2013-14 Schedule Update

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With two announcements this week – one from the RTD and one from the A10 – suddenly the Spiders’ men’s hoops schedule comes into much clearer focus. The details are thus: Home A10: VCU, Fordham, Bonaventure, Dayton, GW, LaSalle, UMass, … Continue reading →

The Email

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This warrants a response. And as a response, I’m not going to argue the case for or against D1 athletics, FCS football, or anything else. I’m also not going to trivialize Dr. Mayes’ email and assume he was making merely … Continue reading →

Predicting 2013-14 Schedule

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Now that the season’s completely over, it’s time to look ahead. The Spiders have already put together a solid schedule for next season. Given the talent returning and increased maturity by the freshmen, a challenging out-of-conference schedule could set the … Continue reading →

Oakland NFTC: Kyahva Tezino highlights

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2015 athlete Kyahva Tezino of Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), who already holds a half-dozen offers, competes at linebacker at the Nike Football Training Camp in Oakland.

San Fran Elite 11: Wilton Speight highlights

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Collegiate (Richmond, Va.) quarterback and Michigan commit Wilton Speight, the No. 125 overall player in the ESPN 150, competes at the Elite 11 camp at the 49ers practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif.

San Francisco Elite 11: Wilton Speight interview

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Michigan commit Wilton Speight made the trip from Virginia for the Elite 11 in Northern California. Speight, No. 125 in the ESPN 150, talks about the Wolverines' No. 1 recruiting class and goals for his senior season at Collegiate (Richmond, Va.).

They’re Not My Spiders, They’re Not Your Spiders…

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Hashtags may or may not deserve their own post, but being force fed #spidernation lately has gotten me thinking about them. I strongly dislike #spidernation. Not the concept of course, I hate the actual hashtag. It’s boring, unoriginal, and taken. … Continue reading →

T.J. Cline transferring from Niagara to Richmond (The Associated Press)

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Richmond coach Chris Mooney says T.J. Cline is transferring to the Spiders from Niagara.

Update: The Roster

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Two things happened last weekend: UR held its graduation exercises (congrats, all!) and the Spiders picked up their first transfer under Mooney (well, transfer who made it into the school at any rate). With that, let’s quickly update the roster … Continue reading →

Edwards A Championship Contender

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Carl Edwards talks about ending his 70-race winless streak by taking the checkered flag at Phoenix, his sixth-place finish at Richmond, and the impact of his crew chief.

Pit Strategies At Richmond

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Ryan McGee and Andy Petree discuss the pit strategies on the final caution at Richmond.

Stewart Hits Kurt Busch On Cool-Down Lap

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Andy Petree discusses Tony Stewart's frustration with the Gen-6 car and hitting Kurt Busch on the cool-down lap at Richmond.

Harvick Wins Wild Finish At Richmond

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Kevin Harvick wins at the Richmond International Raceway to capture his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race of the season.

Kevin Harvick On SportsCenter

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Kevin Harvick captures his 20th career win with a victory at Richmond.

Keselowski Wins Richmond Nationwide Race

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Brad Keselowski holds off Kyle Busch to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond.

Postmortem Part III: The Roster

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Without getting into the numbers and production lost just yet, here’s a quick rundown on the shape of the Richmond roster. Of course, as significant as any other departure may be that of Assoc. Head Coach Kevin McGeehan to take … Continue reading →

Most Valuable Seat: Robins Center Renovations

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Finally, UR released images of the renovated Robins Center. After taking it all in, letting the initial awe and excitement subside (and both were substantial), and digesting the predictable lamentations and complaints over the plans, here’re my two cents: two … Continue reading →

Campbell hires Richmond assistant as hoops coach (The Associated Press)

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BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) -- Campbell has hired Richmond assistant Kevin McGeehan as its men's basketball coach.

Coach Dick Tarrant And The Richmond Spiders: Giant Killers Of The NCAA Tournament (ThePostGame)

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In the history of notable upsets in the NCAA tournament, the Richmond Spiders deserve a special designation. They weren't just one-hit wonders. They b...

Boeheim & Beilein a game within the game (The Associated Press)

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- They're sort of polar opposites in a way - one a coaching nomad for over three decades, the other parked pretty much in the same place for most of the last half century.

Postmortem Part I – So Bad?

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In the interest of stemming knee-jerk reactions to the newly finished season, let’s look at stats (courtesy of Ken Pomeroy) from two teams: Team A: AdjO: 108.9; eFG%: 52.5; TO%: 18.6; OR%: 27.1; FTR: 43.2 Team B: AdjO: 108.8; eFG%: … Continue reading →

Opposition View – @ Wright State (CBI)

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And so it ends, again. The CBI ended for the Spiders in the same manner as most of their season: close, but not quite enough to get over the hump. There’ll be plenty of time for reflection and all the … Continue reading →

Opponent’s View – @ Wright State (CBI)

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And so it ends, again. The CBI ended for the Spiders in the same manner as most of their season: close, but not quite enough to get over the hump. There’ll be plenty of time for reflection and all the … Continue reading →

Opposition View – @ Bryant (CBI)

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Did something happen in Brooklyn over the weekend? Let’s just move on for now… It wasn’t pretty, it was barely even ugly, but it was a win last night. A tip o’ the hat goes to Ced Lindsay for claiming … Continue reading →

Saint Louis beats Charlotte 72-55 in A-10 quarters (The Associated Press)

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The only thing that kept Dwayne Evans from scoring was foul trouble.

Billkens bounce 49ers - Charlotte (Rivals)

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Charlotte 49ers were beaten 72-55 by the Saint Louis Billikens in the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Saint Louis beats Charlotte 72-55 in A-10 quarters (The Associated Press)

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Dwayne Evans played through foul trouble to score 25 points on near-perfect shooting, and top-seeded Saint Louis pulled away early to beat Charlotte 72-55 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament Friday.

Richmond beat themselves - Charlotte (Rivals)

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The national media and Internet world says the Richmond Spiders got screwed. Why? They beat themselves.

Technical Fouls Lead To Charlotte Win

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Digger Phelps reacts to the end of the Charlotte vs. Richmond game.

Late rally stuns Spiders - Charlotte (Rivals)

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The Charlotte 49ers pulled off a miraculous 68-63 win versus the Richmond Spiders Thursday afternoon to kick off the Atlantic 10 Tournament in the Barclays Center. Down by three points, with 4.7 seconds left in the game, the 49ers (21-10) did their best to hold composure, while the Spiders (18-14) did anything but.

Charlotte-Saint Louis Preview (The Associated Press)

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Saint Louis enters as the top seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament, but Charlotte's wild win to open it was the talk of the event.

Technical Fouls Lead To Richmond's Collapse In Final Seconds

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Pierria Henry hit eight free throws in the final five seconds to lead Charlotte past Richmond in a stunning turn of events.

Charlotte 68, Richmond 63 (The SportsXchange)

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Charlotte took advantage of a Richmond meltdown to make eight free throws in the final five seconds and earn an improbable 68-63 victory over Richmond on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Richmond’s madness leads to three technicals in the final five seconds and a shocking loss (The Dagger: College Basketball Blog)

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Meltdown can’t truly describe what happened to Richmond at the Atlantic 10 tournament. That’s not nearly strong enough to sum up how it lost to Charlotte. The ending was unique, to say the least. Richmond led Charlotte 63-60 at the Atlantic 10 tournament with 4.7 seconds left. In the final 4.7 seconds, Charlotte shot 10 free throws , thanks in part to three technical fouls on the Spiders, and stole a 68-63 win. Weird doesn’t adequately cover the final five seconds either.

Charlotte stuns Richmond at A-10 tourney 68-63 (The Associated Press)

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Pierria Henry hit eight free throws in the final five seconds of a wild start to the Atlantic 10 tournament, and Charlotte stunned Richmond 68-63 on Thursday.

49ers look to avoid one and done - Charlotte (Rivals)

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The Charlotte 49ers hope to make some noise in their last Atlantic 10 Tournament. At noon their quest begins when they battle the Richmond Spiders. Check out our ultimate preview.

Niners and Spiders to collide again - Charlotte (Rivals)

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The Atlantic 10 unveiled the official tournament bracket on Sunday afternoon. The ninth seeded Charlotte 49ers will take on the eighth seeded Richmond Spiders.

Win secures trip to Brooklyn - Charlotte (Rivals)

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The Charlotte 49ers fended off the Saint Joseph's Hawks 52-40 Saturday night to clinch a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Richmond 79, Duquesne 55 (The SportsXchange)

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Richmond locked up a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament while Duquesne saw a disappointing season draw to a close as the Spiders knocked off the Dukes 79-55 at the Robins Center in Richmond.

Richmond routs Duquesne 79-55 in season finale (The Associated Press)

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Terry Allen scored 17 points, making all seven of his shots from the field as Richmond blew out Duquesne 79-55 Saturday in the both teams' season finale.

Graham leads VCU to win over Richmond (The SportsXchange)

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VCU pulled away in the final three minutes and earned a season split with its local Atlantic 10 rival with a 93-82 victory over Richmond at Siegel Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday.

Graham pushes No. 21 VCU past Richmond, 93-82 (The Associated Press)

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Treveon Graham scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, including the go-ahead basket with 2:58 to play, and No. 21 VCU beat city rival Richmond 93-82 on Wednesday night, avoiding a sweep of the season series.

VCU 93, Richmond 82 (The SportsXchange)

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VCU pulled away in the final three minutes and earned a season split with its local Atlantic 10 rival with a 93-82 victory over Richmond on Wednesday.

Richmond-VCU Preview (The Associated Press)

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After sending a strong message to a new rival, Virginia Commonwealth may be equally motivated to avenge a loss to an old one.

P/R (Tuesday Edition)

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Looking at the Atlantic 10 standings this morning, one this stands out: with the exceptions of VCU and Dayton, the Spiders have beaten everyone below them and lost to everyone above them. If that’s no the definition of middle of … Continue reading →

Opposition View: @ Dayton

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Clearly Dayton is a superior program and should be picked by the Catholic 7 ahead of UR. The proof: Next game: Wednesday.

Dillard, Oliver lead Dayton past Richmond 78-74 (The Associated Press)

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Kevin Dillard scored 21 points and Devin Oliver recorded his second straight double-double to lead Dayton to a 78-74 win over Richmond on Saturday.

Dayton 78, Richmond 74 (The SportsXchange)

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Dayton kept its Atlantic 10 conference tournament hopes alive and put Richmond's postseason fate at risk with a 78-74 victory Saturday.

Shaka Smart After VCU's Rout Of Butler

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In Richmond, Dana O'Neil is joined by VCU coach Shaka Smart, whose Rams handed Butler its most lopsided loss of the Brad Stevens era on Saturday.

Oregon State's Joe Burton wraps up special career (The Associated Press)

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Joe Burton's sobs betrayed his menacing 295-pound frame and bright red Mohawk.