1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1990-91 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 1991 CAA tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach	Dick Tarrant (10th season);
Assistant coach	Benjy Taylor
Captain	Terry Connolly
Home arena	Robins Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1990–91 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 1991 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders became the first #15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. They defeated the seventh-ranked, #2 seed Syracuse Orangemen, 73–69,^[2]^[3] at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. Richmond lost in the second round to Temple, 77–64, to finish with a 22–10 record.

Roster

1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	24	Curtis Blair	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Patrick Henry	Roanoke, Virginia
F	44	Kenny Wood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
C		Jim Shields	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
F	55	Terry Connolly (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Dick Tarrant

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		Dartmouth Central Fidelity Holiday Classic	W 65–54	1–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1990*		No. 21 Georgia Central Fidelity Holiday Classic	L 45–90	1–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 1, 1990*		No. 14 Georgia Tech	W 73–71	2–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 5, 1990*		VCU	W 67–63	3–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 9, 1990*		at Fairfield	W 68–60	4–1	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 22, 1990*		at Wake Forest	L 56–82	5–2	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 23, 1991		at William & Mary	L 69–71	18–9 (10–4)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament
Mar 2, 1991*	(2)	(7) East Carolina Quarterfinal	W 86–62	19–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 3, 1991*	(2)	(3) American Semifinal	W 78–70	20–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 1991*	(2)	(4) George Mason Championship	W 81–78	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 Syracuse First Round	W 73–69^[4]	22–9	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
Mar 16, 1991*	(15 E)	vs. (10 E) Temple Second Round	L 64–77^[5]	22–10	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
*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 1990-91 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
^ "Richmond 73, Syracuse 69". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "Richmond's Upset Web Traps Syracuse". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "East Regional; Syracuse Stopped Cold at Start of N.C.A.A." New York Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "East Regional; Run By Richmond Stopped By Temple". New York Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary

[2] "Richmond 73, Syracuse 69". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[3] "Richmond's Upset Web Traps Syracuse". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[4] "East Regional; Syracuse Stopped Cold at Start of N.C.A.A." New York Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[5] "East Regional; Run By Richmond Stopped By Temple". New York Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[6] "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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v t e Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

1990-91 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	12	–	2	.857	19	–	10	.655
Richmond †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
American	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
George Mason	8	–	6	.571	14	–	16	.467
UNC Wilmington	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
William & Mary	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
East Carolina	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429
Navy	2	–	12	.143	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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