2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 2010–11 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under sixth-year head basketball coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center.

2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Chicago Invitational Challenge Champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record29–8 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin McGeehan (6th season)
  • Jamal Brunt (4th season)
  • Rob Jones (3rd season)
Home arenaRobins Center
2010–11 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Xavier151 .938248  .750
Temple142 .875268  .765
Richmond133 .813298  .784
Duquesne106 .6251913  .594
George Washington106 .6251714  .548
Rhode Island97 .5632014  .588
St. Bonaventure88 .5001615  .516
Dayton79 .4382214  .611
UMass79 .4381515  .500
La Salle610 .3751518  .455
Saint Louis610 .3751219  .387
Saint Joseph's412 .2501122  .333
Charlotte214 .1251020  .333
Fordham115 .063721  .250
2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

After finishing in third place in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season, Richmond defeated the University of Dayton to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. With the championship, Richmond was awarded an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where it received a 12-seed and defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament before eliminating Morehead State in the third round. The Spiders fell in the Sweet Sixteen to Kansas.

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