The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represents the

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and currently competes in the

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. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center. The team last played in the

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under head coach Chris Mooney, who has guided the program since the 2005–2006 season. UR's

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program has developed a reputation as a "giant killer" in the NCAA tournament, defeating the

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-led Auburn Tigers in

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, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1988 by defeating defending national champion

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and

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, beating #3 seeded

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, and becoming the first #15 seed to knock off a #2 seed when the Spiders defeated

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. 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

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

Players

All-time statistic leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Retired numbers

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

All-time postseason results

NCAA tournament

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

NIT

The Spiders have appeared in eleven

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s. Their combined record is 11–11. ''*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.

NBA draft history

The following Spider players have been selected in the

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References

External links

* {{Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball navbox