Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Richmond Spiders
Richmond Spiders
	2020–21 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
University	University of Richmond
First season	1913
All-time record	1,423–1,226 (.537)
Head coach	Chris Mooney (16th 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
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	CAA; 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998; A-10; 2011
Conference regular season champions
	CAA; 1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001

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 2011 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^{[citation needed]}, 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. The Spiders hold the distinction of being the only basketball program to win NCAA tournament games as a 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed.

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Chris Mooney – Head Coach
Rob Jones – Associate Head Coach
Marcus Jenkins – Associate Head Coach
Steve Thomas – Assistant Coach

All-time head coaches

Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances	NCAA Titles
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	284–226	.557	1	2	-
Totals		1,423–1,226	.537	6	9

Players

All-time statistic leaders

Points

Rank	Player	Years	Games	PPG Avg.	Total Points
1	Johnny Newman	1982–86	122	19.5	2383
2	Kevin Anderson	2007–11	139	15.6	2165
3	Mike Perry	1977–81	108	19.9	2145
4	Kendall Anthony	2011–15	134	14.2	1909
5	Ed Harrison	1952–56	115	16.0	1843
6	David Gonzalvez	2006–10	131	13.2	1727
7	John Schweitz	1978–82	109	15.8	1723
8	Grant Golden	2016–present	117	14.4	1679
9	T. J. Cline	2014–17	102	16.1	1647
10	Curtis Blair	1988–92	125	13.0	1630

Rebounds

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Reb. Avg.	Total Rebounds
1	Ken Daniel	1952–56	114	11.0	1255
2	Walt Lysaght	1952–56	110	10.8	1190
3	Eric Poole	1994–98	115	7.8	894
4	Peter Woolfolk	1984–88	123	7.0	859
5	Terry Allen	2012–16	134	5.8	782
6	Grant Golden	2016–present	117	6.5	756
7	Mike Perry	1977–81	108	6.8	738
8	Tom Green	1964–67	74	9.8	728
9	Kenny Wood	1989–93	118	6.1	717
10	Johnny Newman	1982–86	122	5.5	668

Assists

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Ast. Avg.	Total Assists
1	Greg Beckwith	1982–86	116	4.9	573
2	Jacob Gilyard	2017–present	108	5.1	546
3	Scott Ungerer	1998–2002	120	4.0	479
4	Kenny Atkinson	1986–90	125	3.7	464
5	Kevin Anderson	2007–11	139	2.9	410
6	Carlos Cueto	1994–98	108	3.7	396
7	Scott Stapleton	1986–90	125	3.0	379
8	T. J. Cline	2014–17	102	3.7	374
9	ShawnDre' Jones	2013–17	132	2.8	364
10	Cedrick Lindsay	2010–14	121	2.9	355

Retired numbers

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

No.	Player	Years played
Richmond Spiders retired numbers
14	Kevin Anderson	2007–2011
20	Johnny Newman	1982–1986
23	Warren Mills	1952–1955

All-time postseason results

NCAA Tournament

The Spiders have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–9.

Year	Seed	Location	Region	Round	Result
1984	12th	Philadelphia	East	Opening	Win, 89–65 over (12) Rider
		Charlotte		First	Win, 72–71 over (5) Auburn
		Charlotte		Second	Loss, 75–67 to (4) Indiana
1986	11th	Syracuse	East	First	Loss, 60–59 to (6) Saint Joseph's
1988	13th	Hartford	East	First	Win, 72–69 over (4) Indiana
		Hartford		Second	Win, 59–55 over (5) Georgia Tech
		East Rutherford		Sweet Sixteen	Loss, 69–47 to (1) Temple
1990	14th	Atlanta	East	First	Loss, 81–46 to (3) Duke
1991	15th	College Park	East	First	Win, 73–69 over (2) Syracuse
		College Park		Second	Loss, 77–64 to (10) Temple
1998	14th	Washington, DC	East	First	Win, 62–61 over (3) South Carolina
		Washington, DC		Second	Loss, 81–66 to (11) Washington
2004	11th	Milwaukee	East Rutherford, NJ	First	Loss, 76–64 to (6) Wisconsin
2010	7th	Providence	South	First	Loss, 80–71 to (10) Saint Mary's
2011	12th	Denver	Southwest	Second	Win, 69–66 over (5) Vanderbilt
		Denver		Third	Win, 65–48 over (13) Morehead State
		San Antonio		Sweet Sixteen	Loss, 77–57 to (1) Kansas

NIT

The Spiders have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 10–9.

Year	Seed	Location	Region	Round	Result
1982	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Loss, 66–50 to Maryland
1985	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Win, 59–57 over Fordham
		Bloomington		Second	Loss, 75–53 to Indiana
1989	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Win, 70–56 over Temple
		Richmond		Second	Loss, 64–61 to Alabama - Birmingham
1992	NA	Gainesville	NA	First	Loss, 66–52 to Florida
2001	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Win, 79–56 over West Virginia
		Dayton		Second	Loss, 71–56 to Dayton
2002	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Win, 74–67^OT over Wagner
		Richmond		Second	Win, 63–48 over Montana St.
		Minneapolis		Third	Win, 67–66 over Minnesota
		Richmond		Quarterfinals	Loss, 62–46 to Syracuse
2003	NA	Richmond	NA	First	Loss, 67–49 to Providence
2015	1st	Richmond	Richmond	First	Win, 84–74 over (8) St. Francis Brooklyn
		Richmond		Second	Win, 76–70^OT over (5) Arizona State
		Richmond		Quarterfinals	Loss, 63–61 to (2) Miami (FL)
2017	6th	Tuscaloosa	Iowa	First	Win, 71–64 over (3) Alabama
		Richmond		Second	Win, 87–83 over (7) Oakland
		Fort Worth		Quarterfinals	Loss, 86–68 to (4) TCU

*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	Location	Region	Round	Result
2008	4th	Charlottesville	East	First	Loss, 66–64 to Virginia
2009	1st	Richmond	East	First	Win, 75–69 over St. John's
		Richmond		Quarterfinals	Win, 74–72 over Charleston
		Richmond		Semifinals	Loss, 81–69 to UTEP
2013		Smithfield		First	Win, 76–71 over Bryant
		Fairborn		Quarterfinals	Loss, 57–51 to Wright State

Yearly results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
University of Richmond (Independent) (1913–1923)
1913–14	Frank Dobson	12–7
1914–15	Frank Dobson	6–6
1915–16	Frank Dobson	7–9
1916–17	Frank Dobson	7–5
1917–18	Dave Satterfield	3–6
1918–19	Robert Marshall	1–5
1919–20	Frank Dobson	4–11
1920–21	Frank Dobson	4–14
1921–22	Frank Dobson	10–4
1922–23	Frank Dobson	9–4
University of Richmond (Virginia Conference) (1923–1936)
1923–24	Frank Dobson	14–5	7–2
1924–25	Frank Dobson	13–4	8–1
1925–26	Frank Dobson	16–6	9–1
1926–27	Frank Dobson	14–4	7–3
1927–28	Frank Dobson	11–5	7–3
1928–29	Frank Dobson	10–5	8–2
1929–30	Frank Dobson	7–8	5–6
1930–31	Frank Dobson	6–8	3–6
1931–32	Frank Dobson	10–3	7–3
1932–33	Frank Dobson	8–4	6–4
1933–34	Malcolm Pitt	10–5	4–4
1934–35	Malcolm Pitt	20–0			Premo-Porretta National Champion
1935–36	Malcolm Pitt	14–6
University of Richmond (Southern Conference) (1936–1976)
1936–37	Malcolm Pitt	13–7	5–4	7th
1937–38	Malcolm Pitt	15–5	7–4	6th
1938–39	Malcolm Pitt	10–10	5–5	T–8th
1939–40	Malcolm Pitt	11–6	5–4	7th
1940–41	Malcolm Pitt	11–10	7–5	7th
1941–42	Malcolm Pitt	9–10	4–8	T–11th
1942–43	Malcolm Pitt	11–5	4–4	T–9th
1943–44	Malcolm Pitt	7–6	2–2	5th
1944–45	Malcolm Pitt	3–4	2–0	2nd
1945–46	Malcolm Pitt	8–12	3–7	13th
1946–47	Malcolm Pitt	17–9	8–5	6th
1947–48	Malcolm Pitt	8–14	4–9	13th
1948–49	Malcolm Pitt	8–15	5–10	13th
1949–50	Malcolm Pitt	8–16	4–13	14th
1950–51	Malcolm Pitt	7–14	5–10	12th
1951–52	Malcolm Pitt	7–15	3–11	T–13th
1952–53	H. Lester Hooker	20–7	13–5	7th
1953–54	H. Lester Hooker	23–8	10–3	3rd
1954–55	H. Lester Hooker	19–9	10–4	3rd
1955–56	H. Lester Hooker	16–13	8–6	4th
1956–57	H. Lester Hooker	15–11	9–7	5th
1957–58	H. Lester Hooker	14–12	8–8	T–5th
1958–59	H. Lester Hooker	11–11	6–8	5th
1959–60	H. Lester Hooker	7–18	2–12	8th
1960–61	H. Lester Hooker	9–14	5–11	6th
1961–62	H. Lester Hooker	6–21	5–11	T–8th
1962–63	H. Lester Hooker	7–18	3–13	8th
1963–64	Lewis Mills	6–16	4–12	9th
1964–65	Lewis Mills	10–16	6–10	7th
1965–66	Lewis Mills	12–13	9–7	4th
1966–67	Lewis Mills	11–12	9–7	4th
1967–68	Lewis Mills	12–13	7–8	6th
1968–69	Lewis Mills	13–14	6–8	4th
1969–70	Lewis Mills	9–18	4–9	7th
1970–71	Lewis Mills	7–21	3–9	6th
1971–72	Lewis Mills	6–19	3–9	6th
1972–73	Lewis Mills	8–16	5–9	6th
1973–74	Lewis Mills	16–12	10–4	2nd
1974–75	Carl Slone	10–16	7–7	T–4th
1975–76	Carl Slone	14–14	7–7	T–3rd
University of Richmond (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77	Carl Slone	15–11
1977–78	Carl Slone	4–22
1978–79	Lou Goetz	10–16
University of Richmond (ECAC South/Colonial Athletic Association) (1979–2001)
1979–80	Lou Goetz	13–14	4–3
1980–81	Lou Goetz	15–14	5–6
1981–82	Dick Tarrant	18–11	6–4		NIT First Round
1982–83	Dick Tarrant	12–16	2–7
1983–84	Dick Tarrant	22–10	7–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
1984–85	Dick Tarrant	21–11	11–3	T–1st	NIT Second Round
1985–86	Dick Tarrant	23–7	12–2	2nd	NCAA First Round
1986–87	Dick Tarrant	15–14	8–6	3rd
1987–88	Dick Tarrant	26–7	11–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1988–89	Dick Tarrant	21–10	13–1	1st	NIT Second Round
1989–90	Dick Tarrant	22–10	10–4	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
1990–91	Dick Tarrant	22–10	10–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1991–92	Dick Tarrant	22–8	12–2	T–1st	NIT First Round
1992–93	Dick Tarrant	15–12	10–4	3rd
1993–94	Bill Dooley	14–14	8–6	4th
1994–95	Bill Dooley	8–20	3–11	7th
1995–96	Bill Dooley	8–20	3–13	9th
1996–97	Bill Dooley	13–15	7–9	8th
1997–98	John Beilein	23–8	12–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1998–99	John Beilein	15–12	10–6	3rd
1999–2000	John Beilein	18–12	11–5	3rd
2000–01	John Beilein	22–7	12–4	1st	NIT Second Round
University of Richmond (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2001–present)
2001–02	John Beilein	22–14	11–5	2nd–West	NIT Quarterfinals
2002–03	Jerry Wainwright	16–13	10–6	3rd–West	NIT Opening Round
2003–04	Jerry Wainwright	20–13	10–6	T–3rd–West	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Jerry Wainwright	14–15	8–8	4th–West
2005–06	Chris Mooney	13–17	6–10	T–11th
2006–07	Chris Mooney	8–22	4–12	T–12th
2007–08	Chris Mooney	16–15	9–7	T–4th	CBI First Round
2008–09	Chris Mooney	20–16	9–7	T–5th	CBI Semifinals
2009–10	Chris Mooney	26–9	13–3	3rd	NCAA First Round
2010–11	Chris Mooney	29–8	13–3	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12	Chris Mooney	16–16	7–9	T–9th
2012–13	Chris Mooney	19–15	8–8	T–8th	CBI Quarterfinals
2013–14	Chris Mooney	19–14	8–8	7th
2014–15	Chris Mooney	21–14	12–6	T–4th	NIT Quarterfinals
2015–16	Chris Mooney	16–16	7–11	9th
2016–17	Chris Mooney	22–12	13–5	T–3rd	NIT Quarterfinals
2017–18	Chris Mooney	12–20	9–9	T–5th
2018–19	Chris Mooney	13–20	6–12	T–10th
2019–20	Chris Mooney	24–7	14–4	2nd	No postseason due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Chris Mooney	10–4	4–2
Total:		1,423–1,226
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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

References

^ "Palettes – University of Richmond". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

External links

Official website

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

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v t e Richmond Spiders men's basketball
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 2024–25

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 (leaving in 2025) 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