1990–91 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
Richmond 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
American 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
George Mason 8 6   .571 14 16   .467
UNC Wilmington 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
William & Mary 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
East Carolina 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Navy 2 12   .143 8 21   .276
1991 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.