1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBenjy Taylor
Home arenaRobins Center
1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison113 .7862011  .645
Richmond104 .7142210  .688
American104 .714209  .690
George Mason104 .7142012  .625
East Carolina68 .4291318  .419
Navy410 .286523  .179
UNC Wilmington311 .214820  .286
William & Mary212 .143622  .214
1990 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1989–90 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished second in the CAA regular-season standings with a 10–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. In the opening round of the East regional, the #14 seed Spiders fell to #3 seed Duke, 81–46, to finish with a 22–10 record.

Roster

1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Ken Atkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSt. Anthony's  
G 24 Curtis Blair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoPatrick Henry Roanoke, Virginia
F 44 Kenny Wood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
C Jim Shields 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So
F 55 Terry Connolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 15, 1989*
    at No. 19 NC State
    Preseason NIT
    L 48–57  0–1
    Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Nov 28, 1989*
    at No. 21 Georgia Tech L 74–87  0–2
    Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Dec 1, 1989*
    Army W 85–78  1–2
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 2, 1989*
    South Carolina W 66–60  2–2
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 4, 1989*
    VMI W 78–77  3–2
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 6, 1989*
    at VCU W 66–54  4–2
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 9, 1989*
    Fairfield W 69–57  5–2
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 20, 1989*
    Old Dominion W 69–62  6–2
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 21, 1989*
    Virginia L 57–69  6–3
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 28, 1989*
    at Southern Utah W 95–83  7–3
    Centrum Arena 
    Cedar City, Utah
    Dec 30, 1989*
    at Nevada L 71–83  7–4
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Jan 8, 1990
    James Madison W 70–59  8–4
    (1–0)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 10, 1990
    American W 61–59  9–4
    (2–0)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 13, 1990
    at George Mason W 87–73  10–4
    (3–0)
    Patriot Center 
    Fairfax, Virginia
    Jan 15, 1990*
    Wake Forest W 51–49  11–4
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 17, 1990
    Navy L 46–57  11–5
    (3–1)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 20, 1990
    at UNC-Wilmington W 71–60  12–5
    (4–1)
    Trask Coliseum 
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    Jan 24, 1990
    East Carolina W 71–54  13–5
    (5–1)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 27, 1990
    at William & Mary W 71–66  14–5
    (6–1)
    William and Mary Hall 
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    Jan 29, 1990*
    Old Dominion L 74–76  14–6
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 2, 1990
    at James Madison L 43–77  14–7
    (6–2)
    JMU Convocation Center 
    Harrisonburg, Virginia
    Feb 7, 1990
    at American L 58–61  14–8
    (6–3)
    Bender Arena 
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 10, 1990
    George Mason W 86–64  15–8
    (7–3)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 12, 1990*
    Virginia Tech W 86–82  16–8
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 14, 1990
    at Navy W 79–70  17–8
    (8–3)
    Halsey Field House 
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Feb 17, 1990
    UNC-Wilmington W 77–70  18–8
    (9–3)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Feb 21, 1990
    at East Carolina L 78–81  18–9
    (9–4)
    Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
    Greenville, North Carolina
    Feb 24, 1990
    William & Mary W 72–54  19–9
    (10–4)
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    CAA Tournament
    Mar 3, 1990*
    UNC-Wilmington
    CAA Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 67–52  20–9
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Mar 4, 1990*
    American
    CAA Tournament Semifinal
    W 91–90 2OT 21–9
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Mar 5, 1990*
    James Madison
    CAA tournament championship
    W 77–72  22–9
    Robins Center 
    Richmond, Virginia
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1990*
    (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 15 Duke L 46–81  22–10
    Omni Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern.

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    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1989-90 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
    2. "1989–90 Richmond Spiders Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
    3. "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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