Richmond “reached out to me since day one,” said King. “They always kept in contact with me.”
The UR staff emphasized how scoring point guards – such as Kevin Anderson, Kendall Anthony, ShawnDre’ Jones, Cedrick Lindsay and Jacob Gilyard - were major players in some of the best seasons during Chris Mooney’s coaching tenure at Richmond.
“I just kind of went through the history of each guard and they all played for Coach Mooney and they all had great success with him,” said King. “I just thought maybe I could be the next one.
“If not, it’s OK. I just came to win. It’s my last year, and that’s really what I want to do. I want to help this get to the (NCAA tournament).”