Richmond Spiders men's basketball explained

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.^[1] The Spiders hold the distinction of being the only basketball program to win NCAA tournament games as a 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed.

History

See also: List of Richmond Spiders men's basketball seasons.

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	352–272		2	3
Peter Thomas	2023 (interim)	2–4		-	-
Totals		1,493–1,276		7	10

Players

All-time statistic leaders

See also: Richmond Spiders men's basketball statistical 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

See main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers. Three Spider players have had their numbers retired by the University.

Richmond Spiders retired numbers
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14		2007–2011	[2]
20		1982–1986
23	Warren Mills	1952–1955	[3]

All-time postseason results

NCAA tournament

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

	12	Opening Round First Round Second Round	(12) Rider (5) Auburn (4) Indiana	W 89–65 W 72–71 L 67–75
	11	First Round	(6) St. Joseph's	L 59–60
	13	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(4) Indiana (5) Georgia Tech (1) Temple	W 72–69 W 59–55 L 47–69
	14	First Round	(3) Duke	L 46–81
	15	First Round Second Round	(2) Syracuse (10) Temple	W 73–69 L 64–77
	14	First Round Second Round	(3) South Carolina (11) Washington	W 62–61 L 66–81
	11	First Round	(6) Wisconsin	L 64–76
	7	First Round		L 71–80
	12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	(5) Vanderbilt (13) Morehead State (1) Kansas	W 69–66 W 65–48 L 57–77
	12	First Round Second Round		W 67–63 L 51–79

NIT

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

	NA	First Round	Maryland	L 50–66
	NA	First Round Second Round	Fordham Indiana	W 59–57 L 53–75
	NA	First Round Second Round	Temple UAB	W 70–56 L 61–64
	NA	First Round	Florida	L 52–66
	NA	First Round Second Round	West Virginia Dayton	W 79–56 L 56–71
	NA	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Wagner Montana State Minnesota Syracuse	W 74–67OT W 63–48 W 67–66 L 46–62
	NA	First Round	Providence	L 49–67
	1	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	(8) St. Francis Brooklyn (5) Arizona State (2) Miami (FL)	W 84–74 W 76–70OT L 61–63
	6	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals		W 71–64 W 87–83 L 68–86
	2	First Round Quarterfinals		W 76–66 L 67–68
	NA	First Round		L 58–74

• The NIT in 2006 began using a seeding and region system similar to what is used in the NCAA tournament. Starting in 2022, only the top four teams in each of the four regions received seeds, with their unseeded opponents matched up based partly on geographic considerations.

CBI

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

	4	First Round	(1) Virginia	L 64–66
	1	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	(4) St. John's (3) Charleston (4) UTEP	W 75–69 W 74–72 L 69–81
	N/A	First Round Quarterfinals		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
		2nd	Cleveland Cavaliers (Immediately traded to Orlando Magic)
		2nd	Houston Rockets
		2nd	Cleveland Cavaliers
Kelvin Johnson		5th	Indiana Pacers
Bill Flye		5th	Phoenix Suns
Jeff Pehl		5th	San Antonio Spurs
Tom Bethea		6th	Atlanta Hawks
		6th	Boston Celtics
		9th	Kansas City Kings
		8th	Milwaukee Bucks
		4th 6th	Capital Bullets Cleveland Cavaliers
		13th	Cincinnati Royals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dick Tarrant And Richmond Spiders: Giant Killers Of NCAA Tournament . ThePostGame.com . 27 March 2022.
2. https://richmondspiders.com/news/2016/10/30/211263553.aspx Former Standout Kevin Anderson Drafted By Austin Spurs
3. https://richmondspiders.com/honors/richmond-athletics-hall-of-fame/warren-mills/130 Mills bio