1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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.

1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–7 (12–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
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
Richmond 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

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 29 Johnny Newman Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  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.
  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.