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Believe it or not, college basketball season starts this week and there is reason to be excited.
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Believe it or not, college basketball season starts this week and there is reason to be excited.
The members of the University of Richmond women's basketball team are starting the season with chips on their shoulders - literally.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team won 20 games last season and reached the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational. This year, the team hopes the return of its center and dynamic guard play will help it accomplish even bigger goals.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions placed the University of Richmond on two-year probation on Friday resulting from an investigation into recruiting violations that members of the athletic department committed during 2007 and 2008.
The college basketball season tips off in less than two weeks, and there are already plenty of storylines involving coaches to keep an eye on. Here are six coaches who need a strong season to meet the high expectations placed on their teams by the fans and media.
Spider Mayhem will help tip-off the men's and women's basketball season at 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness.
The small Mediterranean island of Cyprus is known more for its beaches than its basketball, but one former Spider will be spending most of his time there on the court.
I have expressed disdain in the past for the lack of sports support from the student body and have had trouble understanding the lack of interest. Being at Duke Saturday night, I was excited to see hundreds of red-shirted students standing and cheering for the team and actually joining some of our vocal alumni leading cheers and encouraging others. It was Chattanooga all over again.
Even though the University of Richmond men's basketball team lost during the College Basketball Invitational semifinal last week, its players said they felt the season ended on a high note.
The University of Richmond's women's basketball team ended its 2008-09 season with a 24-10 overall record.
A 22-7 run by Georgetown University during the final 13 minutes of the first half put away the University of Richmond women's basketball team as the Spiders were blown out 65-49 during the third round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
University of Richmond men's basketball coach Chris Mooney was not around to see the end of his team's season as the Spiders fell 81-69 to the University of Texas at El-Paso in the semifinal of the College Basketball Invitational.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team did not allow the struggles that plagued it earlier this year to prevent it from continuing its season.
With the score tied at 57 points and 15 seconds left in the game, Richmond sophomore Brittani Shells turned to her trademark move: a pull-up jump shot.
After going through three losing seasons, the University of Richmond women's basketball team is back in the postseason.
The men's basketball team defeated St. John's University 75-69 in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Robins Center. Last year, the Spiders also played in the CBI, losing to the University of Virginia in the first round.
When the University of Richmond men's basketball team needed a big shot, it was senior Jarhon Giddings who delivered.
Sophomore guard Kevin Anderson knows the perils of going up against a basketball team in the Big East -- the first conference to get three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.
The run for the Atlantic 10 Conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the University of Richmond women's basketball team fell just short after the team lost to the University of Charlotte 59-54 in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team upset No. 17 Xavier University 80-75 on Saturday night at the Robins Center, expelling the memory of painful late-game losses from earlier during the season.