Spiders Morning Jolt 6/16: MBB’s First Scrimmage

The men’s basketball team held its first scrimmage of the summer.

Good morning, Spiders. We hope all of the dads had an amazing Father’s Day!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 MBB scrimmage
⚾️ Spider on the Banana’s
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 In the Works. All 16 members of next season’s men’s basketball team are on campus and well into their summer workouts! The team recently held its first summer scrimmage, a 20-minute exhibition pitting the Blue team vs the White team. Click here to see pictures from the action.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

School Record.

During the 2025 season, Molly Wise recorded a new school record of 6.32m in the ____ event, the top mark in the Atlantic 10 and becomes the first Spider since 2021 to compete at the NCAA Championships.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

The Evolution. Above was Tyler Rigot on the Richmond baseball team just this past season. On Friday, June 13, he made his Banana Ball debut as a member of the Firefighters against the Party Animals.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: long jump!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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