1985–86 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1985–86 CAA men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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 20, 1985*		at VCU	W 67–65	7–0	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1985*		vs. Virginia	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
CAA Tournament
Mar 1, 1986*		William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 61–50	23–5	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 2, 1986*		at 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.

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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.

[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] 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.

Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

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

Rankings from AP Poll