1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	23–7 (12–2 CAA)
Head coach	Dick Tarrant (5th season);
Home arena	Robins Center

1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Navy †	13	–	1	.929	30	–	5	.857
	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
George Mason	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
UNC Wilmington	6	–	8	.429	16	–	13	.552
East Carolina	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
American	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
William & Mary	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	3	–	11	.214	5	–	23	.179

† 1986 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1985–86 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; formerly known as the ECAC South Conference) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished second behind Navy in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–2 conference record, and lost in the semifinal round of the CAA tournament. The Spiders received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the East region, Richmond lost to No. 6 seed Saint Joseph's, 60–59, in the opening round.

Roster

1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Johnny Newman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	George Washington HS	Danville, Virginia

Head coach

Dick Tarrant

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Kenny Atkinson

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1985*		at Providence	W 70–64	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 30, 1985*		Wake Forest	W 66–43	2–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 3, 1985*		at VCU	W 64–59	3–0	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 6, 1985*		vs. Saint Mary's Apple Invitational	W 75–63	4–0	Palo Alto, California
Dec 7, 1985*		vs. Stanford Apple Invitational	W 57–53	5–0	Palo Alto, California
Dec 10, 1985*		VMI	W 69–61	6–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 20, 1985*		at VCU Times-Dispatch Tournament	W 67–65 ^OT	7–0	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. Virginia Times-Dispatch Tournament	W 58–46	8–0	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 30, 1985*		at No. 6 Georgia Tech	L 64–90^[1]	8–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 4, 1986		William & Mary	W 52–36	9–1 (1–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 11, 1986		East Carolina	W 60–52	10–1 (2–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 13, 1986		UNC Wilmington	W 79–63	11–1 (3–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 15, 1986*		Radford	W 74–52	12–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 18, 1986		at George Mason	W 62–59	13–1 (4–0)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 20, 1986		at James Madison	W 61–44	14–1 (5–0)	Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 1986		Navy	W 67–61	15–1 (6–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 25, 1986		American	W 74–59	16–1 (7–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 27, 1986*		Old Dominion	L 59–62	16–2	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 30, 1986*	No. 20	at No. 16 Virginia Tech	L 67–71	16–3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 1, 1986		at William & Mary	W 67–47	17–3 (8–0)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 8, 1986		at East Carolina	W 71–52	18–3 (9–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1986		at UNC Wilmington	W 70–59	19–3 (10–0)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1986		James Madison	W 68–62	20–3 (11–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 15, 1986		George Mason	L 58–73	20–4 (11–1)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 20, 1986*		Loyola (MD)	W 76–62	21–4	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 22, 1986		at American	W 76–68	22–4 (12–1)	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 1986		at No. 19 Navy	L 72–85	22–5 (12–2)	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
CAA Tournament
Mar 1, 1986*	(2)	(7) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 61–50	23–5	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 2, 1986*	(2)	at (3) George Mason Semifinals	L 60–62	23–6	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 59–60	23–7	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	29	Johnny Newman	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. December 31, 1985. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[1] "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. December 31, 1985. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[2] "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

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