2021–22 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–13, 10–8 in Atlantic 10 play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed, they defeated Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton, and Davidson to win the Atlantic 10 tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, where they upset Iowa in the First Round before losing to Providence in the Second Round.

2021–22 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Jones
  • Maurice Joseph
  • Kevin Hovde
Home arenaRobins Center
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson153 .833277  .794
Dayton144 .7782411  .686
VCU144 .7782210  .688
St. Bonaventure125 .7062310  .697
Saint Louis126 .6672312  .657
Richmond108 .5562413  .649
George Washington89 .4711218  .400
Fordham810 .4441616  .500
George Mason79 .4381416  .467
UMass711 .3891517  .469
Rhode Island512 .2941516  .484
La Salle513 .2781119  .367
Saint Joseph's513 .2781119  .367
Duquesne116 .059624  .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

On December 5, 2021, senior guard Jacob Gilyard set the new all-time NCAA Division I career steals record, securing his 386th steal to surpass Providence's John Linehan (385), whose record had stood since 2002. Gilyard ultimately finished his career with a total of 466 steals.

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