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.

1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBenjy Taylor
CaptainTerry Connolly
Home arenaRobins Center
1990-91 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison122 .8571910  .655
Richmond104 .7142210  .688
American86 .5711514  .517
George Mason86 .5711416  .467
UNC Wilmington68 .4291117  .393
William & Mary68 .4291315  .464
East Carolina410 .2861216  .429
Navy212 .143821  .276
1991 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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