Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Richmond Spiders
2011–12 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

University University of Richmond
First season 1913
All-time record 1,260–1,093 (.535)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Richmond, VA
Head coach Chris Mooney (7th year)
Arena Robins Center
(Capacity: 9,071)
Nickname Spiders
Colors UR Blue and UR Red

             
Uniforms
Home
Away
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
1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998 (CAA)
2011 (A-10)
Conference regular season champions
1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001 (CAA)

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 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, 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-seed 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.

Contents

Coaches

Current coaching staff

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 121–93 .565 1 2 -
Totals 1,260–1,093 .535 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 Ed Harrison 1952–56 115 16.0 1843
5 David Gonzalvez 2006–10 131 13.2 1727
6 John Schweitz 1978–82 109 15.8 1723
7 Curtis Blair 1988–92 125 13.0 1630
8 Peter Woolfolk 1984–88 123 13.0 1604
9 Ken Atkinson 1986–90 125 12.4 1549
10 Jarod Stevenson 1994–98 111 13.4 1482

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 Mike Perry 1977–81 108 6.8 738
6 Tom Green 1964–67 74 9.8 728
7 Kenny Wood 1989–93 118 6.1 717
8 Johnny Newman 1982–86 122 5.5 669
9 Jeff Pehl 1979–83 110 6.0 664
10 Tom Tenwick 1962–65 73 9.1 662

Assists

Rank Player Years Games Ast. Avg. Total Assists
1 Greg Beckwith 1982–86 116 4.9 573
2 Scott Ungerer 1998–2002 120 4.0 479
3 Ken Atkinson 1986–90 125 3.7 464
4 Kevin Anderson 2007–11 138 3.0 411
5 Carlos Cueto 1994–98 108 3.7 396
6 Scott Stapleton 1986–90 125 3.0 379
7 Gerald Jarmon 1990–94 115 3.0 345
8 Kelvin Johnson 1981–85 121 2.7 324
9 Eugene Burroughs 1990–94 114 2.8 316
10 Jeff Myers 2000–03 121 2.6 315

All-time postseason results

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

The Spiders have appeared in seven National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–7.

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

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

The Spiders have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational tournaments. Their record is 2–2.

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 Second Win, 74–72 over Charleston
Richmond Semifinals Loss, 81–69 to UTEP

Yearly results

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
University of Richmond (Independent) (1913–1923)
1913–1914 Frank Dobson 12–7
1914–1915 Frank Dobson 6–6
1915–1916 Frank Dobson 7–9
1916–1917 Frank Dobson 7–5
1917–1918 Dave Satterfield 3–6
1918–1919 Robert Marshall 1–5
1919–1920 Frank Dobson 4–11
1920–1921 Frank Dobson 4–14
1921–1922 Frank Dobson 10–4
1922–1923 Frank Dobson 9–4
University of Richmond (Virginia Conference) (1923–1936)
1923–1924 Frank Dobson 14–5 7–2
1924–1925 Frank Dobson 13–4 8–1
1925–1926 Frank Dobson 16–6 9–1
1926–1927 Frank Dobson 14–4 7–3
1927–1928 Frank Dobson 11–5 7–3
1928–1929 Frank Dobson 10–5 8–2
1929–1930 Frank Dobson 7–8 5–6
1930–1931 Frank Dobson 6–8 3–6
1931–1932 Frank Dobson 10–3 7–3
1932–1933 Frank Dobson 8–4 6–4
1933–1934 Malcolm Pitt 10–5 4–4
1934–1935 Malcolm Pitt 20–0
1935–1936 Malcolm Pitt 14–6
University of Richmond (Southern Conference) (1936–1976)
1936–1937 Malcolm Pitt 13–7 5–4 7th
1937–1938 Malcolm Pitt 15–5 7–4 6th
1938–1939 Malcolm Pitt 10–10 5–5 T-8th
1939–1940 Malcolm Pitt 11–6 5–4 7th
1940–1941 Malcolm Pitt 11–10 7–5 7th
1941–1942 Malcolm Pitt 9–10 4–8 T-11th
1942–1943 Malcolm Pitt 11–5 4–4 T-9th
1943–1944 Malcolm Pitt 7–6 2–2 5th
1944–1945 Malcolm Pitt 3–4 2–0 2nd
1945–1946 Malcolm Pitt 8–12 3–7 13th
1946–1947 Malcolm Pitt 17–9 8–5 6th
1947–1948 Malcolm Pitt 8–14 4–9 13th
1948-1949 Malcolm Pitt 8–15 5–10 13th
1949–1950 Malcolm Pitt 8–16 4–13 14th
1950–1951 Malcolm Pitt 7–14 5–10 12th
1951–1952 Malcolm Pitt 7–15 3–11 T-13th
1952–1953 H. Lester Hooker 20–7 13–5 7th
1953–1954 H. Lester Hooker 23–8 10–3 3rd
1954–1955 H. Lester Hooker 19–9 10–4 3rd
1955–1956 H. Lester Hooker 16–13 8–6 4th
1956–1957 H. Lester Hooker 15–11 9–7 5th
1957–1958 H. Lester Hooker 14–12 8–8 T-5th
1958–1959 H. Lester Hooker 11–11 6–8 5th
1959–1960 H. Lester Hooker 7–18 2–12 8th
1960–1961 H. Lester Hooker 9–14 5–11 6th
1961–1962 H. Lester Hooker 6–21 5–11 T-8th
1962–1963 H. Lester Hooker 7–18 3–13 8th
1963–1964 Lewis Mills 6–16 4–12 9th
1964–1965 Lewis Mills 10–16 6–10 7th
1965–1966 Lewis Mills 12–13 9–7 4th
1966–1967 Lewis Mills 11–12 9–7 4th
1967–1968 Lewis Mills 12–13 7–8 6th
1968–1969 Lewis Mills 13–14 6–8 4th
1969–1970 Lewis Mills 9–18 4–9 7th
1970–1971 Lewis Mills 7–21 3–9 6th
1971–1972 Lewis Mills 6–19 3–9 6th
1972–1973 Lewis Mills 8–16 5–9 6th
1973–1974 Lewis Mills 16–12 10–4 2nd
1974–1975 Carl Slone 10–16 7–7 T-4th
1975–1976 Carl Slone 14–14 7–7 T-3rd
University of Richmond (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–1977 Carl Slone 15–11
1977–1978 Carl Slone 4–22
1978–1979 Lou Goetz 10–16
University of Richmond (ECAC South) (1979–1984)
1979–1980 Lou Goetz 13–14 4–3
1980–1981 Lou Goetz 15–14 5–6
1981–1982 Dick Tarrant 18–11 6–4 NIT First Round
1982–1983 Dick Tarrant 12–16 2–7
1983–1984 Dick Tarrant 22–10 7–3 1st NCAA Second Round
University of Richmond (Colonial Athletic Association) (1984–2001)
1984–1985 Dick Tarrant 21–11 11–3 T-1st NIT Second Round
1985–1986 Dick Tarrant 23–7 12–2 2nd NCAA First Round
1986–1987 Dick Tarrant 15–14 8–6 3rd
1987–1988 Dick Tarrant 26–7 11–3 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1988–1989 Dick Tarrant 21–10 13–1 1st NIT Second Round
1989–1990 Dick Tarrant 22–10 10–4 T-2nd NCAA First Round
1990–1991 Dick Tarrant 22–10 10–4 2nd NCAA Second Round
1991–1992 Dick Tarrant 22–8 12–2 T-1st NIT First Round
1992–1993 Dick Tarrant 15–12 10–4 3rd
1993–1994 Bill Dooley 14–14 8–6 4th
1994–1995 Bill Dooley 8–20 3–11 7th
1995–1996 Bill Dooley 8–20 3–13 9th
1996–1997 Bill Dooley 13–15 7–9 8th
1997–1998 John Beilein 23–8 12–4 3rd NCAA Second Round
1998–1999 John Beilein 15–12 10–6 3rd
1999–2000 John Beilein 18–12 11–5 3rd
2000–2001 John Beilein 22–7 12–4 1st NIT Second Round
University of Richmond (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2001–present)
2001–2002 John Beilein 22–14 11–5 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
2002–2003 Jerry Wainwright 16–13 10–6 3rd-West NIT Opening Round
2003–2004 Jerry Wainwright 20–13 10–6 T-3rd-West NCAA First Round
2004–2005 Jerry Wainwright 14–15 8–8 4th-West
2005–2006 Chris Mooney 13–17 6–10 T-11th
2006–2007 Chris Mooney 8–22 4–12 T-12th
2007–2008 Chris Mooney 16–15 9–7 T-4th CBI First Round
2008–2009 Chris Mooney 20–16 9–7 T-5th CBI Semifinals
2009–2010 Chris Mooney 26–9 13–3 3rd NCAA First Round
2010–2011 Chris Mooney 29–8 13–3 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–2012 Chris Mooney 9–6
Total: 1,260–1,093

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division 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 1974 6th Cleveland Cavaliers
Johnny Moates 1967 13th Cincinnati Royals

External links

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Championships & awards