Good morning. Hear from the new men’s basketball transfer, George Washington III, on The Sports Huddle with Bob Black on ESPN Richmond! Listen here.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏀 Quinn is off to France
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈STOCK UP

🔼 He’s a Pro! Men’s basketball player Neal Quinn signed his first professional contract with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of France’s LNB Pro B. Quinn recently graduated from Richmond in May after playing two seasons with the Spiders. He averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and a team-high 3.9 assists per game last season. 🏀 Read more about Quinn.

🤔SPIDERS TRIVIA

Who Else? Neal Quinn is one of two men’s basketball players from the 2024 squad to begin a professional career.

Who is the other Spider to sign with a professional team?

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

You Will Be Missed. Former women’s tennis head coach Mark Wesselink has passed away. Wesselink was the team’s head coach from 1989-2022 and served as an assistant coach for the past two seasons. He earned eight conference Coach of the Year awards and led the Spiders to finish first or second in their conference 17 times.

🎾 Here’s more about Wesselink.

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🎉TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Isaiah Bigelow with Hungary’s Zalakermia ZTE KK!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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