# 1987–88 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1987–88 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 first in the CAA regular-season standings with an 11–3 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated Indiana, 72–69, and followed that with a 59–55 win over Georgia Tech to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Richmond lost to #1 ranked Temple, 69–47, in the East regional semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | Boston University Central Fidelity Holiday Classic | W 66–61 | 1–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | No. 3 North Carolina Central Fidelity Holiday Classic | L 76–87 | 1–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | vs. Tulsa Kactus Classic | W 64–60 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at Arizona State Kactus Classic | W 76–63 | 3–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | Radford | W 67–53 | 4–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 18, 1987* | | at VCU Times-Dispatch Tournament | W 60–58 | 5–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | vs. Old Dominion Times-Dispatch Tournament | W 70–63 | 6–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | at Georgia Tech | W 73–67 | 7–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | at VCU | L 53–72 | 7–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | VMI | W 88–55 | 8–2 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 9, 1988* | | Navy | W 78–63 | 9–2 (1–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 11, 1988* | | La Salle | W 82–81 | 10–2 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 13, 1988 | | at American | W 78–65 | 11–2 (2–0) | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | George Mason | W 86–70 | 12–2 (3–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | at James Madison | L 54–58 | 12–3 (3–1) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | East Carolina | W 84–79 | 13–3 (4–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | UNC Wilmington | W 73–66 | 14–3 (5–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at William & Mary | W 77–69 | 15–3 (6–1) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1988* | | Old Dominion | W 82–75 | 16–3 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Navy | L 59–73 | 16–4 (6–2) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | American | L 63–68 | 16–5 (6–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at George Mason | W 62–60 | 17–5 (7–3) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 15, 1988* | | at Virginia Tech | L 74–87 | 17–6 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | James Madison | W 69–55 | 18–6 (8–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at East Carolina | W 68–64 | 19–6 (9–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | at UNC Wilmington | W 61–60 | 20–6 (10–3) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | William & Mary | W 73–65 | 21–6 (11–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1988* | (1) | vs. (8) East Carolina Quarterfinals | W 67–41 | 22–6 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1988* | (1) | vs. (4) UNC Wilmington Semifinals | W 54–53 | 23–6 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| Mar 7, 1988* | (1) | vs. (3) George Mason Championship | W 74–71 | 24–6 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) Indiana First round | W 72–69 | 25–6 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 20, 1988* | (13 E) | vs. (5 E) Georgia Tech Second Round | W 59–55 | 26–6 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 24, 1988* | (13 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Temple East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 47–69 | 26–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||