SPIDER TRADITIONS
Number History
1
Jarod Stevenson (’94—’95)
Tony Dobbins (’01—’04)
2
T.J. PATERICK (’05—SA)
3
2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND BASKETBALL
Brian Sheahan (1981)
Larry Fells (’82—’85)
Gary Rich (’87—’89)
Kass Weaver (’93—’95)
Jarod Stevenson (’95—’98)
Scott Ungerer (’98—’02)
4
Spike Welsh (’63—’64)
Mike Kizzie (’78—’81)
Mike Timbers (1981)
Gravelle Craig (1988)
Brian Muldowney (’90—’92)
Gary Williams (1994)
Nick Patrick (’95—’99)
Jeff Myers (’99—’03)
JARHON GIDDINGS (’05—SA)
5
Danny Higgins (’60—’63)
Larry Weathers (’63—’64)
Marcus Williams (’93—’94)
Kinte Smith (’98—’01)
TIM MAYES (’03—SA)
10
Paul Richlin (’61—’62)
Doug Hunt (’62—’63)
Billy McCann (’64—’67)
Kent Greenway (’67—’68)
Bart Eisner (’68—’71)
Carlton Mack (’71—’72)
Steve Gordon (’72—’73)
Kevin Eastman (’74—’75)
Bill Sutton (’75—’76)
Pat Hill (’77—’78)
Doug Mills (’79 - ’81)
Dennis Tarrant (’81—’82)
Greg Beckwith (’82—’86)
Ken Atkinson (’86—’90)
Carlos Cueto (’94—’98)
Cordell Roane (’98—’00)
Michael Stringer (’00—’01)
DAON MERRITT (’04—SA)
11
Ukee Washington (’76—’80)
Kelvin Johnson (’82—’85)
Benjy Taylor (’86—’89)
Justin McDonald (1990)
Kevin Connor (’94—’96)
Adrian Davidson (’02 - ’03)
OUMAR SYLLA (’05—SA)
12
Johnny Moates (’65—’67)
Bobby Ukrop (’68—’69)
Dave Williamson (’69—’70)
Mike Anastasio (’70—’73)
Mike Sanford (’74—’76)
Terry Polintz (1982)
William Massenburg (’87—’88)
Gerald Jarmon (’91—’94)
Daryl Oliver (’94—’98)
Reggie Brown (’99—’04)
MONTY SANDERS (’05—SA)
13
Mike Morchower (’60—’62)
Larry Hockman (’62—’64)
Larry Slappy (’75—’76)
Ty Evans (1991)
Marques Cunningham (’98—’00)
PETER THOMAS (’04—SA)
John Newman (’82—’86)
21
Dewey Novosedliak (’61—’62)
Dave Boots (’62—’63)
Chris Buhrman (’74—’75)
Jack Cole (’77—’78)
Eric Keller (’78—’79)
Bryan Simmons (1984)
Tim Faulconer (’98—02)
Will Holloman (’02—’03)
22
Tom Booker (’58—’61)
Grover Flint (’61—’62)
Bob King (’64—’65)
Phil Bushkar (’70—’71)
Bob Jacobs (’71—’72)
Chris Wright (’74—’75)
Mark Reed (’77—’81)
Bill Dooley (’82—’83)
Marty Johnson (’84—’85)
Scott Stapleton (’86—’90)
Jason Scott (1992)
14
Ronnie Floyd (’59—’62)
Ronnie Fowler (’62—’63)
Dave Boots (’63—’64)
Spike Welsh (’64—’66)
Robbie Baldwin (’66—’67)
Picot Frazier (’67—’70)
Barry Taylor (’73—’74)
J.D. Harrison (’76—’80)
Justin Lay (’99—02)
JAMAAL SCOTT (’01—SA)
15
John Vaughan (’60—’62)
Bobby Ukrop (’66—’68)
John Campbell (’74—’78)
Paul Sember (’79—’80)
Tom Bethea (’81—’83)
Bebe Bocachica (’87—’88)
GASTON MOLIVA (’04—SA)
20
Malon Smith (’60—’61)
Harvey Roberts (’64—’67)
Kenny Foster (’67—’70)
Roger Hatcher (’70—’72)
Bob Jacobs (’72—’73)
Bill Sutton (’74—’75)
Chris Buhrman (’75—’76)
Rick Elliot (’78—’81)
Kevin Eastman
124
Adam Ward (’93—’96)
Marseilles Brown (’96—’99)
Jermaine Bucknor (’01—’02)
Mike Skrocki (’02—’04)
23
Carlton Mack (’73—’74)
Eric English (’85—’86)
24
Roger Mayes (’59—’60)
George Grodzicki (’60—’63)
Pete Eldredge (’63—’64)
Tom Green (’64—’67)
Kent Greenway (’68—’70)
Gus Collier (’71—’72)
Kevin Eastman (’75—’77)
Michael Perry (’77—’81)
Rodney Rice (’85—’88)
Curtis Blair (’88—’92)
Adam Mobley (’94—’98)
Tyler Phillips (’97—’01)
Jason Morton (’01- ’03)
25
30
31
32
33
Dan Glanders (’79—’80)
44
Carl Sloane (’57—’60)
Butch Renaldi (’65—’67)
Frank Owen (’67—’68)
Stan Ryfinski (’68—’71)
Steve Catlett (’72—’75)
Jeff Butler (’76—’77)
Miller Butler (’77—’78)
Jeff Pehl (’79 –’83)
Gary Powell (’83—’84)
Chris Griffin (1985)
Steve Floyd (’86—’88)
Kenny Wood (’90—’93)
Jason McKinney (’94—’96)
45
50
Lee O’Bryan (’59—’61)
John Telepo (’61—’64)
Buster Batts (’64—’67)
Frank Owen (’68—’70)
Joe Dauses (’69—73)
Steve McCurdy (’74—’75)
Craig Sullivan (’75—’77)
Lee Goss (’84—’87)
Joe Jon Bryant (’89—’90)
Chad Varga (1993)
Bradley Nanney (’97—’98)
DREW CRANK (’05—SA)
51
Jeff Snider (’73—’74)
Ken Heifner (’74—’75)
Steve McCurdy (’75—’77)
KEVIN STEENBERGE (’02—SA)
52
Pete Eldredge (’64—’65)
Bill Deel (’65—’67)
Bob Stockburger (’67—’68)
Jim Hewitt (’67—’71)
Tom Woytowicz (’75—’75)
Xavier Yeoman (’75—’76)
Mike Perry (’77—’78)
Pat Diservio (’82—’83)
Dave Phillips (’83—’84)
Jeremy Metzger (’93—’94)
53
Tom Tenwick (’63—’64)
Bob Boehling (’76—’80)
Bill Flye (’80—’81)
54
George Atwell (’63—’65)
Wilton Ford (’66—’69)
Charlie Earle (’70—’72)
John Brown (’75—’76)
Mike Dow (’77—’78)
Andy Heher (’79—’83)
55
Vernon Outlaw (’77—’78)
Grover Snarr (’78—’79)
Peter Woolfolk (’84—’88)
Terry Connolly (’90—’91)
Eric Zwayer (’99—’04)
125
TRADITIONS
Jerry Sklar (’59—’61)
Bill Hoag (’61—’62)
Bill Flye (’81 - ’84)
Steven Kratzer (’84—’88)
Mike Hodges (’90—’94)
Eric Poole (’94—’98)
Greg Stevenson
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Butch Lambiotte (’57—’60)
Bubba Crone (’61—’62)
Dave Workman (’62—’63)
Larry Hockman (’64—’65)
Charley Glisson (’65—’66)
John Welch (’68—’72)
Tim Hardin (’83—’84)
Paul Webb (’87—’88)
Steve Belter (1992)
Rick Edwards (’94—’97)
43
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Bill Burton (’61—’63)
Larry Patterson (’66—’68)
Ray Amann (’71—73)
Eric Gray (’74—’75)
Mike Morton (’75—’76)
Ken Rosemond (’78—’81)
David Hersey (1982)
William Herndon (1988)
Jim Springer (’90—’93)
Jonathan Collins (’99—’03)
COURTNEY NELSON (’05—SA)
42
Ernie Baich (’64—’65)
Terry Burgess (’65—’68)
Ed Surgan (’68—’69)
Clarke Wiseman (’68—’70)
Ray Amann (’70—’71)
Dave Williams (’72—’75)
Tony Marshall (’75—’76)
Mike Kizzie (’77—’78)
Mike Winiecki (’85—’89)
Eugene Burroughs (’91- ’94)
David Hensel (’95—’99)
Greg Stevenson (’99—’01)
OPPONENTS
Guy Davis (’61—’62)
Bob Stockburger (’68—’69)
Gene Clemons (’69—’70)
Jim Barfoot (’71—’72)
Bob McCurdy (’74—’75)
Terry Polnitz (1981)
John Davis (’83—’86)
Tim Weathers (’90—’93)
Derrick Wall (’94—’95)
Mike Skrocki (’00—’02)
JERMAINE BUCKNOR (’02—SA)
41
Horace Underwood (’62—’63)
Hank Dudek (1988)
SPIDER PLAYERS
Nate Sherman (’74—’75)
Robert Tucker (’82—’84)
Jason Bishop (1988)
Chris Fleming (’90—’93)
Scott Kauffman (’97—’01)
40
Tom Tenwick (’63—’65)
Dick Balderson (’65—’66)
Larry Weddington (’66—’67)
Charley Earle (’69—’70)
Clarke Wiseman (’71—’72)
Gus Collier (’71—’74)
Doug Armstrong (’74—’75)
Jim Shields (’88—’92)
Charles Stephens (’98—’00)
SPIDER COACHES
Buddy Enck (’62—’64)
Howard Dougherty (’65—’66)
Larry Weddington (’67—’68)
Larry Patterson (’68—’69)
Aron Stewart (’73—’74)
Eric English (’86—’89)
Damon Bacote (1994)
35
Alan Cole (’57—’60)
Mac Dirom (’60—’62)
John Schweitz (’78—’82)
Charles Jefferson (’95—’97)
Rick Houston (’97—’01)
2004-05 SEASON
Vince Cowan (’76—’80)
Vaughn Miller (1981)
Vincent Mathis (1983)
Joe Runk (’85 - ’86)
Eric Johnson (’90—’93)
Jonathan Baker (’95—’99)
PATRICK O’MALLEY (’01—SA)
THIS IS RICHMOND
SPIDER TRADITIONS
SPIDER TRADITIONS
Spider Accolades
MIKE ANASTASIO (1970-73)
71-71
First Team All-Southern
KEN ATKINSON (1986-90)
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
CAA Rookie of the Year
Times-Dispatch Invit. All-Tournament
Central Fidelity Holiday All-Tournament
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
Central Fidelity MVP
T-D All-Tournament
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA Tournament MVP
DAMON BACOTE (1994)
1993-94
CAA All-Rookie
JONATHAN BAKER (1995-99)
2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND BASKETBALL
1995-96
1997-98
1998-99
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA All-Tournament Team
Dr Pepper Classic
All-Tournament Team (UTC)
Second Team all CAA
GREG BECKWITH (1982-86)
1983-84
1985-86
CAA All-Tournament
Apple Invitational All-Tournament
Times-Dispatch Invit. All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-CAA
TOM BETHEA (1981-83)
1981-82
Spider Classic All-Tournament
CURTIS BLAIR (1988-92)
1989-90
Central Fidelity Holiday All-Tournament
Times-Dispatch Invit. All-Tournament
1990-91
1991-92
1992
CAA All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
All-CAA Defensive Team
Central Fidelity MVP
T-D Tournament MVP
CAA All-Tournament
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA Player of the Year
All-CAA Defensive Team
Picked by the Houston Rockets in the
2nd Rd.of the NBA Draft
BOB BOEHLING (1976-80)
1978-79
Spider Classic All-Tournament
TOM BOOKER (1957-61)
1960-61
Second Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tournament
MARSEILLES BROWN (1996-99)
1996-97
1997-98
CAA Rookie of the Year
CAA All-Tournament Team
REGGIE BROWN (1999-04)
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA All-Tournament Team
CAA Player of the Week
Las Vegas Classic All-Tourn. team
Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team
WES BROWN (1947-51)
1950-51
First Team All-State
WINFREY BROWN (1933-36)
1934-35
1935-36
Second Team All-State
First Team All-State
BILL BURGE (1939-40)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1939-40 Second Team All-State
EUGENE BURROUGHS (1990-94)
1990-91
1992-93
1993-94
CAA All-Rookie
CAA All-Defensive
CAA All-Defensive
JEFF BUTLER (1975-77)
1975-76
1976-77
Second Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
Spider Classic MVP
TERRY CONNOLLY (1989-91)
1990-91
CAA All-Academic Team
KEN DANIEL (1952-56)
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
First Team All-State
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-State
JOHN DAVIS (1982-86)
1985-86
1986
Hon. Mention Academic All-America
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship
TONY DISERVIO (1945-47)
1945-46
First Team All-State
TONY DOBBINS (2001-04)
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team
A-10 All-Academic team
A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Spider Invitational All-Tournament team
VaSID Second Team
Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State
A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
A-10 Second Team All-Conference
NABC All-District
Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State
VaSID All-State
KEVIN EASTMAN (1973-77)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1975-76 Second Team All-Southern
Spider Classic All-Tournament
1976-1977 Times-Dispatch Invit. All-Tournament
RICK EDWARDS (1993-97)
1995-96
1996-97
Charleston Classic All-Tourn.
Second Team All-CAA
CAA Player of the Week
LOUIS ELMORE (1932-35)
1934-35
First Team All-State
ERIC ENGLISH (1985-89)
1988-89
Second-Team All-CAA
TIM FAULCONER (1998-2001)
1999-00
2000-01
CAA All-Defensive Team
CAA All-Defensive Team
CHRIS FLEMING (1990-93)
1991-92
Central Fidelity Holiday All-Tournament
BILL FLYE (1980-84)
1982-83
1983-84
Times-Dispatch All-Tournament
CAA All-Tournament
WILTON FORD (1966-69)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1967-68 First Team All-State
1968-69 First Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
KENNY FOSTER (1967-70)
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
Aaron Stewart
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Second Team All-State
Second Team All-State
Southern All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
FREDDIE GANTT (1942-46)
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
First Team All-State
First Team All-State
First Team All-State
GEORGE GASSER (1941-44)
1943-44
Second Team All-State
TOM GREEN (1964-67)
1965-66
1966-67
Central Fidelity MVP
CARLOS CUETO (1994-98)
1997-98
JIM GAHAGAN (1950-53)
1951-52
Second Team All-State
First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
MUSH GREENE (1934-37)
1936-37
Second Team All-State
ED HARRISON (1952-56)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1952-53 First Team All-State
1953-54 First Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
1954-55 First Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
1955-56 First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
HERB HASH (1933-36)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1934-35 Second Team All-State
1935-36 Second Team All-State
JIM HEWITT (1968-71)
1970-71
Southern All-Tournament
DANNY HIGGINS (1960-63)
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
UR Invitational MVP
First Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tourn.
UR Invitational All-Tourn.
MICHAEL HODGES (1990-94)
1993-94
Second Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
STUART HOSKINS (1937-40)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1938-39 Second Team All-State
1939-40 First Team All-State
DICK HUMBERT (1937-41)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1940-41 Second Team All-State
BUCKY JACOBS (1934-37)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1936-37 First Team All-State
PETEY JACOBS (1935-38)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1936-37 First Team All-State
1937-38 First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
GERALD JARMON (1990-94)
1990-91
CAA All-Rookie Team
KELVIN JOHNSON (1981-85)
1984-85
Second Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
SCOTT KAUFFMAN (1997-01)
1999-00
2000-01
CAA All-Academic Team
CAA All-Academic Team
STEVE KRATZER (1984-88)
1968-87
1987-88
Central Fidelity Classic All-Tournament
T-D All-Tourn. Team
CAA All-Tourn. Team
CAA All-Defensive Team
GEORGE LACY (1933-36)
BUTCH LAMBIOTTE (1956-60)
1958-59
1959-60
Second Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tourn.
ROGER LEVERTON (1932-35)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1934-35 First Team All-State
RUSSELL MANN (1926-1930)
1929-30
Second Team All-State
DAVE MILLER (1922-26)
1923-24
First Team All-State
LOUIS MILLER (1941-43; 46-47)
WARREN MILLS (1951-55)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1952-53 First Team All-State
WARREN MITCHELL (1954-57)
1956-57
First Team All-State
Second Team
All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
1966-67
First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
Southern Plyr. of the Year
NICK PATRICK (1994-98)
1997-98
MICHAEL PERRY (1977-1981)
2003-04
A-10 All-Rookie Team
1956-57
1957-58
A-10 Student Athlete of the Year
JOHNNY NEWMAN (1982-86)
SCOTT STAPLETON (1986-90)
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
CHARLES STEPHENS (1998-99)
1998-99
ELMO STEPHENSON (1948-50; 51-52)
GREG STEVENSON (1999-01)
1999-00
2000-01
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1925-26 First Team All-State
1926-27 First Team All-State
1927-28 First Team All-State
MAC PITT JR. (1939-42)
First Team All-State
ERIC POOLE (1994- 98)
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1997-98
CAA All-Rookie Team
Cyclone Shootout All-Tourney
Iona Clasic All-Tournament
CAA All-Tournament Team
Second Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tournament
RODNEY RICE (1985-88)
1986-87
1987-88
Central Fidelity Holiday All-Tournament
Central Fidelity Holiday All-Tournament
Kactus Klassic All-Tournament
Second Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
JOHN SCHWEITZ (1978-82)
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
Spider Classic All-Tournament
Spider Classic All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
Spider Classic MVP
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
LUD SHERMAN (1929-32)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1931-32 First Team All-State
JIM SHIELDS (1988-92)
1990-91
CAA Tournament MVP
MIKE SKROCKI (2000-04)
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Atlantic 10 third team
A-10 Player of the Week
(First in Program History)
A-10 All-Academic team
Spider Invitational All-Tournament team
VaSID second-team
Spider Invitational MVP
A-10 All-Academic
A-10 All-Conference Second Team
NABC All-District
Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State
VaSID All-State
Guardians Classic All-Championship
Team
Guardians Classic Richmond Regional
MVP
First Team All-CAA
Richmond Times-Dispatch State Player
of the Year
CAA All-Tournament Team
CAA Leading Scorer
Three-time CAA Player of the Week
First Team All-CAA
Richmond Times-Dispatch State Player
of the Year
CAA Leading Scorer
Four-time CAA Player of the Week
Raycom Tournament of Champions
All-Tournament team
JAROD STEVENSON (1994-98)
1995-96
1996-97
LARRY RAUPPIUS (1954-58)
1957-58
CAA Rookie of the Year
Second Team All-CAA
TCBY Holiday Classic All-Tournament
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1948-49 Second Team All-State
1949-50 Second Team All-State
1951-52 Second Team All-State
HERB PETERSON (1924-28)
1941-42
Kactus Classic All-Tournament
All-CAA Defensive Team
Second Team All-CAA
All-CAA Defensive Team
CAA Player of the Week
CAA Player of the Week
Iona Classic All-Tournament
CAA Player of the Year
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament Team
CAA Player of the Week (3 times)
Northwestern Mutual Classic AllTournament Team(USF)
Dr Pepper Classic MVP (UTC)
CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game vs.
South Carolina
CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game vs.
Washington
State of Virginia Player of the Year
Second Team All-Region
ARON STEWART (1972-74)
1972-73
1973-74
All-America Citizen Helms Foundation
First Team All-Southern
Southern Conference Player of the Year
All-America Citizen Helms Foundation
First Team All-Southern
Southern Conference All-Tournament
CRAIG SULLIVAN (1975-77)
1975-76
Johnny Moates
Preseason All-America
Two-time CAA Player of the Week
SPIKE WELSH (1963-66)
1965-66
THERYL WILLIS (1955-59)
1957-58
1958-59
1962-63
1963-64
Spider Classic All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
TOM TENWICK (1962-65)
1963-64
1964-65
Second Team All-State
First Team All-State
First Team All-Southern
SCOTT UNGERER (1998-02)
1999-00
2001-02
Carrier Classic All-Tournament team
CAA Player of the Week
A-10 All-Academic team
VaSID third-team
ADAM WARD (1992-96)
1995-96
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA All-Tournament
Second Team All-CAA
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-CAA
Central Fidelity Classic All-Tournament
Times-Dispatch All-Tourn.
First Team All-CAA
PETER WOOLFOLK (1984-88)
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
CAA All-Academic Team
Second Team All-CAA
First Team All-CAA
Fiesta Bowl Classic All-Tournament
MVP of UR/Arizona TV game
Blue Ribbon Honorable Mention
NABC District IV All-America
Central Fidelity Classic All-Tournament
Times-Dispatch All-Tourn.
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
KENNY WOOD (1989-93)
1989-90
KASS WEAVER (1992-95)
1993-94
1994-95
UR Invitational All-Tourn.
First Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
UR Invitational All-Tourn.
MIKE WINIECKI (1985-89)
1988-89
JOHN TELEPO (1961-64)
1961-62
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
CAA Rookie of the Year
Times-Dispatch All-Tourn.
Central Fidelity Classic All-Tourn.
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-CAA
Central Fidelity Classic All-Tourn.
Kactus Classic Tourn. MVP
Times-Dispatch Tourn. MVP
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
ERIC ZWAYER (1999-04)
2002-03
2003-04
Spider Invitational All-Tournament Team
Guardians Classic All-Championship
Team
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TRADITIONS
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1982-83 CAA Rookie of the Year
1983-84 AP Honorable Mention All-America
T-D All-Tournament
FIrst Team All-State
State Player of the Year
CAA Player of the Year
CAA Tournament MVP
1984-85 AP Honorable Mention All-America
T-D All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
1985-86 AP Honorable Mention All-America
Apple Invitational MVP
T-D Invitational MVP
First Team All-State
Second Team All-State
First Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
CAA All-Academics
RECORD BOOK
JEFF MYERS (1999-03)
2002-03
JIM SPRINGER (1989-93)
1992-93
ROY PESCHEL (1955-58)
CAA All-Academic Team
GASTON MOLIVA (2004-SA)
Northwestern Mutual Classic
All-Tournament (USF)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1977-78 T-D All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
1978-79 Spider Classic All-Tournament
T-D All-Tournament
Second Team All-State
1979-80 Converse Hon. Mention All-America
T-D All-Tournament
First Team All-CAA
1980-81 Spider Classic MVP
T-D All-Tournament
First Team All-State
First Team All-CAA
CAA All-Tournament
1981
Drafted by the NBA’s Kansas City Kings
in the 9th round
ADAM MOBLEY (1994- 97)
1996-97
CAA Tournament MVP
Second Team All-State
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JOHNNY MOATES (1964-67)
1965-66
DARYL OLIVER (1994-98)
1997-98
CHARLIE SOKOL (1943-44)
1943-44
OPPONENTS
UR Athletic Hall of Fame, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
1942-43 Second Team All-State
1946-47 First Team All-State
Second Team All-State
UR Invitational All-Tournament
Second Team All-CAA
Second Team All-CAA
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BOB MCCURDY (1973-75)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1973-74 Second Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
1974-75 Citizens-Helms Foundation All-America
First Team All-Southern
Led the nation in scoring with a 32.88
average
LEE O’BRYAN (1958-61)
1960-61
KINTE SMITH (1998-01)
1998-99
1999-00
SPIDER COACHES
WALT LYSAGHT (1952-56)
UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1952-53 First Team All-State
1953-54 Second Team All-State
1954-55 Second Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
56-56
Second Team All-State
Second Team All-Southern
Southern All-Tournament
First Team All-CAA
Drafted by the NBA’sCleveland Cavaliers
His No. 20 jersey is retired
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UR Athletic Hall of Fame
1933-34 First Team All-State
1934-35 First Team All-State
All-America
1935-36 First Team All-State
1986
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The City of Richmond
R
ichmond is a city of monuments that
has become something of a monument
itself to America’s New South, where
historic buildings and world-class
museums nestle next to new structures
designed to harmonize with the past even as they
define the future. Once the Capital of the
Confederacy, Richmond quickly shifted its focus
and today hosts eight Fortune 500 companies.
Located on the James River fall line, Richmond was
founded in 1607 by Christopher Newport and Captain John
Smith of Jamestown fame. Patrick Henry lit the fires of
revolution when he delivered his “…give me liberty or give me
death…” speech at St. John’s Church in 1775.
Richmond replaced Williamsburg as capital of the
Commonwealth of Virginia in 1780, partly for reasons of
wartime necessity and also due to advocates, such as
Thomas Jefferson who wanted the capital to be more centrally
located within the state. The State Capitol building was
thriving commercial center with its own share of millionaires.
designed by Thomas Jefferson and is one of the most visited
Major James Dooley made his fortune in railroads and built a
sites in the city. It was here that
100-acre estate. The estate today
General Robert E. Lee accepted
is called Maymont Park.
RICHMOND: A CENTRAL LOCATION
command of the Confederate
Richmond is also home to
forces in 1861. Adjacent to the
numerous celebrities, both
City
Miles from Richmond
Capitol is the Executive Mansion,
historical and present-day. Writers
Baltimore
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the nation’s oldest continuously
Ellen Glasgow, Edgar Allan Poe,
Charlotte
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occupied governor’s residence. In
Tom Wolfe, David Baldacci and
1990 it became home to the
Patricia Cornwell are all from
Charlottesville
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nation’s first elected black
Richmond. You can visit the Poe
New York
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governor, Douglas L. Wilder, a
Museum, Richmond’s oldest stone
Philadelphia
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native of Richmond.
house—it is located in Shockoe
Washington, D.C.
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After the Civil War, Richmond
Bottom, among the many streets
became a thriving city. It was a
and haunts that Poe frequented
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OPPONENTS
Credits: Special thanks to the Richmond Metropolitan Convention
Visitors Bureau (RMCVB) for information and pictures used on these
pages. Photo credits: Richard T. Nowitz and the RMCVB.
SPIDER PLAYERS
Virginia Historical Society, which covers Virginia’s
history from Native America to the present day.
Richmond’s first shopping center is still a
bustling Mecca of consumerism. Cary Court, in
the Carytown area, first opened in 1938. The
Byrd Theater, a National Landmark, is an
excellent example of turn of the century opulence, and
Carytown’s unique shops and restaurants add charm and
activity. Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom, once industrial
warehouses and factories, now sport fine dining and a worldclass furniture store.
The Kanawha Canal, located near downtown Richmond,
offers boat rides and tours, as well as walking paths from the
recreated turning basin up to Brown’s Island and Tredegar
Iron Works. The canal was instrumental to Richmond’s
industrial growth and connection to the West and featured
the nation’s first towpath transport system.
But there is more to Richmond than history. The Science
Museum of Virginia features hands-on exhibits on astronomy,
aerospace, computers and the IMAX Dome. Next door is the
Children’s Museum of Richmond, where ages 6 months to 12
years are invited to learn through touch and exploration. You
can also experience class 3 and 4 rapids running right
through the city, as well as nature trails strung along the
James River. The Greater Richmond Convention Center
opened in 2003, bringing new life to the downtown corridor.
Sports fans have a plethora of activities to choose from
depending on the season. Richmond hosts NASCAR every
spring and fall at the Richmond Raceway Complex. The
Atlanta Braves’ AAA affiliate, the Richmond Braves, play their
home games at the Diamond. Hockey fans can watch the
Richmond RiverDogs compete in the Richmond Coliseum,
nicknamed “The Freezer” during game nights. Also, the
University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University
offer numerous athletic events on the collegiate level.
Richmond’s 400 years of history offers many choices to
everyone. From the river to the many cultural attractions,
Richmond is truly a monument to itself.
The Richmond region is home to 860,000 people, 43
percent of whom are between the ages of 20 and 44.
SPIDER COACHES
while in Richmond. Ellen
Glasgow’s home is still
occupied today and is
open for special tours
during the year.
Richmond can also
claim Wimbledon
Champion and a
champion for education
Arthur Ashe, Bill
“Bojangles” Robinson,
best known for his
dancing routines in films
with Shirley Temple,
football Hall of Famer
Willie Lanier, former NBA
star Ralph Sampson,
well-known actor Blair
Underwood, and Shirley
MacLaine and Warren
Beatty, who spent their
youths in Richmond.
The first state-supported art museum opened in 1936
and today is one of the top art museums in the nation. The
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents a panoramic look at
man’s creative achievements, with the largest public
collection of Fabergé eggs outside Russia. Next door is the
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Administration
2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND BASKETBALL
DR. WILLIAM E. COOPER, PRESIDENT
On May 9, 1998, the Board of Trustees
elected Dr. William E. Cooper eighth president of
the University of Richmond. Founded in 1830,
the University of Richmond is the second oldest
private university in Virginia. In the 2004-2005
school year, the institution will mark it 175th
anniversary. Richmond is highly selective with a
rising national and international profile.
The institution is consistently ranked one
of the nation’s top universities by U.S. News &
World Report and other college guides. The
University is noted for its challenging academic
programs, excellent facilities, commitment to undergraduate education,
and strong resource base. During Dr. Cooper’s tenure, the University has
created and begun implementing an ambitious 10-year strategic plan and
a comprehensive campus master plan. Both provide inspiring direction
and a strong sense of momentum for the future.
Before joining the University of Richmond, Dr. Cooper served as
executive vice president for the Main Campus at Georgetown University,
where he additionally held an appointment as professor of linguistics. Prior
to that, he was dean of the faculty of the Liberal Arts and Sciences at
Tulane University and dean of Tulane’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. At Tulane he was also professor of psychology.
Dr. Cooper is the author of books and numerous articles on brain
mechanisms involving speech perception and production. In addition, he has
published many essays on public policy and higher education and is a poet.
He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brown
University and a Ph.D. from M.I.T. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at
M.I.T., he served as a faculty member at Harvard before accepting
subsequent appointments at the University of Iowa, Tulane and
Georgetown.
Dr. Cooper and his wife, Dr. Clarissa S. Holmes, a nationally
recognized researcher in juvenile diabetes, are the parents of two
daughters.
JIM MILLER • DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
University of Richmond athletics continues
to use bold strokes to attain prolific academic,
competitive and financial success as well as
provide first-class facilities for each varsity
program. The Spiders captured their second
consecutive Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Cup in
2003-04, awarded to the best overall athletic
department, and earned a program-record six
conference championships.
Jim Miller assumed the Athletic Director’s
position in March of 2000 and attributes the
department’s accomplishments during his first
four years to a sense of affiliation that has developed among the University
community. Coaches, University administrators, faculty & staff, studentathletes, alumni, corporate partners, and Spider Club members have
worked together to make Spider athletics extremely special. The idea is
simple: partnering is the key to the long-term success of Spider athletics.
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The following are some of the highlights from the 2003-04 year:
Won its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Cup, sweeping
the overall, men and women’s rankings.
Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Field Hockey,
Swimming, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Track & Field all qualified for
postseason tournament.
Earned six conference titles - most in school history (Women’s Cross
Country, Field Hockey, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Swimming & Diving,
Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis).
Achieved the 13th highest graduation rate in Division I athletics (84%).
Five head coaches earned A-10 Coach-of-the-Year honors.
Men’s basketball regular-season attendance and ticket sales increased.
Continued facility improvements.
Corporate partnership revenues increased 20% from last year’s previous
record high.
Spider Club donations reached an all-time high.
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No stranger to a successful athletics program, he served nine years
as an athletic administrator at NC State University, eventually being named
Associate Director of Athletics and Chief Operating Officer, managing the
day-to-day operations of the Wolfpack athletic department.
At N.C. State, Jim helped increase the athletic department’s
operating revenues by 40 percent during his last four years. He assisted
with a $50 million capital campaign and helped create a corporate
marketing partnership that now grosses over $5 million annually.
Jim has been actively
involved in the competitive,
managerial, and financial
aspects of collegiate sports
for more than 30 years. He
played basketball and
baseball at Old Dominion
University and served as a
graduate assistant during
the 1974 men’s basketball
national championship
season for the Monarchs.
He went on to coach at
Eastern Academy in Norfolk
(1975-76) and at
Southampton Academy in
Courtland (1976-78) before taking assistant coaching duties at
Northwestern State and Virginia Military Institute.
He received a master of science degree in education from Old
Dominion, then earned a law degree at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law
at the College of William & Mary. Jim worked in a Norfolk law firm before
becoming president of Sports Management Services, a sports marketing
firm in Virginia Beach, from 1988 until he joined N.C. State.
Jim and his wife Celia live only moments away from the Richmond
campus. Their daughter, Gray, will attend Furman University this fall.
Staff Directory
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Mike Dahlem
Academic Coordinator
Dave Koon
Basketball Strength Coach
Julie Ehlers
Assistant Director of Compliance
Cory Espensen
Video Coordinator
Allen Fredd
Senior Associate Director
of Athletics/Business
Ruth Goehring
Associate Director of Athletics/Events
and Facilities
Ken Hart
Equipment Manager
Alisha Tucker
Assistant Director of
Event Sales and Marketing
Dave Jaconski
Director of Sports Medicine
Bruce Matthews
Assistant Director of Athletics/
Academics
Heather Murphy
Academic Coordinator
Jim Merritt
Director of Corporate Sponsorships
Dr. Leslie Rose
Team Physician
Mark Sandy
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/
External
Brent Schneider
Assistant Director of Athletics/
Development
Karen Tait
Assistant to the
Director of Athletics
Darin Thomas
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
OPPONENTS
Tanya Cornwell
Director of Event Sales
and Marketing
SPIDER PLAYERS
Bob Black
Director of Internet and Broadcast
Properties
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Dr. Harold Babb
NCAA Faculty Representative
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Mary Woodard
Athletics Marketing &
Public Relations Assistant
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David Walsh
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/
Internal Operations
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Allison Vogler
Spider Club Coordinator
Dr. Chris Young
Team Physician
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Media Information
PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF
2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND BASKETBALL
Simon Gray
Director of Athletic
Public Relations,
Men’s Basketball Contact
[email protected]
Lynn Busby
Assistant Director of
Athletic Public Relations
[email protected]
Scott Meyer
Assistant Director of
Athletic Public Relations
[email protected]
University of Richmond Department of Athletic Public Relations
Robins Center, Room 204, 232
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: 804-289-8320 • Fax: 804-289-8820
The 2004-05 University of Richmond men’s basketball guide has been
prepared for alumni and friends of the University of Richmond, and the media.
Requests for additional information, feature materials and photographs should be
made to the Richmond department of athletic public relations by all accredited
members of the media.
PRESS FACILITIES: Richmond’s press facilities are located at the west end of
the Robins Center. Admittance to the press room is by official credential only and is
strictly limited to members of the working media and UR athletics officials. A pregame meal is served 90 minutes before tip-off and is available through halftime.
Programs, media guides, statistics and game notes are available prior to the start
of each game. Complete team statistics, box scores and play-by-play will be
distributed to the media at half-time and at the end of the contest. A post-game
press conference will be held in the Interview Room adjacent to the press room
where both coaches and requested players will be available.
CREDENTIALS: All requests from accredited members of the media for
credentials should be directed to Simon Gray, Director of Athletic Public Relations,
on letterhead stationery, and received no later than 48 hours before gametime.
Children and other non-workers are not allowed in the press working area.
Credentials will be mailed if the request is received early enough to assure return
delivery. Otherwise, they will be left at the Robins Center’s media will call, located
outside the press room.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: All photographers and cameramen must wear a visible
credential issued by the Department of Athletic Public Relations. Photographers
and cameramen must work outside the restraining line at each end of the floor.
Photographers are not allowed to shoot in front of the benches or the statistics
table. In the interest of safety of the participants, it is requested that tripods not be
used on the floor.
PRESS PARKING: The press parking lot is located adjacent to the Robins
Center. If you need a parking pass, please be sure to inform the Department of
Athletic Public Relations when making your press credential request.
PRESS ROW: Press row is located courtside on the north end of the arena—
opposite the team benches. Seating is limited and reserved for working media only.
Requests for phone lines should be made well in advance of each game. The
basketball press row phone number is (804) 289-8806.
RADIO: Richmond’s radio facilities are located courtside with adequate space
available for visiting radio stations. Only one designated station for each visiting
school may broadcast, unless special arrangements are made. One line will be
installed for each visiting team to use. Any additional lines should be ordered
through Verizon telephone (804-225-6100). All calls on lines must be made by
credit card or collect.
TELEVISION: Any delayed telecast originating from the Robins Center must
be with approval of the Department of Athletic Public Relations, and must be in
accordance with the Atlantic 10 Conference and NCAA guidelines. It is requested
that visiting television crews contact the Department of Public Relations with their
information, video tape and personnel requests at least two weeks before the date
of the game they are scheduled to televise.
INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for coach or player interviews must be
made through the Athletic Public Relations office. It is suggested that at least one
day’s notice be given for an interview request. Players’ dormitory telephone
numbers will not be released and they will not be asked to miss classroom time to
do an interview.
MEN’S BASKETBALL TELECONFERENCE: Every Monday, the Atlantic 10 will
conduct a teleconference with each of its head men’s basketball coaches and one
selected women’s coach. Each coach will have a 10-minute slot to discuss their
team and answer questions from the media.
RADIO: This season marks the 20th consecutive year that Sports Radio AM-910
will serve as the flagship station for University of Richmond Basketball. Bob Black, a
voice synonymous with Richmond
athletics, will call the Spiders’ play-byplay for the 21st season. The quality of
Black’s work was recognized in 1998
and again in 2001 when he received
the prestigious “Broadcaster-of-theYear” award for the commonwealth of
Virginia. In March of 2001, Black
joined the athletic department staff
as the Director of Broadcast and
Internet Properties. In the position, he
oversees the department’s Web site,
www.RichmondSpiders.com. In
addition, Black is involved in all
aspects of managing and developing
Spider radio and television opportunities. Black will primarily be joined by UR Hall of
Famer Greg Beckwith. The program’s all-time steals and assists leader, Beckwith offers
insights into the game as the color analyst.
SPIDER RADIO NETWORK: The Spider Radio Network extends the scope of
Spider broadcasts throughout Virginia. WRNL AM-910 will once again serve as the
flagship station for Spider football and men’s basketball game broadcasts and
coach’s shows. WPMH-AM 670 (Hampton Roads/Tidewater), WWWR-AM 910
(Roanoke), WNRV-AM 990 (New River Valley), and WNDJ-FM 104.9 (Northern Neck
and Middle Peninsula) have signed on to carry the Spiders.
Coach Wainwright’s weekly radio call-in show, the Spider Sportsline, airs live
from Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar, 7801 West Broad Street, Mondays from 7
p.m. to 8 p.m. during the college basketball season. The show is broadcast on
WRNL-AM (910) in Richmond, WWWR-AM (910) in Roanoke, WNRV-AM (990) in the
New River Valley and WPMH-AM 670 in Hampton Roads/Tidewater.
All game and coach’s show broadcasts can also be accessed worldwide on
RichmondSpiders.com.
PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS
NEWSPAPERS
FREDERICKSBURG FREE-LANCE STAR
Jim McConnell, Beat Writer
616 Amelia Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 374-5000
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
John O’Connor, Beat Writer
Jack Berninger, Sports Editor
Box C-32333, Richmond, VA 23293
(804) 649-6233, 6445;
Fax (804) 775-8085
NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS/TIMES HERALD
Dave Fairbank, Beat Writer
Box 746, Newport News, VA 23607
(804) 247-4646;
Fax (804) 247-9420
THE COLLEGIAN
University of Richmond
Tyler Haynes Commons,
Richmond, VA 23173
(804) 289-8483; Fax (804) 289-8825
PETERSBURG PROGRESS-INDEX
Brian French, Beat Writer
15 Franklin St., Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 732-3456;
Fax (804) 861-9452
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NATIONAL WIRE SERVICES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hank Kurz, Sports Editor
Suite 1380, 700 East Main St.,
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 643-6646; Fax (804) 643-6223
RADIO
TELEVISION
AM-910 WRNL
3245 Basie Road, Richmond, VA 23228
(804) 474-0171; Fax (804) 474-0168
WTVR-CBS SPORTS, CHANNEL 6
Lane Casadonte, Sports Director
3301 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 254-3645; Fax (804) 254-3697
AM-950 WXGI
701 German School Road.
Richmond, VA 23225
(804) 233-7666
VIRGINIA NEWS NETWORK
Gary Hess, Sports Director
200 N. 22nd, Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 474-0171; Fax (804) 474-0168
WRVA
200 N. 22nd St., Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 345-9782; Fax (804) 780-3427
WRIC-ABC SPORTS, CHANNEL 8
Chip Tarkenton, Sports Director
Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA 23236
(804) 330-8829; Fax (804) 330-8883
WWBT-NBC SPORTS, CHANNEL 12
Ben Hamlin, Sports Director
Box 12, Richmond, VA 23201
(804) 233-2612; Fax (804) 230-2789
WRLH-FOX SPORTS, CHANNEL 35
Box 12, Richmond, VA 23201
(804) 230-2618; Fax (804) 230-2789