Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Nov. 25, 2006

The Spiders are off to a 3-1 start for the seventh-straight season.

The Spiders have started five different freshmen over the course of the four games this season and have started four freshmen in each game. Freshman David Gonzalvez made his first collegiate start on Saturday vs. Old Dominion.

Old Dominion snapped a five-game losing streak in the series with Richmond. The Spiders won last year's meeting 61-58 in overtime.

Richmond has shot at least 36-percent from 3-point land in all four games this season, making at least eight 3-pointers in each game.

The Spiders are shooting 46.3 percent from 3-point land this season, having made 37-of-80 shots from downtown.

Richmond has held three of four opponents under 70 points this season and has only allowed over 70 points twice through 34 games under second-year head coach Chris Mooney.

Richmond just missed shooting over 40 percent for the fourth-straight game, coming in at 39.6 percent (19-of-48). The Spiders are shooting 48.6 percent from the field for the season, having made 90-of-185.

Freshman Jermaine Bucknor was the last Richmond player to make five 3-pointers in a game when he connected on six vs. No. 7 ranked George Washington on Feb. 18, 2006.

Senior Peter Thomas had scored in double-figures five times in his career entering this season, but has reached double digits in three of Richmond's four games. Thomas leads the team in shooting percentage, having made 66.7 percent of his shots (18-of-27) and 3-point percentage at 60 percent (3-of-5).

Freshman David Brewster had made at least two 3-pointers in all four games this season. He is second on the team with 10 3-point field goals.

Sophomore Jarhon Giddings tied a career high in assists with four.

The Spiders have turned the ball over under 15 times in three of their four games this season.

Richmond will be looking for its first 4-1 start since the 2000-01 team opened the year 7-1, when the Spiders host Radford on Wednesday night.

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