Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Richmond Spiders
Richmond Spiders
	2023–24 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
University	University of Richmond
First season	1913
All-time record	1,489–1,271 (.539)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (19th season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Arena	Robins Center ; (Capacity: 7,201)
Nickname	Spiders
Colors	Blue and red;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1988, 2011
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1984, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2011, 2022
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	CAA ; 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 A-10 ; 2011, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	CAA ; 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001 A-10 ; 2024

Last updated March 15, 2024

The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2022 under head coach Chris Mooney, who has guided the program since the 2005–2006 season.

UR's basketball program has developed a reputation as a "giant killer" in the NCAA tournament, defeating the Charles Barkley-led Auburn Tigers in 1984, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1988 by defeating defending national champion Indiana and Georgia Tech, beating #3 seeded South Carolina in 1998, and becoming the first #15 seed to knock off a #2 seed when the Spiders defeated Syracuse in 1991.^[2] The Spiders hold the distinction of being the only basketball program to win NCAA tournament games as a 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Chris Mooney – head coach
Peter Thomas – assistant head coach
David Boyden – assistant coach
Will Gipe – assistant coach
Mark McGonigal – assistant coach/director of basketball operations & recruiting
Jack Fahed – assistant coach/director of program development

All-time head coaches

Coach	Years	Win–loss	Win %	Conference titles	NCAA tournament appearances
Frank Dobson	1913–17, 1919–33	168–112	.600	-	-
Dave Satterfield	1917–18	3–6	.333	-	-
Robert Marshall	1918–19	1–5	.166	-	-
Malcolm Pitt	1933–52	197–169	.538	-	-
H. Lester Hooker	1952–63	147–142	.509	-	-
Lewis Mills	1963–74	110–170	.393	-	-
Carl Slone	1974–78	43–63	.406	-	-
Lou Goetz	1978–81	38–44	.434	-	-
Dick Tarrant	1981–93	239–126	.655	4	5
Bill Dooley	1993–97	43–69	.384	-	-
John Beilein	1997–2002	100–53	.654	1	1
Jerry Wainwright	2002–05	50–41	.549	-	1
Chris Mooney	2005–present	348–267	.566	2	3
Peter Thomas	2023 (interim)	2–4	.333	-	-
Totals		1,489–1,271	.539	7	10

Players

All-time statistic leaders

Points

Rank	Player	Years	Games	PPG Avg.	Total Points
1	Johnny Newman	1982–86	122	19.5	2,383
2	Grant Golden	2016–22	161	14.0	2,246
3	Kevin Anderson	2007–11	139	15.6	2,165
4	Mike Perry	1977–81	108	19.9	2,145
5	Jacob Gilyard	2017–22	154	13.2	2,039
6	Kendall Anthony	2011–15	134	14.2	1,909
7	Ed Harrison	1952–56	115	16.0	1,843
8	David Gonzalvez	2006–10	131	13.2	1,727
9	John Schweitz	1978–82	109	15.8	1,723
10	T. J. Cline	2014–17	102	16.1	1,647

Rebounds

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Reb. Avg.	Total Rebounds
1	Ken Daniel	1952–56	114	11.0	1,255
2	Walt Lysaght	1952–56	110	10.8	1,190
3	Grant Golden	2016–22	161	6.3	1,015
4	Eric Poole	1994–98	115	7.8	894
5	Peter Woolfolk	1984–88	123	7.0	859
6	Tyler Burton	2019–23	123	6.7	819
7	Terry Allen	2012–16	134	5.8	782
8	Mike Perry	1977–81	108	6.8	738
9	Tom Green	1964–67	74	9.8	728
10	Kenny Wood	1989–93	118	6.1	717

Assists

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Ast. Avg.	Total Assists
1	Jacob Gilyard	2017–22	154	5.1	782
2	Greg Beckwith	1982–86	116	4.9	573
3	Scott Ungerer	1998–2002	120	4.0	479
4	Grant Golden	2016–22	161	3.0	476
5	Kenny Atkinson	1986–90	125	3.7	464
6	Kevin Anderson	2007–11	139	2.9	410
7	Carlos Cueto	1994–98	108	3.7	396
8	Scott Stapleton	1986–90	125	3.0	382
9	T. J. Cline	2014–17	102	3.7	374
10	ShawnDre' Jones	2013–17	132	2.8	364

Retired numbers

Three Spider players have had their numbers retired by the University.

No.	Player	Career	Ref.
Richmond Spiders retired numbers
14	Kevin Anderson	2007–2011	^[3]
20	Johnny Newman	1982–1986
23	Warren Mills	1952–1955	^[4]

All-time postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Spiders have appeared in ten NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 9–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	12	Opening Round First Round Second Round	(12) Rider (5) Auburn (4) Indiana	W 89–65 W 72–71 L 67–75
1986	11	First Round	(6) St. Joseph's	L 59–60
1988	13	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(4) Indiana (5) Georgia Tech (1) Temple	W 72–69 W 59–55 L 47–69
1990	14	First Round	(3) Duke	L 46–81
1991	15	First Round Second Round	(2) Syracuse (10) Temple	W 73–69 L 64–77
1998	14	First Round Second Round	(3) South Carolina (11) Washington	W 62–61 L 66–81
2004	11	First Round	(6) Wisconsin	L 64–76
2010	7	First Round	(10) Saint Mary's	L 71–80
2011	12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(5) Vanderbilt (13) Morehead State (1) Kansas	W 69–66 W 65–48 L 57–77
2022	12	First Round Second Round	(5) Iowa (4) Providence	W 67–63 L 51–79

NIT

The Spiders have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 11–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	NA	First Round	Maryland	L 50–66
1985	NA	First Round Second Round	Fordham Indiana	W 59–57 L 53–75
1989	NA	First Round Second Round	Temple UAB	W 70–56 L 61–64
1992	NA	First Round	Florida	L 52–66
2001	NA	First Round Second Round	West Virginia Dayton	W 79–56 L 56–71
2002	NA	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Wagner Montana State Minnesota Syracuse	W 74–67^OT W 63–48 W 67–66 L 46–62
2003	NA	First Round	Providence	L 49–67
2015	1	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	(8) St. Francis Brooklyn (5) Arizona State (2) Miami (FL)	W 84–74 W 76–70^OT L 61–63
2017	6	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	(3) Alabama (7) Oakland (4) TCU	W 71–64 W 87–83 L 68–86
2021	2	First Round Quarterfinals	(3) Toledo (4) Mississippi State	W 76–66 L 67–68

*The NIT in 2006 began using a seeding and region system similar to what is used in the NCAA tournament.

CBI

The Spiders have appeared in three College Basketball Invitational tournaments. Their combined record is 3–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	4	First Round	(1) Virginia	L 64–66
2009	1	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	(4) St. John's (3) Charleston (4) UTEP	W 75–69 W 74–72 L 69–81
2013	N/A	First Round Quarterfinals	Bryant Wright State	W 76–71 L 51–57

NBA draft history

The following Spider players have been selected in the National Basketball Association draft:

Player	Year	Round	Team
Justin Harper	2011	2nd	Cleveland Cavaliers (Immediately traded to Orlando Magic)
Curtis Blair	1992	2nd	Houston Rockets
Johnny Newman	1986	2nd	Cleveland Cavaliers
Kelvin Johnson	1985	5th	Indiana Pacers
Bill Flye	1984	5th	Phoenix Suns
Jeff Pehl	1983	5th	San Antonio Spurs
Tom Bethea	1983	6th	Atlanta Hawks
John Schweitz	1982	6th	Boston Celtics
Michael Perry	1981	9th	Kansas City Kings
Bob McCurdy	1975	8th	Milwaukee Bucks
Aron Stewart	1973 1974	4th 6th	Capital Bullets Cleveland Cavaliers
Johnny Moates	1967	13th	Cincinnati Royals

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The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Spiders finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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References

↑ "Palettes – University of Richmond" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
↑ "Dick Tarrant And Richmond Spiders: Giant Killers Of NCAA Tournament". ThePostGame.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
↑ Former Standout Kevin Anderson Drafted By Austin Spurs, 30 Oct 2016
↑ Mills bio at Richmond University

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[1] "Palettes – University of Richmond" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[2] "Dick Tarrant And Richmond Spiders: Giant Killers Of NCAA Tournament". ThePostGame.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[3] Former Standout Kevin Anderson Drafted By Austin Spurs, 30 Oct 2016

[4] Mills bio at Richmond University

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Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutemen VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24