# 1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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.

## 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. ||||||