University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Basketball GameDay - Bethune-Cookman
11/20/2015 | Men's Basketball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond returns home after a big road win to face Bethune-Cookman on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. in the Robins Center. The game is part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational.
Richmond is coming off a big 91-82 win at Wake Forest on Wednesday night. It marked the fourth win in the last six years for the Spiders over the ACC program. UR now has 17 wins over power conference teams in the last decade.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between Richmond and Bethune-Cookman. The Spiders are 83-25 all-time when facing an opponent for the first time at home.
Wildcat coach Gravelle Craig briefly played basketball at Richmond under Dick Tarrant before finishing his career at Cleveland State.
Senior Terry Allen is just seven points away from 1,000 for his career. He would become the 44th Richmond player to reach the 1K mark.
Through three games, the Spiders have scored 274 points, tied for the third-most points through three games in program history.
The game will be aired on the Atlantic 10 Network through SpiderTV with Bob Black and Greg Beckwith on the call. It will also be on the radio on ESPN 950 AM and 93.1 HANK FM. The audio will be streamed for free on RichmondSpiders.com.
| 2015-16 SPIDER MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY CENTRAL - BETHUNE-COOKMAN |
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| Who | Richmond Spiders (2-1) vs. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-0) |
| When | Saturday, November 21, 6 p.m. |
| Where | Richmond, Va. |
| Venue | Robins Center (7,201) |
| Live Video | Atlantic 10 Network |
| On Air | Bob Black, Greg Beckwith |
| Radio | ESPN 950 AM | 93.1 HANK FM | RichmondSpiders.com |
| On Air | Bob Black, Greg Beckwith |
| Live Stats | Click Here |
| Game Notes | Notes |
Scouting Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman started the season at 2-0 with wins over Trinity and Tennessee-Martin. The Wildcats averaged 97 points in the two wins, shooting 55.3 percent from the field and 46.3 percent from long range. Bethune-Cookman has 21 steals through two games, but has also committed 16.5 turnovers per game.
Jordan Potts leads the team with 19.5 points points per game and 8.0 assists. Mario Moody is averaging a double-double so far with 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.
Bethune-Cookman was picked 10th in the MEAC Preseason poll. The Wildcats will play 13 of their first 17 games away from home this year.
Series vs. Bethune-Cookman
Saturday marks the first meeting between Richmond and Bethune-Cookman. Richmond is 83-25 when playing teams for the first time at home.
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Richmond has averaged 91.3 points in the first three games of the season, ranking second in the Atlantic 10 and 33rd in the country in scoring offense.
According to KenPom, the Spider offense has an adjusted efficiency of 108.6 (36th in NCAA) with a 61.0 effective FG percentage (22nd in NCAA).
Richmond's 274 points through three games ties for the third-most points to start a season's first three games in program history.
Can't Hold Us
While Richmond's offensive efforts have been tremendous up and down the lineup, the Spiders have boasted major career point outputs in each of the first three games.
Terry Allen tied his career high with 27 points against JMU; T.J. Cline set a new career high with 27 against Stetson, and Trey Davis stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high 17 points at Wake Forest.
1,000 Memories
After his hot start to the season, Terry Allen is just seven points away from 1,000 for his career. He would become the 44th member of the 1,000-point club at UR, and eighth player to reach it under Coach Mooney.
Coach Chris Mooney is just 11 wins away from 200 victories at the University of Richmond. He is currently third all-time in wins at the school, just nine behind Malcolm U. Pitt for second all-time.
Headstrong
Richmond was very protective of the ball last season with a stellar backcourt and skilled frontcourt that rarely turns it over. Richmond finished second in the A-10 and 11th in the country for fewest turnovers with 9.9 per game, setting a new school record.
Through three games of the 2015-16 season, Richmond has just 8.3 turnovers which ranks second in the A-10 and 15th in the country.
Settle For Nothing
Richmond's frontcourt is asked to handle the ball a lot away from the basket and the Spiders usually have five players touch the ball on any one possession. Quick ball movement and sharp passes lead to open shoots and fluid offense. The Spiders rank 69th in the country with an assist percentage of 60.4.
Richmond made 29 assists against Stetson, just two away from the school record. They followed it up with 18 assists at Wake Forest.
As a team, Richmond sports a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio which ranks sixth in the country.
So far this season, Spider bigs are leading the team in assists with Allen and Cline both tallying 11 dimes. Point guard ShawnDre Jones also has 10 assists. Cline's assist-to-turnover ratio of 5.5 ranks third in the Atlantic 10.
Ice Ice Baby
One of Richmond's great strengths as an offense is the great array of strong three-point shooters. UR ranks leads the A-10 with 10.3 threes per game and a 43.7 percentage rate from long range. The Spiders hit 15 treys against Stetson, just one away from the Robins Center record.
Cline, Jones and Marshall Wood have all hit eight threes this season.
Gimme That
Although Richmond's defense has struggled at times to force bad shots, the Spiders have been extremely effective at creating turnovers. UR forced 20 Wake Forest turnovers on Wednesday, thanks to 11 steals.
Richmond ranks first in the A-10 and 23rd in the country with a +6.7 turnover margin. Terry Allen is sixth in the league with 2.7 steals per contest.
Born To Run
The Spiders have been able to score in bunches and do it as a swift pace. UR has averaged 13.0 fast break points per game, and outscored opponents 39-8 in fast break points this year. Richmond's average possession length of 15.8 seconds ranks 95th in the country.
Take Me Home Tonight
Richmond is 81-19 at home over the last seven seasons, winning six of the last seven home games vs. ranked teams, including a double OT win over No. 22 VCU on 2/25.
Richmond's 16 home wins in 2014-15 is tops for the most wins in any single season at the Robins Center.
