
 Robins Center (7,182)
Richmond, Virginia
December 19*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 Wake Forest L 79–86  5–5
 Robins Center (6,635)
Richmond, Virginia
December 22*
7:00 pm 		Bucknell W 79–57  6–5
 Robins Center (4,146)
Richmond, Virginia
December 28*
5:30 pm, MASN 		at UNC Wilmington W 76–69  7–5
 Trask Coliseum (3,430)
Wilmington, North Carolina
December 31*
7:00 pm, MASN 		at Virginia Military Institute L 70–73  7–6
 Cameron Hall (3,109)
Lexington, Virginia
January 3*
12:00 pm 		Rice W 74–43  8–6
 Robins Center (4,178)
Richmond, Virginia
January 10
2:00 pm, MASN 		at George Washington W 60–48  9–6
(1–0) 		Smith Center (2,770)
Washington, D.C.
January 14*
7:00 pm 		at Virginia Tech L 48–62  9–7
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17
7:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure L 67–71  9–8
(1–1) 		Robins Center (5,751)
Richmond, Virginia
January 21
7:00 pm 		Rhode Island W 78–75  10–8
(2–1) 		Robins Center (3,538)
Richmond, Virginia
January 25
3:00 pm 		at Saint Louis W 70–62  11–8
(3–1) 		Chaifetz Arena (8,946)
St. Louis, Missouri
January 28
7:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's L 58–68  11–9
(3–2) 		Robins Center (4,312)
Richmond, Virginia
January 31
6:30 pm, CBS College Sports 		at Temple L 65–74  11–10
(3–3) 		Liacouras Center (6,087)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 4
7:00 pm 		at Massachusetts L 71–80  11–11
(3–4) 		Mullins Center (3,439)
Amherst, Massachusetts
February 8
2:00 pm, KPLR-TV 		Saint Louis L 72–85 3OT 11–12
(3–5) 		Robins Center (5,242)
Richmond, Virginia
February 11
7:00 pm 		Duquesne W 71–67  12–12
(4–5) 		Robins Center (4,334)
Richmond, Virginia
February 14
7:00 pm, MASN 		at Dayton L 63–69  12–13
(4–6) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,435)
Dayton, Ohio
February 18
7:00 pm 		at La Salle W 62–53  13–13
(5–6) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,475)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 21
6:00 pm, CBS College Sports 		Charlotte W 65–58  14–13
(6–6) 		Robins Center (7,059)
Richmond, Virginia
February 25
7:00 pm 		at Fordham W 78–68  15–13
(7–6) 		Rose Hill Gym (1,840)
Bronx, New York
February 28
7:00 pm 		George Washington L 57–66  15–14
(7–7) 		Robins Center (5,338)
Richmond, Virginia
March 3
7:00 pm, CBS College Sports 		at Charlotte W 64–62  16–14
(8–7) 		Halton Arena (5,219)
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 7
7:00 pm, MASN/Fox Sports Ohio 		No. 17 Xavier W 80–75  17–14
(9–7) 		Robins Center (5,653)
Richmond, Virginia
2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
March 11
9:00 pm 		vs. St. Bonaventure
First Round 		W 65–49  18–14
 Boardwalk Hall (3,418)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 12
9:00 pm 		vs. Dayton
Quarterfinal 		L 64–69  18–15
 Boardwalk Hall (4,333)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2009 College Basketball Invitational
March 18*
7:00 pm 		St. John's
First Round 		W 75–69  19–15
 Robins Center (2,171)
Richmond, Virginia
March 23*
7:00 pm 		Charleston
Quarterfinal 		W 74–72  20–15
 Robins Center (2,541)
Richmond, Virginia
March 25*
8:00 pm 		UTEP
Semifinal 		L 69–81  20–16
 Robins Center (2,363)
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[1].

References

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  1. ^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2008–09 Schedule Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on March 22, 2010.
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