Richmond Spiders women's basketball

College basketball team

2024–25 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

University

University of Richmond

Head coach

Aaron Roussell (6th season)

Conference

Atlantic 10

Location

Richmond, Virginia

Arena

Robins Center
(capacity: 7,201)

Nickname

Spiders

Colors

Blue and red

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA tournament appearances

1990, 1991, 2005, 2024

Conference tournament champions

CAA
1990, 1991
A10
2024

Conference regular season champions

CAA
1984, 1990
A10
2024

The Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team plays its home games at the Robins Center.

History

Richmond began play in 1919. They were a member of the ECAC South from 1983 to 1985. They joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985. During their time in the CAA, they won two tournament titles, beating James Madison 47–46 in 1990 and East Carolina 88–70, while finishing as runner up in 1984 (losing 54–39 to East Carolina) and 1989 (losing 55–45 to James Madison). They also won the regular season title in 1984 and 1990. They joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 2001. The Spiders have made the NCAA Tournament four times (1990, 1991, 2005, 2024) and the Women's National Invitation Tournament ten times (1989, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023). As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Spiders have an all-time record of 1,012–735–7.

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	10	First Round	(7) Tennessee Tech	L 59–77
1991	7	First Round	(10) George Washington	L 62–73
2005	11	First Round	(6) Florida State	L 54–87
2024	10	First Round	(7) Duke	L 61–72

References

"Palettes – University of Richmond". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
"University of Richmond". www.richmondspiders.com.
"Richmond Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). RichmondSpiders.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

External links

Official website

v t e Richmond Spiders women'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
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Academics	School of Arts & Sciences E. Claiborne Robins School of Business Jepson School of Leadership Studies School of Law School of Professional & Continuing Studies
Athletics	Atlantic 10 Conference Richmond Spiders Men's basketball Capital City Classic Women's basketball Football Capital Cup Men's lacrosse Baseball Robins Center E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field
People	Alumni Former presidents Kevin Hallock (President)
Student life	The Collegian WDCE Fraternities and sororities
Miscellaneous	Gottwald Center for the Sciences
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