Full schedule is out

[SFspidur]

November 25 vs Detroit Mercy*
November 27 vs Morehead State*
November 29 at Kentucky*
December 2 at Charleston
December 5 FURMAN
December 9 NORTHERN IOWA
December 13 at West Virginia
December 16 at Vanderbilt
December 19 DUQUESNE
December 22 HOFSTRA
December 30 at Davidson
January 2 ST. BONAVENTURE
January 6 RHODE ISLAND
January 9 at George Mason
January 16 VCU
January 20 at St. Bonaventure
January 23 LA SALLE
January 26 at Saint Joseph's
January 29 SAINT LOUIS
February 2 GEORGE MASON
February 5 at Dayton
February 9 GEORGE WASHINGTON
February 12 at VCU
February 20 at La Salle
February 23 FORDHAM
February 26 at Saint Louis
March 3 at Massachusetts
* Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY)

Men’s Basketball Unveils Ambitious 2020-21 Schedule - University of Richmond Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond Athletics announced a challenging men's basketball schedule for the 2020-21 season on Wednesday that includes non-conference

richmondspiders.com

 

[Ferrum Spider]

Kudos to the staff for putting together a pretty solid NC schedule on the fly. Looking over on the VCU website it looks like they are limiting capacity to 1k per game. Will be curious to see if we follow suit with that number or have it reduced.

 

[97spiderfan]

Really solid job by our schedule makers. Said this earlier but I think our OOC is really strong and ENHANCED by the fact that most of our OOC are away games. That should help us with the computers.

 

[plydogg]

Two weeks until spider basketball is back!

 

[GKiller]

Debbie Downer alert: Original home opener would have been last night.

I agree w Mooney NCAA really should have kept that start date to provide a buffer for inevitable rescheduling issues to come.

 

[spider23]

Agree that this is a very good schedule, especially in light of the need to flex due to covid. What I and kenpom think is a strong A10 this year makes the schedule even better. Just need to go out and win games now.

 

[SFspidur]

Lots of preseason league polls coming out...here's where our OOC opponents stand:

Detroit Mercy: 9th of 12 in Horizon
Morehead State: 8th of 12 in OVC
Kentucky: TBA, but near the top of SEC
Charleston: 6th of 10 in CAA
Furman: 2nd of 10 in SoCon
Northern Iowa: 1st of 10 in MVC
West Virginia: TBA, but near the top of Big 12
Vanderbilt: TBA, but near the bottom of SEC
Hofstra: 1st of 10 in CAA

 

[urfan1]

hate to be a downer but really don't like 4/5 last conference games on the road

 

[CH_Spider]

Who wants to go out on a limb and predict how many wins we get this season?

 

[Eight Legger]

22-5 heading to wherever the A10s are this year.

 

[SFspidur]

Some quotes here from McGlade...A-10 has a lot of authority to adjust scheduling on the fly, changing dates and locations, or setting up pods if need be.

A-10 tourney still scheduled for Barclays, but the field could be reduced. A-10 also leaving the door open to give regular-season champ the NCAA auto-bid if things get disrupted.

A-10 commissioner: In COVID shadow, league has alternative plans it hopes aren't needed

Don’t get wed to those A-10 basketball schedules rolling out this week, the league commissioner warned Wednesday. Bernadette McGlade advised that extensive flexibility very well may be required, as with

richmond.com

 

[Eight Legger]

How much longer are we stuck at Barclays? Please tell me this is it.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

I agree w Mooney

Who are you and what have you done with GK?

Just kidding - I agree with him, too.

 

[SFspidur]

How much longer are we stuck at Barclays? Please tell me this is it.

Nope. Supposed to be in DC in 2022 so the ACC can have Barclays, and then we're back to Barclays for 2023 and 2024.

 

[SFspidur]

SEC preseason poll is out...UK at #2 behind Tennessee, Vandy dead last.

Detroit Mercy: 9th of 12 in Horizon
Morehead State: 8th of 12 in OVC
Kentucky: 2nd of 14 in SEC
Charleston: 6th of 10 in CAA
Furman: 2nd of 10 in SoCon
Northern Iowa: 1st of 10 in MVC
West Virginia: TBA, but near the top of Big 12
Vanderbilt: 14th of 14 in SEC
Hofstra: 1st of 10 in CAA

Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title - Southeastern Conference

Tennessee was predicted to win the 2021 SEC men's basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.

www.secsports.com

 

[RichmondNative]

I agree w Mooney NCAA really should have kept that start date to provide a buffer for inevitable rescheduling issues to come.

Hindsight is always 20/20.

The NCAA set the start date where they did because the working thought at the time was that there would be a number of mini-bubble tournaments at the start of the season and the Thanksgiving week was when such events could start.

Of course, the events envisioned did not become reality. Even though I wish the season had already started, I don’t see how it could have started when most schools didn’t even have final schedules until this week and there are probably some who are still figuring things out. College football was a mess with different leagues starting at different times. Why repeat that scenario for basketball?

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

How much longer are we stuck at Barclays? Please tell me this is it.

Well if another wave of COVID hits Brooklyn, Cuomo will move the tournament to the auditorium of a nursing home.

 

[gcarter52]

Well the center has been aiding victims. Seem like a good thing.

 

[SFspidur]

...and the Ivy League has canceled winter sports. Not to mention the other teams that are having cases that are already putting their season openers in jeopardy.

 

[CH_Spider]

My prediction: 22-5 (15-3)
vs Detroit Mercy: W
vs Morehead State: W
vs Kentucky: L
@ Charleston: W
vs Furman: W
vs Northern Iowa: W
@ West Virginia: L
@ Vanderbilt: W
vs Duquesne: W
vs Hofstra: W
@ Davidson: W
vs St. Bonaventure: W
vs Rhode Island: W
@ George Mason: W
vs VCU: W
@ St. Bonaventure: L
vs La Salle: W
@ Saint Joseph's: W
vs Saint Louis: W
vs George Mason: W
@ Dayton: L
vs George Washington: W
@ VCU: W
@ La Salle: W
vs Fordham: W
@ Saint Louis: L
@ UMass: W

 

[CH_Spider]

https://atlantic10.com/news/2020/11...eager-to-finish-last-years-success-story.aspx

 

[plydogg]

Without Nick I don’t see an Avenue to 22-5 unfortunately. My best guess right now is probably 19-8, maybe 18-7

 

[spider23]

My prediction: 22-5 (15-3)
vs Detroit Mercy: W
vs Morehead State: W
vs Kentucky: L
@ Charleston: W
vs Furman: W
vs Northern Iowa: L
@ West Virginia: W
@ Vanderbilt: L
vs Duquesne: W
vs Hofstra: W
@ Davidson: W
vs St. Bonaventure: L
vs Rhode Island: W
@ George Mason: W
vs VCU: W
@ St. Bonaventure: W
vs La Salle: W
@ Saint Joseph's: W
vs Saint Louis: W
vs George Mason: W
@ Dayton: W
vs George Washington: W
@ VCU: L
@ La Salle: W
vs Fordham: W
@ Saint Louis: W
@ UMass: W

I see 22-5 as well, early season loss to Northern Iowa causes board melt down and FMM to rear its pretty head. The team bounces back strong with an 8 point road win at WVU, Gilly, Francis and Wilson shread the vaunted PressVirginia, making it look like its weak sister named Havoc.

Spiders are included in a shortened 32 team bubble and advance to the elite 8.