# 2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2012–13 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under eighth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.
This season was the 100th in Richmond basketball history.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Terry Allen PF | Houston, Texas | Manvel HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 12, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Deion Taylor SF | New Orleans, Louisiana | St. Augustine HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 19, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals.com 2012 Richmond Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "Scout.com 2012 Richmond Commitments". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "ESPN 2012 Richmond Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012. ||||||

## 100 Years celebration

The University celebrated the 100th season of Spider basketball in several ways. Many former Spider players, coaches and teams were honored throughout the season and on January 22 the school announced their All-Time team, honored at halftime of their February 9 game against Saint Louis:
* Kevin Anderson (2007–2011)
* Ken Atkinson (1986–1990)
* Greg Beckwith (1982–1986)
* Curtis Blair (1986–1992)
* Tony Dobbins (2001–2004)
* David Gonzalvez (2006–2010)
* Justin Harper (2007–2011)
* Ed Harrison (1952–1956)
* Bob McCurdy (1973–1975)
* Warren Mills (1951–1955)
* Johnny Moates (1964–1967)
* Johnny Newman (1982–1986)
* Michael Perry (1977–1981)
* John Schweitz (1978–1982)
* Aron Stewart (1972–1974)
* Dick Tarrant - Coach
* Peter Woolfolk (1984–1988)

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 9* 7:00 pm | Liberty | W 84–42 | 1–0 | Robins Center (6,978) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 13* 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington Nation of Coaches Classic | W 101–58 | 2–0 | Robins Center (3,753) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 15* 7:00 pm | Hampton Nation of Coaches Classic | W 68–58 | 3–0 | Robins Center (3,857) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Minnesota | L 57–72 | 3–1 | Williams Arena (11,341) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| November 20* 7:00 pm | Wofford Nation of Coaches Classic | W 64–58 | 4–1 | Robins Center (3,867) Richmond, Virginia |
| November 24* 2:00 pm | at Ohio Nation of Coaches Classic | L 48–73 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (4,211) Athens, Ohio |
| November 28* 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 86–78 $^{2OT}$ | 5–2 | Robins Center (4,052) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 1* 6:00 pm | Wake Forest | W 62–60 | 6–2 | Robins Center (6,591) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 4* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | at Old Dominion | W 80–53 | 7–2 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,797) Norfolk, Virginia |
| December 8* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | W 83–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | JMU Convocation Center (4,351) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| December 15* 6:00 pm | Stetson | W 76–57 | 9–2 | Robins Center (4,672) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 9 Kansas | L 59–87 | 9–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| December 22* 3:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. George Mason Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic | L 64–67 | 9–4 | Richmond Coliseum (6,944) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 29* 6:00 pm | Davidson | L 64–70 | 9–5 | Robins Center (6,071) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 2* 7:00 pm | Air Force | W 91–68 | 10–5 | Robins Center (4,017) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 9 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 64–61 | 11–5 (1–0) | Robins Center (4,024) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 12 2:00 pm | at La Salle | L 59–71 | 11–6 (1–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,282) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 16 7:00 pm | at No. 13 Butler | L 47–62 | 11–7 (1–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,022) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 19 6:00 pm | Charlotte | W 81–61 | 12–7 (2–2) | Robins Center (8,321) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 24 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 19 VCU | W 86–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (3–2) | Robins Center (9,071) Richmond, Virginia |
| January 27 2:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 65–70 | 13–8 (3–3) | Mullins Center (5,467) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| January 30 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 64–71 | 13–9 (3–4) | Liacouras Center (4,769) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 2 6:00 pm, FS Ohio | Xavier | W 73–71 | 14–9 (4–4) | Robins Center (8,317) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 9 6:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 46–56 | 14–10 (4–5) | Robins Center (8,121) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 13 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 55–61 | 14–11 (4–6) | Hagan Arena (3,651) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 16 6:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (5–6) | Robins Center (8,432) Richmond, Virginia |
| February 23 1:00 pm | at Fordham | W 72–55 | 16–11 (6–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,862) Bronx, New York |
| February 27 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 73–64 | 17–11 (7–6) | Robins Center (4,402) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 2 4:00 pm, CBSSN-Regional | at Dayton | L 74–78 | 17–12 (7–7) | University of Dayton Arena (12,317) Dayton, Ohio |
| March 6 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 21 VCU | L 82–93 | 17–13 (7–8) | Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, Virginia |
| March 9 6:00 pm | Duquesne | W 79–55 | 18–13 (8–8) | Robins Center (6,951) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 14 12:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. Charlotte First Round | L 63–68 | 18–14 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, New York |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 20* 7:00 pm | at Bryant First Round | W 76–71 | 19–14 | Chace Athletic Center (1,854) Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| March 25* 7:00 pm | at Wright State Quarterfinals | L 51–57 | 19–15 | Nutter Center (3,741) Fairborn, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time . ||||||