The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Duquesne in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Spiders finished the 2016–17 season 19–11, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place in the conference. They defeated George Washington in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Alabama and Oakland before falling to TCU in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes ShawnDre' Jones 3 G 6'0" 165 Senior Houston, Texas Graduated T. J. Cline 10 F/C 6'9" 230 RS Senior Plano, Texas Graduated Chase Fletcher 12 F 6'7" 220 Senior Dallas, Texas Walk-on; graduated Marshall Wood 24 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Rustburg, Virginia Graduated Jesse Pistokache 30 G 6'3" 205 Sophomore Mission, Texas Transferred to Salem International Kwesi Abakah 34 F 6'8" 240 Grad Student Suwanee, Georgia Graduated
2017 recruiting class
Future recruits 2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Spiders were picked to finish in eighth place in the A-10. De’Monte Buckingham was named to the conference's preseason second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
Source:"University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2017–18 Schedule"
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