# 2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2008–09 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under fourth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| European Summer Trip ||||||
| August 14* 2:00 pm | at USA Toulogues Perpignan | W 101–78 | – | (–) Perpignan, France |
| August 18* 3:00 pm | at Caja Rioja | L 94–95 $^{OT}$ | – | (–) Logroño, Spain |
| August 19* 3:00 pm | at Ford Burgos | L 79–103 | – | (–) Burgos, Spain |
| August 20* 3:00 pm | at Illescas Toledo | W 91–77 | – | (–) Illescas, Spain |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15* 8:00 pm | Randolph–Macon | W 81–57 | 1–0 | Robins Center (5,415) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 18* 6:00 pm, ESPN | at Syracuse CBE Classic | L 71–76 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome (16,260) Syracuse, New York |
| November 24* 7:00 pm | at Florida Gulf Coast CBE Classic | W 69–58 | 2–1 | Alico Arena (1,478) Ft. Myers, Florida |
| November 25* 5:00 pm | vs. UMKC CBE Classic | W 85–74 | 3–1 | Alico Arena (742) Ft. Myers, Florida |
| November 26* 5:00 pm | vs. Bradley CBE Classic | L 66–80 | 3–2 | Alico Arena (1,069) Ft. Myers, Florida |
| November 30* 7:00 pm | Coppin State | W 78–67 | 4–2 | Robins Center (3,064) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 3* 7:00 pm, Comcast SportsNet | at Old Dominion | L 62–65 | 4–3 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,242) Norfolk, Virginia |
| December 6* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 76–66 | 5–3 | Robins Center (3,138) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 13* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | Virginia Commonwealth Farm Bureau Insurance Black & Blue Classic | L 76–77 | 5–4 | Robins Center (7,182) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 Wake Forest | L 79–86 | 5–5 | Robins Center (6,635) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | Bucknell | W 79–57 | 6–5 | Robins Center (4,146) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 28* 5:30 pm, MASN | at UNC Wilmington | W 76–69 | 7–5 | Trask Coliseum (3,430) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| December 31* 7:00 pm, MASN | at Virginia Military Institute | L 70–73 | 7–6 | Cameron Hall (3,109) Lexington, Virginia |
| January 3* 12:00 pm | Rice | W 74–43 | 8–6 | Robins Center (4,178) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 10 2:00 pm, MASN | at George Washington | W 60–48 | 9–6 (1–0) | Smith Center (2,770) Washington, D.C. |
| January 14* 7:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | L 48–62 | 9–7 | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 17 7:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 67–71 | 9–8 (1–1) | Robins Center (5,751) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 21 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 78–75 | 10–8 (2–1) | Robins Center (3,538) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 25 3:00 pm | at Saint Louis | W 70–62 | 11–8 (3–1) | Chaifetz Arena (8,946) St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 28 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 58–68 | 11–9 (3–2) | Robins Center (4,312) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 31 6:30 pm, CBS College Sports | at Temple | L 65–74 | 11–10 (3–3) | Liacouras Center (6,087) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 4 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 71–80 | 11–11 (3–4) | Mullins Center (3,439) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| February 8 2:00 pm, KPLR-TV | Saint Louis | L 72–85 $^{3OT}$ | 11–12 (3–5) | Robins Center (5,242) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 11 7:00 pm | Duquesne | W 71–67 | 12–12 (4–5) | Robins Center (4,334) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 14 7:00 pm, MASN | at Dayton | L 63–69 | 12–13 (4–6) | University of Dayton Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 18 7:00 pm | at La Salle | W 62–53 | 13–13 (5–6) | Tom Gola Arena (1,475) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 21 6:00 pm, CBS College Sports | Charlotte | W 65–58 | 14–13 (6–6) | Robins Center (7,059) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 25 7:00 pm | at Fordham | W 78–68 | 15–13 (7–6) | Rose Hill Gym (1,840) Bronx, New York |
| February 28 7:00 pm | George Washington | L 57–66 | 15–14 (7–7) | Robins Center (5,338) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 3 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports | at Charlotte | W 64–62 | 16–14 (8–7) | Halton Arena (5,219) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| March 7 7:00 pm, MASN/Fox Sports Ohio | No. 17 Xavier | W 80–75 | 17–14 (9–7) | Robins Center (5,653) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 11 9:00 pm | vs. St. Bonaventure First Round | W 65–49 | 18–14 | Boardwalk Hall (3,418) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| March 12 9:00 pm | vs. Dayton Quarterfinal | L 64–69 | 18–15 | Boardwalk Hall (4,333) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2009 College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 18* 7:00 pm | St. John's First Round | W 75–69 | 19–15 | Robins Center (2,171) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 23* 7:00 pm | Charleston Quarterfinal | W 74–72 | 20–15 | Robins Center (2,541) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 25* 8:00 pm | UTEP Semifinal | L 69–81 | 20–16 | Robins Center (2,363) Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||