Richmond women’s basketball players Ally Sweeney and Rayne Wright join Spiders Sound Off to take us inside a whirlwind offseason and preview a new era under head coach Alisa Kresge.

Ally and Rayne revisit the tension of Selection Sunday, the NCAA Tournament loss to Nebraska and the shock of Aaron Roussell’s departure. They explain why Ally chose to finish her career at Richmond, how Rayne is embracing a larger leadership role and what fans can expect from Kresge’s faster offense and aggressive defense.

They also discuss growing up with basketball-coach dads, Rayne’s connection to Spider defensive great Tony Dobbins, the growth of Richmond’s home crowds and two teammates poised to make some noise this season.

Tom and Porter go inside the numbers with Ryan Carlson, co-creator of Insight GM, a new college basketball analytics platform designed to look forward instead of backward.

Ryan explains how Insight GM uses its RQI metric to evaluate roster construction, transfer portal additions and projected team performance — and then puts the model to the test on the Richmond Spiders.

Why does the model love Jamie Kaiser? How much better does Richmond look after its offseason overhaul? Where do the Spiders fit in an incredibly tight A-10? And could a healthy, productive Jason McCaffrey be the wild card that blows up the projections?

Plus: why St. Louis could be better than other models think, the A-10's "messy middle," Vanderbilt and Nebraska as potential sleepers, the limitations of preseason rankings, and how analytics are changing the way college basketball programs build rosters and prepare for games.

Spider Sound Off — Richmond basketball talk from Spider fans, for Spider fans.

Bill Dooley has seen Richmond basketball from nearly every perspective imaginable—as a player, assistant coach, head coach, recruiter, alumnus and lifelong fan.

In this episode of Spiders Sound Off, Bill takes us through his remarkable journey, including:

• Why he transferred to Richmond
• Playing for Dick Tarrant
• Becoming an assistant coach during Richmond's rise to national prominence
• Behind-the-scenes stories from the NCAA Tournament upsets over Indiana and Syracuse
• Coaching against David Robinson and Navy
• How the three-point line changed college basketball
• Taking over for Dick Tarrant at just 33 years old

If you love Richmond basketball history, this is an episode you won't want to miss.