Women's Basketball Season Preview
Picked to finish second in the Atlantic-10 by a preseason coaches' poll, Richmond women's basketball looks to take the next big step under eighth-year head coach Michael Shafer.
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Picked to finish second in the Atlantic-10 by a preseason coaches' poll, Richmond women's basketball looks to take the next big step under eighth-year head coach Michael Shafer.
Two seasons removed from its improbable run to the Sweet 16, University of Richmond men's basketball may be more ready to return to national prominence than many pundits think, if a few pieces fall into place.
Former Richmond men's basketball players, Ryan Butler and Peter Thomas, are using their experience playing for coach Chris Mooney helps them relate to current players, Thomas said.
The University of Connecticut's head women's basketball coach, Geno Auriemma, is proposing that the rim for women's collegiate basketball be lowered seven inches.
When the men's basketball team opens its first home game of the season against Liberty on Nov. 9, many eyes will be on senior Darien Brothers, who is the only remaining starter from the 2010-11 team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division I tournament.
People are becoming stronger, bigger, faster and smarter, but success is still within reach as long as students take ownership of themselves and take advantage of the opportunities offered to them, said Kevin Eastman, Boston Celtics' assistant coach and University of Richmond Hall of Fame member.
The Atlantic 10, the University of Richmond's athletic conference for all sports except football, has added Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler University for the 2012-13 seasons. With these additions, the A-10 has 16 teams, though certain schools do not participate in certain sports.
Friends often tell me that the regular college basketball season doesn't matter, and that it's all about the tournament.To them I ask, are you kidding?
Despite losing 68-55 to the University of Virginia Cavaliers in the second round of the postseason WNIT tournament, Richmond's women's basketball team exceeded expectations this season. The team went 23-9, falling three games short of the school's 26-game win record.
Only 10 days after their senior season came to an end, Josh Duinker and Francis-Cedric Martel returned to the courts to participate in the Pi Beta Phi sorority's annual spring philanthropy event, "Ballin for Books."
Q: How long have you been playing basketball?
Richmond picked up its first postseason victory in two years with a 76-54 win over Miami (OH) University Thursday night at the Robins Center.
Before Wednesday night's men's basketball game against Dayton University, five Richmond seniors were honored in a pre-game ceremony for senior night. The seniors combined to score two points in Richmond's 82-71 victory, both coming from an emphatic dunk from Francis-Cedrick Martel. Junior Darien Brothers scored a game-high 30 points and freshman Kendall Anthony added 20 points off the bench. The team now heads into Atlantic 10 Conference tournament play, with its first opponent yet to be determined.
On Senior Night for University of Richmond's men basketball team, the six seniors on the team scored a combined two points, but they were the loudest.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team opened its game Saturday night at Xavier University giving up 16 straight points to the Musketeers. The Spiders would pull within three points at halftime, but ultimately fell, 65-57.
Sororities and fraternities decked themselves out in pink and gathered at the Spiders basketball game on Saturday to show support for Richmond and breast cancer research as part of the Student Activities Council's first "Greek Spirit Challenge."
University of Richmond sophomore Becca Wann wasn't a starter at the beginning of the year, but several injuries pushed her into the lineup of the Atlantic 10's youngest team.
Bouncing back from its first loss in six games, University of Richmond was able to pull away from Fordham University late in the game Sunday afternoon with a pair of hustle plays and some timely field goals.
The Robins Center crowd is starting to get used to entertaining games from its University of Richmond men's basketball team, with three straight games coming down to the final possession.
University of Richmond guard Darien Brothers's three-point attempt from the corner rattled around the rim and bounced out with five seconds remaining, taking with it Richmond's chance at avoiding the regular-season sweep by George Washington University.