newsformer richmond spider david gonzalvez signs finnish club
Sports

Former Richmond Spider David Gonzalvez signs with Finnish club

Contributors

ur-spiders1Former Richmond men’s basketball player David Gonzalvez has signed on with a new club in his fifth season of professional basketball.

Gonzalvez will now be competing with Namika Lahti, a team in Finland’s Korisliiga. He played most recently at SPM Shoeters Den Bosch in the Dutch league, Eredivisie. Last season, he averaged 10.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.5 apg and 1.5 spg through 42 games. He helped Den Bosch win the Supercup and advance to the league final.

The previous season (2012-13), Gonzalvez played at Raiffeisen Wels (A Bundesliga) in the Austrian league. He averaged 13.8 points/game and had 1.6 steals per contest, ranking second in steals in the league. He also helped his squad to the Austrian Cup semifinals, and was selected to Dutch Eredivisie All-Star Game in 2012.

Earlier in his career, Gonzalvez played professionally in France (Nantes) and Austria (Redwell Gunners Oberwart).

A native of Marietta, Georgia, Gonzalvez played four seasons at Richmond, leading the Spiders to an NCAA Tournament appearance and two trips to the College Basketball Invitational. He notched over 30 minutes per game in every season at UR, and averaged 13.2 points per game and 1.3 steals per contest. He scored 18 points in his final collegiate game, UR’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against St. Mary’s in 2010.

Contributors

Contributors

Have a story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

solar panels
Local

Staunton leaders to tour Louisa solar farm next week: Local proposal put on hold

Culture

The story of slaves: Excavation might uncover evidence of late 1700s enslaved

Students from a JMU course called Archaeological Field Techniques are finding artifacts every day at Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.

us china
U.S./World

China-U.S. relations thawing again over U.S. push for containment of CCP

I've reported on the worrying signs of a large gap in communications between the US and China. But I've also noted the apparent turnaround in May, signaled by President Biden’s comment that a “thaw” was in the wind and ties with China would be improving “very soon.” 

uva baseball
Sports

If Virginia needs extra juice this weekend, there’s Duke’s ninth-inning stolen base

Fredericksburg Nationals
Sports

Fredericksburg Nationals rally from early deficit to defeat Charleston Riverdogs, 5-4

richmond virginia
Virginia

Two shot, killed, including grad, after Richmond high school graduation ceremony

richmond flying squirrels
Sports

Altoona Curve rally with three runs late, win opener at Richmond, 6-4