Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

Jan. 16, 2010

THE TEAM

With a 9-0 home record, Richmond is off to its best home start in the 38-year history of the Robins Center and has matched the best home start in school history, The 1921-22 team and 1937-38 team both finished 9-0 at home and no Richmond men's team has started 10-0 at home in 98 seasons. Richmond has won 12 of the last 13 and 14 of the last 16 games in the Robins Center.

Richmond has matching the seventh-best 19-game start in school history.

Richmond had more steals (11) than turnovers (9) for the sixth time this season. It was the sixth time that the Spiders had double-figure steals this season and third time Richmond had single-digit turnovers. It marked the 11th time in 19 games this season that Richmond has had 12 turnovers or less, including the last five games.

The Spiders led by 11 points in the second half, the 13th time in 19 games that the Richmond has led by double-figures. Richmond has led by at least six points in every game and at least eight points in 18 of 19 games.

THE PLAYERS

Junior Kevin Anderson scored a game-high 21 points for his 70th double-figure scoring game, including his 19th in as many games this season and his 64th in the last 66 games. It was Anderson's 21st-career 20-point game, including his seventh this season. Anderson moved into a tie for 18th on Richmond's all-time scoring list with Kenny Foster at 1,279 points. He matched a season-high four steals, which puts him in a three-way tie for sixth on Richmond's all-time steals list with Johnny Newman and David Gonzalvez at 145 steals.

Senior Mike Skrocki for second. Gonzalvez had two steals, which puts him in a three-way tie Johnny Newman and Kevin Anderson for sixth on the school's all-time steals list with 145.

Senior Ryan Butler had two steals, giving him 146 for his career, which moves him past Johnny Newman and into fifth on Richmond's all-time steals list, two steals behind Johnathan Baker for fourth.

Junior Justin Harper scored 11 points for his 25th-career double-figure scoring game, including his 10th this season. Harper has scored in double-figures in five of the last six games.

Sophomore Kevin Steenberge for eighth on Richmond's single-season list for blocks. He needs five blocks to tie Jonthan Collins' 2002-03 season for seventh and six blocks to tie Gaston Moliva's 2003-04 season.

Junior Dan Geriot scored nine points to give him 945 career points.

Freshman Darien Brothers made 3-of-4 field goals for a career-high six points in a career-high 16 minutes.

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