Atlantic 10 Basketball power rankings: Davidson, Saint Louis lead early season list

BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Kellan Grady #31 of the Davidson Wildcats reacts in the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 08: Jacob Gilyard #0 of the Richmond Spiders dribbles against the Duquesne Dukes during the second half in the Second Round of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 8, 2018 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

12: Richmond (3-5)

The Spiders have been difficult to gage through the season’s first eight games. On one hand, they’ve lost to teams like Longwood and Hampton, but on the other, they played competitively at Georgetown and are coming off a 10-point victory over Wake Forrest. There are certainly promising elements on this team – Grant Golden has played like the first team all-conference player he was projected to be and Jacob Gilyard is proving himself to be among the league’s best point guards – but they haven’t been able to play with any semblance of consistency overall.

Nick Sherod (12.7 points, 5.2 rebounds per game) being sidelined for the rest of the season with a torn ACL certainly doesn’t help the Spiders, but they still have a chance to make things right – especially in a conference where there’s no shortage of struggling teams at the bottom.

It’s undeniable that Chris Mooney is on the hot seat at head coach at this point, but with games against High Point, Oral Roberts, and South Alabama coming up, he should be able to get his squad some momentum heading into conference play.

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