George Washington University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Richmond Saturday at 2 pm
2/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2008
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
Game 22 • Atlantic 10 Conference game
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 • Time: 2:00 pm ET
Location: Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: 3WT 1500 AM, 107.7 FM, 820 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live video streaming on GWsports.com, live stats on GameTracker
TV: None
Series: GW leads, 55-25 (GW leads, 7-4 at Smith Center)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 121-79 (.605) 7th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 62-45 (.579) 7th season
Career Record: 121-79 (.605) 7th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Richmond: 7-5
UR COACH: Chris Mooney (Princeton `94)
Record at UR: 35-49 (.417) 3rd season
Atlantic 10 Record: 17-26 (.395) 3rd season
Career Record: 53-61 (.465) 4th season
Air Force 18-12
Mooney's Record vs. GW: 0-4
Saturday's Game: GW (7-14, 3-8) has had a week to prepare for much-improved Richmond (14-10, 7-4) which enters play Saturday tied for second place in the A-10 standings. It is the first and only meeting this season and the 81st meeting in the series. GW has faced Richmond more than any other A-10 opponent and more than all but one opponent (Georgetown--96 meetings).
• GW has won the last five straight meetings in the series including five of the last six at Smith Center.
• GW has won the last five meetings with the Spiders by average score of 71-55.
• GW is 6-3 at home this season while Richmond is 5-5 on the road.
• Richmond has A-10 road victories at La Salle, Charlotte and Duquesne this season.
• GW is coming off an 80-71 triumph at St. Bonaventure Saturday at Reilly Center for its first road win of the season. Damian Hollis and Maureece Rice led the Colonials with 17 points each as the Colonials matched their season-highs with 13 three-pointers and 80 points.
• Richmond is coming off a 79-76 overtime win over Charlotte Wednesday at the Robins Center. The Spiders have won four of their last five games and all three overtime games.
• GW is 7-4 against Richmond at Smith Center where GW is 308-120 (.720) in 32 seasons.
• GW is without starting point guard Travis King, who is sitting out the season with a knee injury.
• GW has won 53 of its last 76 regular-season games and 31 of its last 44 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at Richmond: The young and much-improved Spiders come to Smith Center Saturday tied for second place in the league with a 7-4 A-10 mark, 14-10 overall under third-year coach Chris Mooney. Richmond has two players averaging double figures led by soph. F Dan Geriot's 13.9 ppg and 5.4 rebounds per game. Soph. G David Gonzalves (12.2 ppg) has hit 52 three-pointers. Freshman G Kevin Anderson is a three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week and hails from the same hometown (Duluth, GA) as GW's Wynton Witherspoon. For the season, UR is shooting 44.5 percent from the field, averages 64.0 points a game but is getting outrebounded by nearly five caroms a game.
Next Game: GW hosts Rhode Island Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. (EST). That game will be broadcast on 3WT Radio 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, 820 AM.
