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
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Xavier124 .750278  .771
Dayton115 .688278  .771
Rhode Island115 .6882311  .676
Temple115 .6882212  .647
Duquesne97 .5632113  .618
La Salle97 .5631813  .581
Richmond97 .5632016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .5631715  .531
Saint Louis88 .5001814  .563
UMass79 .4381218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .3751515  .500
Charlotte511 .3131120  .355
George Washington412 .2501018  .357
Fordham115 .063325  .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 Injured 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

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].

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