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Richmond lands its second 2016 commitment of the week

Chris Mooney - UR

Chris Mooney - UR

AP

For most programs the days following the final evaluation period of the summer is a time for coming to a decision in regards to offering (or not offering) targets on their respective boards. In the case of Richmond, Chris Mooney’s program has finalized two recruitments within a three-day span.

Two days after landing three-star shooting guard De’Monte Buckingham, the Spiders received another commitment in the form of 6-foot-3 guard Nick Sherod. Sherod, who played with the Team Loaded Virginia team that won the Gold Division of the adidas Uprising Summer Championships in Las Vegas last week, is a 6-foot-3 guard who shot better than 44 percent from beyond the arc.

Also on that Team Loaded Virginia roster were 2016 prospects Sacha Killeya-Jones, Javin DeLaurier and Justice Kithcart.

Sherod is a native of Richmond who attends St. Christopher’s School, where he became the school’s all-time leading scorer this past season. Sherod averaged 25 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last season, and he was a first team all-state selection.

While Richmond doesn’t have a scholarship senior in its backcourt heading into the 2015-16 season, it does have two juniors in ShawnDre Jones and Josh Jones. With the additions of Buckingham and Sherod to go along with their three freshmen, the Spiders have the bodies needed to boost their perimeter depth moving forward.