University of Richmond Athletics
Gonzalvez Named National Player Of Week By ESPN'S Andy Katz
02/14/2010 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2010
BRISTOL, Conn. - Richmond senior David Gonzalvez was named National Player of the Week by ESPN.com's Andy Katz in his Weekly Watch. Gonzalvez is featured in a photo on the front page of ESPN.com's College Basketball.
Katz writes, "The numbers David Gonzalvez put up -- 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting -- weren't the only story of Richmond's 69-67 win at Rhode Island. It was when Gonzalvez made a 3-pointer with 1:22 to play to give the Spiders a 67-66 lead in Kingston. Teammate Kevin Anderson then hit a layup to put Richmond ahead by three with 23 seconds left.
"Gonzalvez continued his torrid week by leading the Spiders to a 68-49 victory over St. Bonaventure on Saturday that turned the wheel toward a possible A-10 title and NCAA berth. Gonzalvez scored a team-high 25 points in 34 minutes as the Spiders moved to 20-6 overall -- 9-2 in the A-10 -- to stay equal in the loss column with Xavier, Temple and Charlotte.
"Richmond has quietly put together a stellar season with nonconference wins over Mississippi State, Florida and a run to the top of the A-10. Gonzalvez is one of the main reasons."
Gonzalvez averaged 22.0 points per game, shot 60.0 percent frome the field (15-25), 50.0 percent from three (4-8) and 83.3 percent from the foul line (10-12). He also had 7 steals and 7 rebounds on the week.
The senior from Marietta, Ga. is second on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg) and ranks 7th on Richmond's all-time scoring list with 1,575 points, 29 points out of 6th. He has 215 three-pointers, which ranks 4th on Richmond's all-time career list, 5 behind Mike Skrocki for 3rd.
The Spiders, who are 27th in the latest RPI, host Fordham on Wednesday and George Washington on Saturday.
