1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach	Dick Tarrant (9th season)
Assistant coach	Benjy Taylor
Home arena	Robins Center
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	11	–	3	.786	20	–	11	.645
Richmond †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
American	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
George Mason	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
East Carolina	6	–	8	.429	13	–	18	.419
Navy	4	–	10	.286	5	–	23	.179
UNC Wilmington	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
William & Mary	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Ken Atkinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony's
G	24	Curtis Blair	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Patrick 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

Dick Tarrant

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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

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

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