Good morning. We’ve got a day and time set for Richmond football’s game against Virginia!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 White and Mooney join the Spiders
🏀 Getting reps
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team added B. Artis White and Kirby Mooney to the 2024-25 roster. White is a 6’0” guard who recently played at Western Michigan. He played in 96 games and started in 89 since 2019-20. He earned a pair of All-MAC selections in four seasons. White led the team with a career-high 3.2 assists per game last season, which ranked him seventh in the conference.

Mooney is a 6’3” guard who will be a freshman in college. He was the all-time leading scorer at William Tennent High School. He recorded 1,431 points in four seasons. He led District I with 23.5 points per game as a senior.

🏀 Read more about White here.

🔼 Back to Work. The men’s basketball team is getting reps in over the off-season!

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Memorial Episode. Bob Black, the Voice of the Spiders, dedicated an episode on The Sports Huddle to honor Greg Beckwith. Listen here.

Beckwith still holds the Spiders single-season and single-game assist records. What’s his mark for most assists in a game?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Celebration of Life. The family of Greg Beckwith announced a celebration of life ceremony on Monday, June 3, at 1 p.m. It will be at Cannon Memorial Chapel on the University of Richmond campus. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 2, from 2-6 p.m. at Billey’s Funeral Home, 3801 Augusta Avenue, Richmond, Va.  

🏀 Here’s more info about the events.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 16 (Feb. 25, 1986 vs. Navy)!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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