University of Richmond Athletics
TONIGHT! AJ Lopez To Appear On Holiday Edition Of Behind The Web Monday 6-7pm At The Local
12/21/2025 | General, Men's Basketball, Spider Athletic Fund
A pre-Christmas edition of Behind The Web will be held this Monday, Dec. 22, live from The Local At Forest & Ridge, 403 N. Ridge Road, in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center, from 6-7pm.  Featuring men's basketball coach Chris Mooney and Voice of the Spiders Bob Black, the live radio show can be heard on 106.1 ESPN, richmondspiders.com and espnrichmond.com.  Graduate student guard AJ Lopez, the Spiders leading scorer, will be the player guest.
Fans are encouraged to attend the show and enjoy The Local's full food and beverage menu, Â serving chef-driven dishes, seasonal cocktails, and front-row seats for every big game. To interact with the show, anytime, submit questions and comments online.Â
Email:Â behindtheweb@richmond.edu
Text: 804-327-0888
X (Twitter):Â @spidervoice
@espnrichmond
@SpidersMBB
@SpiderAthletics
The Spiders reached their holiday break with a 10-2 record following Saturday's 80-56 victory over The Citadel at the Robins Center. Lopez scored 14 points, his eighth double-figure output of the season. He has been in double figures in five of the past six games and is averaging 11.4 ppg. The Queens, NY transfer from Maine is coming off a season in which he led the Black Bears in scoring (14.8 ppg) and was a Second Team All-America East Conference selection.
The radio program will be archived on richmondspiders.com. Behind The Web from The Local at Forest & Ridge will take a two-week holiday break following Monday's program.  The show returns Monday January 12, 2026 and continues each Monday through the remainder of the college basketball season. The full schedule of shows is listed below.
Behind The Web is a production of Spider Sports Properties from Playfly Sports and ESPN Richmond, the radio home of the Spiders for 20 consecutive years. In addition to The Local at Forest & Ridge, Spider sponsors for the show are CarMax, Cornerstone Partner CoStar Group, Luck Chevrolet, ServPro of Richmond & Chesterfield and Car Pool Car Wash.
Behind The Web 2025-26
The Local At Forest & Ridge Mondays 6-7pm 106.1 ESPN
Monday Dec. 22
Monday Jan. 12
Monday Jan. 19
Monday Jan. 26
Monday Feb. 2
Monday Feb. 9
Monday Feb. 16
Monday Feb. 23
Monday Mar. 2
Monday Mar. 9
Monday Mar. 16Â (pre A10 tourney)
