1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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

Richmond Spiders men's basketball
1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
1990–91 record	22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach	Dick Tarrant (10th year)
Assistant coach	Benjy Taylor
Captain	Terry Connolly
Home stadium	Robins Center
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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	High school/previous college	Home town
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
F		Chris Fleming	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Lacey Township
F		Tim Weathers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
C		Jim Springer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	12	Gerald Jarmon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	New Bern
G		Eugene Burroughs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Episcopal Academy
F	45	Michael Hodges	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr
G		Ty Evans	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C		Eric Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G		Brian Muldowney	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So

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	65–54	1–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1990*		#21 Georgia Central Fidelity Holiday Classic	45–90	1–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 1, 1990*		#14 Georgia Tech	73–71	2–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 5, 1990*		VCU	67–63	3–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 9, 1990*		at Fairfield	68–60	4–1	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 11, 1990*		at Army	82–56	5–1	Christl Arena West Point, New York
Dec 22, 1990*		at Wake Forest	56–82	5–2	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Virginia Tech Times-Dispatch Tournament	79–82	5–3	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 29, 1990*		at VCU Times-Dispatch Tournament	66–72	5–4	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 3, 1991*		at Old Dominion	74–65	6–4	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 7, 1991		George Mason	69–77	6–5 (0–1)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 9, 1991		at James Madison	61–72	6–6 (0–2)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 12, 1991		American	65–75	6–7 (0–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1991*		College of Charleston	85–54	7–7	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 16, 1991		at Navy	83–82	8–7 (1–3)	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 19, 1991		UNC Wilmington	74–57	9–7 (2–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 21, 1991*		at VMI	75–80	9–8	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Jan 23, 1991		at East Carolina	71–64	10–8 (3–3)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1991		William & Mary	80–63	11–8 (4–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 2, 1991		at George Mason	75–62	12–8 (5–3)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 4, 1991*		at Virginia Tech	61–56	13–8	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 6, 1991		James Madison	67–50	14–8 (6–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1991		at American	79–59	15–8 (7–3)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 1991		Navy	91–72	16–8 (8–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1991		at UNC Wilmington	81–64	17–8 (9–3)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1991		East Carolina	65–50	18–8 (10–3)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 23, 1991		at William & Mary	69–71	18–9 (10–4)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA Tournament
Mar 2, 1991*	(2)	vs. (7) East Carolina Quarterfinal	86–62	19–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 3, 1991*	(2)	vs. (3) American Semifinal	78–70	20–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 1991*	(2)	vs. (4) George Mason Championship	81–78	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) #7 Syracuse First Round	73–69^[4]	22–9	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
Mar 16, 1991*	(15 E)	vs. (10 E) Temple Second Round	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

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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]