# 1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1985–86 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; formerly known as the ECAC South Conference) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.
Richmond finished second behind Navy in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–2 conference record, and lost in the semifinal round of the CAA tournament. The Spiders received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the East region, Richmond lost to No. 6 seed Saint Joseph's, 60–59, in the opening round.

## Roster

Kenny Atkinson

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1985* | | at Providence | W 70–64 | 1–0 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nov 30, 1985* | | Wake Forest | W 66–43 | 2–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1985* | | at VCU | W 64–59 | 3–0 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 6, 1985* | | vs. Saint Mary's Apple Invitational | W 75–63 | 4–0 | Palo Alto, California |
| Dec 7, 1985* | | vs. Stanford Apple Invitational | W 57–53 | 5–0 | Palo Alto, California |
| Dec 10, 1985* | | VMI | W 69–61 | 6–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 1985* | | at VCU Times-Dispatch Tournament | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 21, 1985* | | vs. Virginia Times-Dispatch Tournament | W 58–46 | 8–0 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 30, 1985* | | at No. 6 Georgia Tech | L 64–90 | 8–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 4, 1986 | | William & Mary | W 52–36 | 9–1 (1–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 11, 1986 | | East Carolina | W 60–52 | 10–1 (2–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 13, 1986 | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–63 | 11–1 (3–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 15, 1986* | | Radford | W 74–52 | 12–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 18, 1986 | | at George Mason | W 62–59 | 13–1 (4–0) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Jan 20, 1986 | | at James Madison | W 61–44 | 14–1 (5–0) | Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1986 | | Navy | W 67–61 | 15–1 (6–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1986 | | American | W 74–59 | 16–1 (7–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1986* | | Old Dominion | L 59–62 | 16–2 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1986* | No. 20 | at No. 16 Virginia Tech | L 67–71 | 16–3 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1986 | | at William & Mary | W 67–47 | 17–3 (8–0) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1986 | | at East Carolina | W 71–52 | 18–3 (9–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Feb 10, 1986 | | at UNC Wilmington | W 70–59 | 19–3 (10–0) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1986 | | James Madison | W 68–62 | 20–3 (11–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 15, 1986 | | George Mason | L 58–73 | 20–4 (11–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 20, 1986* | | Loyola (MD) | W 76–62 | 21–4 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 22, 1986 | | at American | W 76–68 | 22–4 (12–1) | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 25, 1986 | | at No. 19 Navy | L 72–85 | 22–5 (12–2) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1986* | (2) | (7) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 61–50 | 23–5 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 2, 1986* | (2) | at (3) George Mason Semifinals | L 60–62 | 23–6 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1986* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Saint Joseph's First Round | L 59–60 | 23–7 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## 1986 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 2 | 29 | Johnny Newman | Cleveland Cavaliers |