2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2009–10 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fifth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

2009–10 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
South Padre Island Invitational Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	26–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McGeehan (5th season) Jamal Brunt (3rd season) Rob Jones (2nd season)
Home arena	Robins Center
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Temple†	14	–	2		.875			29	–	6		.829
No. 25 Xavier	14	–	2		.875			26	–	9		.743
No. 24 Richmond	13	–	3		.813			26	–	9		.743
Saint Louis	11	–	5		.688			23	–	13		.639
Rhode Island	9	–	7		.563			26	–	10		.722
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Duquesne	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
George Washington	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
La Salle	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Fordham	0	–	16		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Coming off a 20–16 performance in the 2008–09 season that saw the Spiders advance to the semifinals of the 2009 College Basketball Invitational, the Spiders were picked third in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll.^[1] Point guard Kevin Anderson was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team, with guard David Gonzalvez being named to the Second Team and center Dan Geriot to the Third Team.

Following the end of the regular season, Anderson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, while Gonzalvez was named to both the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and Defensive Team.^[2]

With its 26th win of the season coming in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament against Xavier, Richmond tied a school record for number of wins in a season.^[3]

After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond advanced to the finals of the conference tournament before falling to Temple. Richmond was awarded an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As the seventh seed in the tournament's South region, Richmond earned the highest seeding in its history. They lost in the first round to ten seed Saint Mary's to end their season.

Preseason

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darien Brothers G	Richmond, VA	Benedictine HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 6, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (85)
Greg Robbins F/G	Wynnewood, PA	Lower Merion HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 8, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (73)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: NR    Rivals: NR    ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2009 Richmond Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com 2009 Richmond Commitments". Scout. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "ESPN 2009 Richmond Commitments". ESPN. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved April 13, 2011. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

Roster

2009–10 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) 210 lb (95 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina G 3 Darien Brothers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia G 5 David Gonzalvez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia G 10 Jonathan Benjamin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rochester, New York F/C 11 Josh Duinker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Sydney, Australia F 12 Kevin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Murfreesboro, Tennessee G/F 13 Zak Estes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana G 14 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia F 15 Francis-Cedric Martel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Montreal, Canada G/F 21 Kevin Hovde  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kennett Square, Pennsylvania G/F 22 Greg Robbins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wynnewood, Pennsylvania G 24 Liam Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Winter Park, Florida F 31 Conor Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Brookfield, Wisconsin F 32 Justin Harper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia C 41 Dan Geriot 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Springfield, Pennsylvania G/F 44 Ryan Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Richmond, Virginia	Head coach Chris Mooney (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Kevin McGeehan (Gettysburg) Jamal Brunt (Randolph-Macon) Rob Jones (Toccoa Falls) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2009-11-19

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 13* 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 65–53	1–0	Robins Center (4,139) Richmond, Virginia
November 16* 7:00 pm		VMI	W 103–59	2–0	Robins Center (3,802) Richmond, Virginia
November 19* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 71–78	2–1	Kaplan Arena (2,104) Williamsburg, Virginia
November 22* 5:00 pm		Chattanooga South Padre Island Invitational	W 75–49	3–1	Robins Center (3,185) Richmond, Virginia
November 24* 7:00 pm		Longwood South Padre Island Invitational	W 65–52	4–1	Robins Center (3,338) Richmond, Virginia
November 27* 6:00 pm, Fox College Sports		vs. Mississippi State South Padre Island Invitational	W 63–62	5–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (585) South Padre Island, Texas
November 28* 8:00 pm, Fox College Sports		vs. Missouri South Padre Island Invitational	W 59–52	6–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (543) South Padre Island, Texas
December 2* 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 67–60	7–1	Robins Center (4,130) Richmond, Virginia
December 12* 7:30 pm		at VCU Black & Blue Classic	L 57–65	7–2	Siegel Center (7,567) Richmond, Virginia
December 16* 7:00 pm, SportSouth		at South Carolina	L 58–76	7–3	Colonial Life Arena (9,640) Columbia, South Carolina
December 19* 6:30 pm, Sun Sports		vs. No. 13 Florida Orange Bowl Classic	W 56–53	8–3	BankAtlantic Center (13,258) Sunrise, Florida
December 22* 12:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 89–63	9–3	Robins Center (3,127) Richmond, Virginia
December 28* 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 66–64	10–3	Robins Center (4,027) Richmond, Virginia
December 31* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wake Forest	L 68–74 OT	10–4	LJVM Coliseum (10,210) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 2* 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 59–50	11–4	Sojka Pavilion (2,322) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
January 6 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 80–68	12–4 (1–0)	A. J. Palumbo Center (2,523) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 9 5:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 58–63	12–5 (1–1)	Chaifetz Arena (8,134) St. Louis, Missouri
January 13 7:00 pm		UMass	W 70–63 OT	13–5 (2–1)	Robins Center (4,019) Richmond, Virginia
January 16 4:00 pm, CBS College Sports		La Salle	W 67–63	14–5 (3–1)	Robins Center (4,641) Richmond, Virginia
January 20 7:00 pm		Charlotte	L 59–71	14–6 (3–2)	Robins Center (4,042) Richmond, Virginia
January 23 2:00 pm		at George Washington	W 62–57	15–6 (4–2)	Smith Center (3,298) Washington, D.C.
January 30 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports		Saint Louis	W 62–36	16–6 (5–2)	Robins Center (3,193) Richmond, Virginia
February 3 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 68–58	17–6 (6–2)	Hagan Arena (3,886) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 6 2:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 19 Temple	W 71–54	18–6 (7–2)	Robins Center (6,806) Richmond, Virginia
February 10 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 69–67	19–6 (8–2)	Ryan Center (7,109) Kingston, Rhode Island
February 13 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports		at St. Bonaventure	W 68–49	20–6 (9–2)	Reilly Center (5,013) St. Bonaventure, New York
February 17 7:00 pm	No. 25	Fordham	W 84–56	21–6 (10–2)	Robins Center (4,834) Richmond, Virginia
February 20 7:00 pm	No. 25	George Washington	W 74–70	22–6 (11–2)	Robins Center (9,025) Richmond, Virginia
February 28 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	at Xavier	L 76–78 2OT	22–7 (11–3)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
March 4 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports		Dayton	W 60–56	23–7 (12–3)	Robins Center (7,121) Richmond, Virginia
March 6 2:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 89–84 OT	24–7 (13–3)	Halton Arena (6,559) Charlotte, North Carolina
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12 9:00 pm, CBS College Sports	(3)	vs. (11) UMass A-10 Quarterfinal	W 77–72	25–7	Boardwalk Hall (6,027) Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 13 3:30 pm, CBS College Sports	(3)	vs. (2) No. 24 Xavier A-10 Semifinal	W 89–85 OT	26–7	Boardwalk Hall (8,208) Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 14 1:00 pm, CBS	(3)	vs. (1) No. 17 Temple A-10 Championship Game	L 52–56	26–8	Boardwalk Hall (7,882) Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
March 18* 2:50 pm, CBS	(7 S) No. 24	vs. (10 S) Saint Mary's NCAA First Round	L 71–80	26–9	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=NCAA South Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. Source[4]