# 1979–80 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1979–80 season. Richmond competed as a member of the ECAC South under senond-year head basketball coach Lou Goetz and played its home games at the Robins Center.
Junior forward Michael Perry was the team's leading scorer with 19.1 points 6.1 rounds and John Schweitz with 17.7 points and 3.0 assists.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1979* | | West Virginia Tech | W 114–96 | 1–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1979* | | VCU Spider Classic | L 67–69 | 1–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1979* | | Bluefield | W 132–69 | 2–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1979 | | George Mason | W 105–70 | 3–1 (1–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 7, 1979* | | vs. Connecticut Utah Classic | L 79–81 | 3–2 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Utah Classic | W 84–75 | 4–2 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 19, 1979* | | vs. Wake Forest | L 75–92 | 4–3 (1–0) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 22, 1979* | | George Washington | L 78–86 | 4–4 (1–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 28, 1979 | | Old Dominion Richmond Times-Dispatch Invitational | L 84–90 | 4–5 (1–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1979* | | VCU Richmond Times-Dispatch Invitational | L 71–86 | 4–6 (1–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 2, 1980* | | at South Florida | W 83–64 | 5–6 (1–1) | Bayfront Center St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Jan 4, 1980 | | vs. St. Francis (PA) Citrus Invitational | W 90–89 | 6–6 (2–1) | Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, Florida |
| Jan 5, 1980* | | vs. Florida Southern Citrus Invitational | L 67–68 | 6–7 (2–1) | Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, Florida |
| Jan 9, 1980* | | Oglethorpe | W 101–85 | 7–7 (2–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 1980 | | Baltimore | W 77–56 | 8–7 (3–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1980 | | James Madison | W 64–50 | 9–7 (4–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 19, 1980 | | at William & Mary | L 81–82 | 9–8 (4–2) | Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1980* | | Upsala | W 92–86 | 10–8 (4–2) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1980* | | at Penn | L 78–84 | 10–9 (4–2) | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 1980* | | at Penn State | L 61–71 | 10–10 (4–2) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 31, 1980 | | Towson State | L 83–88 | 10–11 (4–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1980* | | VMI | W 104–92 | 11–11 (3–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 9, 1980 | | William & Mary | L 74–83 | 11–12 (3–4) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 14, 1980* | | at Long Island | L 70–78 | 11–13 (3–4) | Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 16, 1980* | | at Niagara | W 67–65 | 12–13 (3–4) | Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY |
| Feb 20, 1980* | | VCU | W 76–67 | 13–13 (3–4) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| ECAC South tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1980 | (4) | (5) William & Mary Quarterfinals | L 77–78 | 13–14 (3–4) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||