# 1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1990–91 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 second in the CAA regular-season standings with a 10–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders became the first #15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. They defeated the seventh-ranked, #2 seed Syracuse Orangemen, 73–69, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. Richmond lost in the second round to Temple, 77–64, to finish with a 22–10 record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | | Dartmouth Central Fidelity Holiday Classic | W 65–54 | 1–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 24, 1990* | | No. 21 Georgia Central Fidelity Holiday Classic | L 45–90 | 1–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | No. 14 Georgia Tech | W 73–71 | 2–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | VCU | W 67–63 | 3–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 9, 1990* | | at Fairfield | W 68–60 | 4–1 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Dec 11, 1990* | | at Army | W 82–56 | 5–1 | Christl Arena West Point, New York |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | at Wake Forest | L 56–82 | 5–2 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Virginia Tech Times-Dispatch Tournament | L 79–82 | 5–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | at VCU Times-Dispatch Tournament | L 66–72 | 5–4 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 3, 1991* | | at Old Dominion | W 74–65 | 6–4 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 7, 1991 | | George Mason | L 69–77 | 6–5 (0–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 9, 1991 | | at James Madison | L 61–72 | 6–6 (0–2) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | American | L 65–75 | 6–7 (0–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 1991* | | College of Charleston | W 85–54 | 7–7 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1991 | | at Navy | W 83–82 | 8–7 (1–3) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | UNC Wilmington | W 74–57 | 9–7 (2–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 1991* | | at VMI | L 75–80 | 9–8 | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1991 | | at East Carolina | W 71–64 | 10–8 (3–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | William & Mary | W 80–63 | 11–8 (4–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | at George Mason | W 75–62 | 12–8 (5–3) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 4, 1991* | | at Virginia Tech | W 61–56 | 13–8 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1991 | | James Madison | W 67–50 | 14–8 (6–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at American | W 79–59 | 15–8 (7–3) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 13, 1991 | | Navy | W 91–72 | 16–8 (8–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at UNC Wilmington | W 81–64 | 17–8 (9–3) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1991 | | East Carolina | W 65–50 | 18–8 (10–3) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at William & Mary | L 69–71 | 18–9 (10–4) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1991* | (2) | vs. (7) East Carolina Quarterfinal | W 86–62 | 19–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 3, 1991* | (2) | vs. (3) American Semifinal | W 78–70 | 20–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 4, 1991* | (2) | vs. (4) George Mason Championship | W 81–78 | 21–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 7 Syracuse First Round | W 73–69 | 22–9 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 16, 1991* | (15 E) | vs. (10 E) Temple Second Round | L 64–77 | 22–10 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||