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Grant Golden Educational Journey

July 1, 2019, Richmond, Virginia, Leadership, social justice and sport are the common themes that five University of Richmond student-athletes will explore in an educational and cultural journey to Cuba as part of the Department of Athletics' Global Leadership Immersion and International Education's EnCompass Program.

Junior men's basketball student-athlete Grant Golden, "This is a really good opportunity and life experience that a lot of people don't get the chance to do," Golden said. "I am excited to go down there, see another culture and experience a different perspective. With all the time that we spend in the gym and on the court, the fact that we (student-athletes) can still do something like this in a condensed amount of time and have this experience, is really awesome for us and we are grateful to the University of Richmond."

He’s juggling basketball and law school at William & Mary, and whistling all the way

By John Feinstein, Columnist

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When William & Mary wins a basketball game at Kaplan Arena, the players go through the handshake line with their opponents and then, instead of heading to the locker room, they cross the court for handshakes and high-fives with fans who crowd into the front row to congratulate the team.

the only NCAA men’s basketball player with that distinction, according to William & Mary. Read More

GOLDEN REACHES 1,000 POINTS

FAIRFAX, VA — Grant Golden reached an offensive milestone and spiced the occasion with an elevated defensive performance. Nonetheless, the University of Richmond was cooled at George Mason, which bounced back from a slow start to win 77-63 before 3,281 at Eagle Bank Arena.

Golden scored 10 points with nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and a career-best six blocks, double his previous high. All of the rejections came in the first 25 minutes. With his fifth point, scored with 4:53 left in the first half, Golden became the 47th player in program history to score 1,000 in his career. Golden scored 18 points in nine games as a true freshman before missing the remainder of that season and redshirting because of a heart issue.

Golden became the second player in UR history to reach the 1,000-point mark before the end of his sophomore year. John Newman, Richmond’s career-leading scorer (2,383 points), scored 1,044 in his first two seasons.

ELIJAH BowenS Leads 17th-Ranked Captains to lead the Capital Athletic Conference

ST. MARY'S CITY, MD - Virginia Elite Alumni Elijah Bowens and Christopher Newport connected for seven three-pointers in the second half Wednesday night and managed to hold off upset-minded St. Mary's, 79-76. The victory at O'Brien Athletic & Recreation Center improved the Captains to 17-3 overall and 7-2 in the Capital Athletic Conference. Down the stretch, freshman Elijah Bowens made three-of-four free throws to help the Captains put the game away. Bowens finished with 11 points.