2007–08 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

2007–08 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
2007–08 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CBI First Round vs. Virginia, L 64–66
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–15 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McGeehan (3rd season); Carlin Hartman (3rd season); Jamal Brunt (1st season);
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Xavier	14	–	2	.875	30	–	7	.811
Temple †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
UMass	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Saint Louis	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Fordham	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	9	–	17	.346
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	22	.267

† 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 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 third-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Chris Richard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Portland, Oregon
G	3	Mark McGonigal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Absecon, New Jersey
F	4	Jarhon Giddings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	5	David Gonzalvez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
G	10	Duncan McLean	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wilmette, Illinois
F	11	Oumar Sylla	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Bamako, Mali
F	12	Kevin Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	13	Chris McClain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Dallas, Texas
G	14	Kevin Anderson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Duluth, Georgia
F	15	Gaston Moliva	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Yaounde, Cameroon
G/F	21	Kevin Hovde	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
F	31	Conor Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Brookfield, Wisconsin
F	32	Justin Harper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Richmond, Virginia
C	41	Dan Geriot	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Springfield, Pennsylvania
G/F	44	Ryan Butler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Chris Mooney (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 5* 4:00 pm	vs. Maine Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 44–42	1–0	FedEx Forum (N/A) Memphis, Tennessee
November 6* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 3 Memphis Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 63–80	1–1	FedEx Forum (16,771) Memphis, Tennessee
November 10* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State	L 69–72	1–2	Robins Center (4,125) Richmond, Virginia
November 13* 8:00 pm, Comcast Richmond	at East Carolina	W 67–65 ^OT	2–2	Minges Coliseum (4,241) Greenville, North Carolina
November 17* 7:00 pm	Maryland Baltimore County	L 68–70	2–3	Robins Center (3,850) Richmond, Virginia
November 20* 8:20 pm	at Rice	W 61–55	3–3	Reliant Arena (756) Houston, Texas
November 24* 7:30 pm	at Marist	L 62–64	3–4	McCann Field House (2,373) Poughkeepsie, New York
November 28* 7:00 pm	William & Mary	W 58–55	4–4	Robins Center (2,850) Richmond, Virginia
December 5* 7:00 pm	South Florida	L 65–79	4–5	Robins Center (3,120) Richmond, Virginia
December 8* 7:30 pm, CN8	at VCU Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic	L 45–65	4–6	Siegel Center (7,530) Richmond, Virginia
December 19* 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	W 55–49	5–6	Robins Center (3,350) Richmond, Virginia
December 30* 6:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute	W 71–69	6–6	Robins Center (4,092) Richmond, Virginia
January 3* 6:00 pm, CSTV	Virginia Tech Bank of America Challenge	W 52–49	7–6	Robins Center (4,840) Richmond, Virginia
January 9 12:00 pm	at La Salle	W 75–74 ^3OT	8–6 (1–0)	Tom Gola Arena (2,210) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 12 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 63–81	8–7 (1–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (9,847) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16 7:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	W 75–64	9–7 (2–1)	Robins Center (3,125) Richmond, Virginia
January 19 4:00 pm, CSTV (regional)	La Salle	L 67–76	9–8 (2–2)	Robins Center (3,250) Richmond, Virginia
January 26 7:00 pm	No. 16 Dayton	L 63–80	10–8 (3–2)	Robins Center (7,125) Richmond, Virginia
January 30 7:00 pm, Cox Sports	at Rhode Island	L 64–78	10–9 (3–3)	Ryan Center (5,835) Kingston, Rhode Island
February 2 3:00 pm, Time Warner Cable	at Charlotte	W 64–58	11–9 (4–3)	Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, North Carolina
February 6 7:00 pm	Temple	W 64–58	12–9 (5–3)	Robins Center (3,560) Richmond, Virginia
February 10 2:00 pm, KPLR-TV	Saint Louis	L 55–64	12–10 (5–4)	Robins Center (5,105) Richmond, Virginia
February 16 7:00 pm	at Duquesne	W 69–66	13–10 (6–4)	A.J. Palumbo Center (3,943) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 20 7:00 pm	Charlotte	W 79–76 ^OT	14–10 (7–4)	Robins Center (3,253) Richmond, Virginia
February 23 2:00 pm	at George Washington	L 53–59	14–11 (7–5)	Smith Center (3,129) Washington, D.C.
February 27 7:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure	W 82–71	15–11 (8–5)	Reilly Center (2,559) St. Bonaventure, New York
March 1 7:00 pm	Massachusetts	L 74–78	15–12 (8–6)	Robins Center (5,074) Richmond, Virginia
March 5 7:00 pm	Fordham	W 58–53	16–12 (9–6)	Robins Center (3,149) Richmond, Virginia
March 8 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Ohio	at No. 8 Xavier	L 61–86	16–13 (9–7)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
March 13 2:45 pm, CSN Mid-Atlantic	vs. Saint Joseph's First Round	L 47–61	16–14	Boardwalk Hall (4,401) Atlantic City, New Jersey
2008 College Basketball Invitational
March 18* 7:00 pm, Fox College Sports	at Virginia First Round	L 64–66	16–15	John Paul Jones Arena (4,022) Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[1].

References

^ "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2007–08 Schedule Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on March 28, 2011.

[1] "University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2007–08 Schedule Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on March 28, 2011.

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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
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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