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Richmond Spiders men's basketball

Richmond Spiders
2016–17 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
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University University of Richmond
First season 1913
All-time record 1,358–1,173 (.537)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Richmond, VA
Head coach Chris Mooney (12th year)
Arena Robins Center
(Capacity: 7,201)
Nickname Spiders
Colors Blue and Red
         
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
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Alternate jersey
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Team colours
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1988, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1984, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions

CAA
1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998


A-10
2011
Conference regular season champions
CAA
1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001

CAA
1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998

The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011 under head coach Chris Mooney, who has guided the program since the 2005–2006 season.

UR's basketball program has developed a reputation as a "giant killer" in the NCAA tournament, defeating the Charles Barkley-led Auburn Tigers in 1984, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1988 by defeating defending national champion Indiana and Georgia Tech, beating #3 seeded South Carolina in 1998, and becoming the first #15 seed to knock off a #2 seed when the Spiders defeated Syracuse in 1991. The Spiders hold the distinction of being the only basketball program to win NCAA tournament games as a 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed.


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