Men's Basketball Postgame Notes
12/29/2010 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 29, 2010
THE TEAM
• The Spiders (11-3) are off to the best 14-game start since the 1987-88 team started 12-2. Richmond has matched the 1953-54 and 1954-55 teams for the fifth best start in 99 seasons of basketball, including the 3rd best start in 56 years.
• Richmond won its 4th game against a BCS conference team in 5 tries this season and the 8th in the 11 games against BCS conference teams. Chris Mooney has 13 wins over BCS conference teams in 7 years as a Division I head coach, including 11 in his 6 seasons at Richmond. Four wins over the Power 6 conferences equals the most in one season by the Spiders. The 1985-86 team defeated Providence, Virginia, Wake Forest and Stanford.
• Nine of Richmond's 11 victories have come by double-figures this season, including all six home games.
• Richmond improved to 6-0 at home this season, having won 11-straight and 23 of the last 24 in the Robins Center.
• The Spiders shot 50 percent from the field and have now shot at least 50 percent from the field in all 6 home games. Richmond led by 17 points against Wake Forest and has led by at least 17 points in all 6 home games.
• Richmond scored a season-high 90 points and made a season-high 36 field goals against Wake Forest. The Spiders have made at least 27 field goals in all 6 home games and have at least 30 field goals in 4 of the 6 home games. Richmond scored a season-high 48 points.
THE PLAYERS
• Senior Justin Harper became the 40th Spider to reach 1,000 career points, finishing the night with 1,011 career points, which sits 39th on Richmond's all-time scoring list. Harper scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds for his second career double-double. Harper has scored in double-figures for the 46th time in his career, including the 20th time in his last 24 games. It was Harper's 7th career 20-point game, and his 3rd this season, and his 3rd career double-figure rebounding game. With 1 block, Harper has 78 for his career 1 block behind Jim Springer for 10th on Richmond's all-time blocks list.
• Senior Kevin Anderson scored 23 points for his 97th career double-figure scoring game, including his 90th in the last 96 games. Anderson has 1,784 career points, which ranks fourth on Richmond's all-time scoring list. It was Anderson's 33rd career 20-point game and his 5th this season. Anderson had 4 assists to give him 341 assists, pulling within 4 assists of Gerald Jarmon (345)for 6th on Richmond's all-time career list for assists. Anderson is 3rd on Richmond's all-time steals list with 186 after swiping 3 steals on Wednesday.
• Senior Dan Geriot scored 17 points for his 55th career double-figure scoring game, including his 6th this season. Geriot moved into a tie for 24th on Richmond's all-time scoring list with Butch Lambiotte (1,163). Geriot passed Tom Green (1,159) and Kevin Eastman (1,162).
• Junior Darrius Garrett blocked three shots to give him 96 career blocks, which ranks seventh on Richmond's all-time blocks list.
