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2 s p i d e r h i s t o r y Building Upon a Strong Tradition University of Basketball The basketball program boasts a proud tradition over its 94 seasons, especially in the last 25 years during which the Spiders have a dozen 20-win seasons and 14 postseason appearances, including seven NCAA bids. The Spiders have knocked off some of the nation s biggest powerhouses with wins over nationally ranked Top-10 teams such as No. 6 Georgia Tech (1986), No. 7 Syracuse (1991), No. 10 Georgia Tech (1988), No. 10 Kansas (2003), along with numerous other victories over nationally ranked opponents. has pulled off NCAA Tournament wins over Syracuse (1991), defending national champion Indiana (1988), South Carolina (1998) and a Charles Barkley led Auburn team (1984). became the first school in NCAA Tournament history to record wins as the No. 12, 13, 14 and 15 seeds. Hundreds of student-athletes have contributed to the building of the program. The following is a brief look back at the storied history of basketball. The Making Of A Legend The year is 1913, and Frank Dobson takes the helm of the first-ever basketball squad. It would have been impossible for him to envision the magnificent growth which was to come. A young coach named Mac Pitt follows Dobson. In only his second year, his team finishes 20-0, the first and only time a team has gone undefeated. Year after year, Mac Pitt produces winning teams, but, more importantly, he touches countless lives. In the history of athletics, his legend still lives. Many Stars Take Center Stage The unenviable task of following that legend comes to Lester Hooker, and he proves most capable of such an undertaking. With Hooker at the helm, the Spiders post back-to-back 20- win seasons, a mark that would stand for 34 years. Under his leadership, such talents as Warren Mills and Walter Lysaght thrill growing numbers of Spider fans and the squad is driven to the forefront of college hoops. In the early 1960s, coach Lewis Mills has a star named Johnny Moates who quickly becomes recognized as one of the best of his time, and in the early 1970s, fans marvel at the abilities of forward Aron Stewart, the 1973 Southern Conference Player of the Year. There s No Place Like Home And these fans are soon thrilled by the opening of the Robins Center on December 2, Through the generosity and philanthropy of the E. Claiborne Robins family and because of 1943 Virginia State Championship Team the vision of E. Claiborne Robins, Jr., the face of basketball changes forever. Basketball Will Never Be The Same It s not long before the Spiders new home is filled with excitement. Bob McCurdy dazzles opponents and fans alike with his uncanny shooting ability on his way to becoming the nation s leading scorer (32.9 ppg) in The dazzle and daring of McCurdy is followed by the yeoman-like work of an over-achiever named Kevin Eastman... the graceful play of a big man named Jeff Butler... and the bruising power of a young er named Michael Perry. The 1980s have begun, and what a decade awaits : The First Game, The First Giant Killed The first game of his first season as head coach of the Spiders, Dick Tarrant leads his team to an upset win over nationally-ranked Wake Forest at the Robins Center. A giant has been killed and, though no one realizes it, it is a sign of things to come. A visit to the NIT, the Spiders first appearance ever in postseason play, comes at year s end, and posts an record--the best for a squad in 25 years. 1984: Cinderella Moves To A 20-win season is capped by the Spiders first visit to the NCAA Tournament. The first round was supposed to be a warmup for the Charles Barkley-led Auburn Tigers, but, when the game ends, another giant is dead and the Spiders are to blame. 60

3 1985: Crossing Paths With A Legend For the first time in 31 years, boasts back-to-back 20-win seasons. For their reward, they face the Indiana Hoosiers for the second consecutive year in postseason play. Bobby Knight rules, but there will be other battles, other days. 1986: Starting Things off Right The Spiders began the season with an 8-0 mark. In impressive style, defeated some of the biggest names in college basketball. In November of 1985, defeats Rick Pitino s Providence Friars. The following season, the same Friars team would advance to the Final Four. Four days after their win at Providence, the Spiders easily beat ACC-foe Wake Forest, Next up, a memorable win over the Stanford Cardinal in their own tournament. The Spiders capped off the 8-0 start with a win over intrastate rival Virginia in the finals of the Times-Dispatch Tournament. Back To The Show Senior John Newman becomes the all-time leading scorer in basketball history and the Spiders, led by Newman, John Davis and Greg Beckwith, make their fourth postseason John Newman, seen here in the Spiders win over a Charles Barkley-led Auburn squad in the NCAA Tournament, went on to enjoy a 17-year NBA career. s p i d e r h i s t o r y Bob McCurdy led the nation in scoring in 1975, averaging 32.9 points per game. appearance in five years. The site of the NCAA Tournament action is the Carrier Dome, the home of the Syracuse Orangemen. Little does anyone know then but the Orangemen will be a huge part of s basketball future. 1988: Sweet 16 An Incredible Journey With John Newman now in the NBA, a Kenny Atkinson-led Spiders team travels to Georgia Tech and hands the 10thranked Yellow Jackets their first home loss to a non-acc foe in 40 games. For some teams, this may have been enough excitement for one season, but not for the Spiders. The journey once again leads to the NCAA Tournament. Standing in the Spiders path, incredibly enough, is Indiana... the defending national champion. In an upset which catches the imagination of the country, the Spiders knock the crown off the Hoosiers and, while one magnificent tradition is defeated, another program gains new life. Georgia Tech is the next to fall, and a giant-killer has become a giant. David has become Goliath. The Spiders are in the Sweet 16. And the school from is on the lips of basketball fans and pundits across the nation. 1989: The Spiders Play For Clinching their second consecutive CAA regular-season title, Tarrant s Spiders receive their sixth postseason bid in eight years. The Robins Center is the site for two NIT contests 61

4 s p i d e r h i s t o r y 1992: The Beat Goes On In Dick Tarrant s 11th season, his team wins more than 20 contests for the fifth consecutive year, making one of only 11 teams in the nation to accomplish such a feat during this period. Senior Curtis Blair leads the way. And also for the fifth consecutive year, the Spiders compete in postseason tournament play. 1998: Giant-Killers Again University of Basketball Terry Connolly led the Spiders to a victory over Syracuse in the 1991 NCAA Tournament. which draw record-breaking crowds and put the hometown of the Spiders in the national TV spotlight. A year earlier, Temple ended the Spiders magical Sweet 16 trip, but this time the Owls go home the loser. 1990: They Will Return Yet another 20-win season ends with a conference championship and a fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament, where Ken Atkinson and Scott Stapleton bid farewell. The Spiders match up with Duke, the East Region s third seed, and a young squad gains tremendous experience and vows to return. 1991: The Mother of All Upsets In what The Washington Post calls one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, turns the NCAA Tournament upside down, becoming the first 15th seed to drop a No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament play. On the Spiders biggest evening ever in March, madness reigned, and the Terry Connolly-led Spiders upend No. 7- ranked Syracuse, 73-69, before a national television audience. The footsteps from are heard throughout America. In his first season as head coach at, John Beilein leads the Spiders to a remarkable 23-8 season and a firstround upset of South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. In the process the Spiders become the first team to record wins in the tournament as No. 12, No. 13, No. 14 and No. 15 seed. Southeastern Conference power South Carolina is the latest giant to fall as the No. 14-seed Spiders upend No. 3-seed South Carolina, It marks the fourth time in six tries reaches the second round improving its NCAA record to a remarkable 6-6. The Spiders capture their fifth conference championship as Jarod Stevenson earns conference player-of-the-year honors leading the league in scoring with more than 19 points per game. The Spiders finish the season with 23 wins, the second most in school history, and make their 10th postseason appearance since : A Long Road Playing its first season in the Atlantic 10, basketball set a program record for games played (36) and won more post-season games (3) than any other season. After finishing 11-5 in league play, the Spiders became only the second team in A-10 history to advance to the tournament s championship game in its first attempt. The Spiders defeated Wagner, Montana State and Minnesota, on the road, before returning home and falling to Syracuse before a sold-out Robins Center crowd. The Robins Center was sold out for the Spiders NIT match-up with Syracuse in

5 Gaston Moliva helped the Spiders to a victory over Kansas in Phog Allen Fieldhouse in 2004, snapping the Jayhawks 52-game home winning streak against unranked opponents. 2004: Back To The Dance The senior-laden, defensive-minded Spiders earned their seventh all-time trip to the NCAA Tournament, second with an at-large selection, and their third 20-win season in four years. A win against #10 Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse highlighted an impressive regular season that opened many eyes around the nation to this rising program. Senior Tony Dobbins became the first Atlantic 10 player to earn back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors. He was joined on the A-10 Second Team by senior Mike Skrocki, who reached double figures in 32-of-33 games during the season. led at the half of its first round game with Wisconsin, but would not be able to pull off their patented March magic. A New Chapter The Spiders began a new era when Chris Mooney was named head coach on May 6, Mooney comes to from Air Force, where he led the Falcons to an record in which was the second most wins in school history. At 34, Mooney has enjoyed quick success as he has moved up the coaching ranks from high school to being the youngest head coach in the Atlantic 10. With everything that has to offer, from the Robins Center and its state-of-the-art facilities, to one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, Mooney is looking to make the Spiders a major player on the national scene. s p i d e r h i s t o r y NCAA TOURNAMENT 1984 RICHMOND 89, Rider 65 (East Regional, Preliminary Round) #12 RICHMOND 72 #5 Auburn 71 (East Regional, First Round) #4 Indiana 75, #12 RICHMOND 67 (East Regional, Second Round) 1986 #6 St. Joseph s 60 #11 RICHMOND 59 (East Regional, First Round) 1988 #13 RICHMOND 72 #4 Indiana 69 (East Regional, First Round) #13 RICHMOND 59, #5 Georgia Tech 55 (East Regional, Second Round) #1 Temple 69 #13 RICHMOND 47 (East Regional, Sweet Sixteen ) 1990 #3 Duke 81, #14 RICHMOND 46 (East Regional, First Round) 1991 #15 RICHMOND 73, #2 Syracuse 69 (East Regional, First Round) #10 Temple 77, #15 RICHMOND 64 (East Regional, Second Round) 1998 #14 RICHMOND 62, #3 South Carolina 61 (East Regional, First Round) #11 Washington 81 #14 RICHMOND 66 (East Regional, Second Round) 2004 #6 Wisconsin 76, #11 RICHMOND 64 (E. Rutherford Regional, First Round) national invitational tournament 1982 Maryland 66, RICHMOND 50 (, Va.) 1985 RICHMOND 59, Fordham 57 (, Va.) Indiana 75, RICHMOND 53 (Bloomington, Ind.) 1989 RICHMOND 70, Temple 56 (, Va.) Alabama-Birmingham 64, RICHMOND 61 (, Va.) 1992 Florida 66, RICHMOND 52 (Gainesville, Fla.) 2001 RICHMOND 79, West Virginia 56 (, Va.) Dayton 71, RICHMOND 56 (Dayton, Ohio) 2002 RICHMOND 74, Wagner 67 OT (, Va.) RICHMOND 63, Montana St. 48 (, Va.) RICHMOND 67, Minnesota 66 (Minneapolis, Minn.) Syracuse 62, RICHMOND 46 (, Va.) 2003 Providence 67, RICHMOND 49 (, Va.) 63

6 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Post-Season History University of Basketball Bill Dooley battles for a rebound against Maryland NIT Maryland Spiders March 12, 1982 NIT First Round, Va. Adrian Branch poured in 21 points and Pete Holbert added 10 off the bench to help Maryland spoil s first-ever postseason appearance by defeating the Spiders The Terps went to the free-throw line twice as often as the Spiders, converting 22 charity tosses to just eight for. John Schweitz led with 16 points and six rebounds. Bill Flye and Kelvin Johnson each chipped in 10 points for the Spiders, who ended their first season under Dick Tarrant at Tom Bethea dished out six assists for. Maryland Fothergill, Mark* Branch, Adrian* Pittman, Charles* Jackson, Reggie* Morley, Dutch* Driesell, Chuck Rivers, Steve Adkins, Jeff Holbert, Pete Veal, Herman Baldwin, Taylor Team...0 TOTALS Maryland Schweitz, John* Flye, Bill* Pehl, Jeff* Johnson, Kelvin* Bethea, Tom* Fells, Larry Tarrant, Dennis Polnitz, Terry Dooley, Bill Hersey, David DiServio, Pat Heher, Andy Team...2 TOTALS Attendance: 9,373 (Sellout) 1984 NCAA Spiders Rider March 13, 1984 NCAA Opening Round Philadelphia, Pa. John Newman led three Spiders in double figures with 25 points and John Davis ripped down 10 rebounds to lead to an rout of Rider at Philadelphia s historic Palestra. Kelvin Johnson scores two of his 22 points in the win over Rider. led at the half by holding Rider to just 39.1 percent shooting. For the game, Rider connected on only 38 percent of its shots, while the Spiders found the bottom of the net 60 percent of the time. Kelvin Johnson finished with 22 points and Bill Flye added 19 points for the Spiders. Newman also grabbed eight rebounds, blocked four shots and had three steals. Greg Beckwith dished out nine assists, while Davis had six assists and four steals. finished the game with 27 assists and 14 steals as a team. Newman, John* Davis, John* Flye, Bill* Beckwith, Greg* Johnson, Kelvin* Hardin, Tim Goss, Lee Runk, Joe Fells, Larry Tucker, Robert Simmons, Bryan Johnson, Marty Phillips, David Team...2 TOTALS Rider Rider Lamar, Derrick* Bolger, Jim* Thomas, Kevin* Lee, Fred* Burke, Ray* Bennof, Mike Grant, David Nicholson, Jerome Morales, Gino Carter, Kim Hammer, Craig Rice, Darren Kovac, Ron Team...4 TOTALS NCAA Spiders Auburn March 15, 1984 NCAA First Round Charlotte, N.C. In the first of what would become a tradition of postseason upsets,, behind the 26 points of John Newman and the 12 rebounds of John Davis, shocked Auburn to advance in the NCAA Tournament. Picked to finish fifth in the ECAC South, the Spiders continued their improbable march despite 23 points and 17 rebounds by future NBA star Charles Barkley. The Tigers entered the contest ranked 19th in the nation. Bill Flye added 19 points and Kelvin Johnson scored 16 for. Greg Beckwith dished out nine assists, grabbed seven rebounds and swiped four steals for the Spiders. 64

7 John Newman shoots over Charles Barkley in the upset of Auburn. Newman, John* Davis, John* Flye, Bill* Beckwith, Greg* Johnson, Kelvin* Hardin, Tim Goss, Lee Runk, Joe Team...3 TOTALS Auburn Turner, Greg* Person, Chuck* Barkley, Charles* White, Gerald* Ford, Frank* Daniels, Paul Strickland, Vern Holland, Carey Team...1 TOTALS Auburn Attendance: 11, NCAA Indiana Spiders March 17, 1984 NCAA Second Rd. Charlotte, N.C. s run in the 1984 NCAA Tournament ended in a game many thought the Spiders could have won, a loss to Indiana. With the setback, ended its season at overall. Trailing by as many as 10 points in the first half, the Spiders sliced the lead to just two at intermission, John Davis had 11 rebounds against Indiana in the 1984 NCAA Tournament. s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Three times in the second half they held two-point leads, and trailed by just four, 61-57, with three minutes remaining in regulation. But would get no closer, as IU scored its last 14 points from the foul line. Freshman Steve Alford led the Hoosiers with 22 points, including shooting 10-for-10 from the free-throw line. s Kelvin Johnson led all scorers with 27 points and John Newman added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Spiders. Greg Beckwith dished out eight assists, while John Davis grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out five assists. Indiana Simmons, Marty* Meier, Todd* Blab, Uwe* Alford, Steve* Robinson, Stew* Giomi, Mike Dakich, Dan Franz, Chuck Witte, Courtney Thomas, Daryl Team...4 TOTALS Newman, John* Davis, John* Flye, Bill* Beckwith, Greg* Johnson, Kelvin* Hardin, Tim Fells, Larry Goss, Lee Runk, Joe Tucker, Robert Johnson, Marty Simmons, Bryan Team...1 TOTALS Indiana Attendance: 11,666 John Newman scored 35 of the Spiders 59 points in the victory over Fordham NIT Spiders Fordham March 15, 1985 NIT First Round, Va. Led by a 35-point outburst from John Newman, survived a scare in the Robins Center, hanging on for a victory over Fordham in the first round of the NIT. The Spiders shot just 46 percent from the field, but connected on 19 of 22 free throws to seal the victory. Kelvin Johnson was the only player besides Newman who scored in double figures with 12 points. Newman made 13 of 15 free throws and grabbed eight rebounds while playing the full 40 minutes. Tony McIntosh led Fordham with 18 points. Newman, John* Davis, John* Woolfolk, Peter* Beckwith, Greg* Johnson, Kelvin* Fells, Larry Hardin, Tim Kratzer, Steve TOTALS Fordham Samuels, Steve* McCormick, Don* Williams, Frank* McIntosh, Tony* Hobbie, Jerry* Allen, Jim Robinson, James Jones, George Team...2 TOTALS Fordham Attendance: 5,250 65

8 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Post-Season History Greg Beckwith leads the break against Saint Joseph s University of Basketball Peter Woolfolk skies for a jumper against Indiana NIT Indiana Spiders March 19, 1985 NIT Second Round Bloomington, Ind. For the second time in as many seasons, Indiana ended s season in a postseason tournament. This time, the Hoosiers used a balanced scoring attack and a stifling defense to thwart any hopes of another tourney upset, routing the Spiders in Indiana. Seven-foot center Uwe Blab led all players with 17 points, three blocked shots and 13 rebounds. Kelvin Johnson led with 15 points and John Newman added 13. Indiana Eyl, Steve* Dakich, Dan* Blab, Uwe* Alford, Steve* Robinson, Stew* Thomas, Daryl Smith, Kreigh Brooks, Delray Hillman, Joe Meier, Todd Sloan Brian Pelkowski, Magnus Simmons, Marty Morgan, Winston Team...7 TOTALS Newman, John* Davis, John* Woolfolk, Peter* Johnson, Kelvin* Beckwith, Greg* Kratzer, Steve Goss, Lee Hardin, Tom Fells, Larry Runk, Joe Johnson, Marty Team...8 TOTALS Indiana Attendance: 11, NCAA Saint Joseph s Spiders March 14, 1986 NCAA First Round Syracuse, N.Y. Saint Joseph s rallied from two points down at halftime to squeak out a one-point victory over. John Newman s 25 points and Greg Beckwith s 12 assists weren t enough to stop the Hawks. The Spiders were stymied by poor shooting (42 percent) and foul troubles, as St. Joe s converted more than three times as many free throws as. Rodney Rice netted 14 points and Peter Woolfolk added 10 for the Spiders. Maurice Martin led the Hawks with 21 points in the game played in the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse University. Saint Joseph s Mullee, Greg* Slattery, Dave* Blake, Rodney* Martin, Maurice* Arnold, Geoff* Williams, Wayne Flint, James Leahy, Brian Team...4 TOTALS St. Joseph s Newman, John* Woolfolk, Peter* Kratzer, Steve* Beckwith, Greg* Rice, Rodney* Winiecki, Mike Runk, Joe English, Eric Team...5 TOTALS NCAA Spiders Indiana March 18, 1988 NCAA First Round Hartford, Conn. avenged two previous postseason losses to Indiana by holding the Hoosiers scoreless for the last 2:40, and knocking the defending NCAA champions out of the tournament with a shocker. Rodney Rice nailed a jumper with less than a minute to play to put ahead to stay. Steve Kratzer notched a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the NCAA First Round victory over Indiana. 66

9 Rice finished with 21 points, which led all Spiders in double figures. Peter Woolfolk finished with 16, Ken Atkinson with 14 and Steve Kratzer posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Spiders never trailed by more than six points in becoming only the second team to oust a defending champion in the first round. Arkansas had done the same to Louisville in Keith Smart led Indiana with 23 points. Stapleton, Scott* Woolfolk, Peter* Kratzer, Steve* Atkinson, Ken* Rice, Rodney* Winiecki, Mike English, Eric Taylor, Benjy Dudek, Hank Team...10 TOTALS Indiana Edwards, Jay* Eyl, Steve* Garrett, Dean* Jones, Lyndon* Smart, Keith* Jadlow, Todd Hillman, Joe Team...6 TOTALS Indiana Attendance 15,608 Scott Stapleton looks to get around Dennis Scott in the win over Georgia Tech NCAA Spiders Georgia Tech March 20, 1988 NCAA Second Round Hartford, Conn. For the third time in two years, Georgia Tech was the victim of a Spider upset bite. But on this occasion, was rewarded with its first-ever berth in the Sweet 16. Led by Peter Woolfolk s 27 points and nine rebounds, the Spiders knocked off the Yellow Jackets Woolfolk, in perhaps his best game ever, went 11 of 21 from the floor. Scott Stapleton was s next-leading scorer with eight points. Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver - both future NBA players - led Tech with 15 points apiece. As a team, though, the Jackets couldn t solve the Spiders pressure defense, as their 5-of-22 performance from behind the three-point arc would attest. Stapleton, Scott* Woolfolk, Peter* Kratzer, Steve* Atkinson, Ken* Rice, Rodney* Winiecki, Mike English, Eric Taylor, Benjy Team...6 TOTALS Georgia Tech Scott, Dennis* Ferrell, Duane* Hammonds, Tom* Neal, Craig* Oliver, Brian Munlyn, James Sherrod, Anthony Team...5 TOTALS Georgia Tech Attendance: 15,608 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Mike Winiecki goes up for a shot against Temple in the 1988 Sweet NCAA Temple Spiders March 24, 1988 NCAA Sweet 16 East Rutherford, N.J. Facing the top-ranked team in the nation, proved to be overmatched in a drubbing at the hands of Temple. Despite the loss, the Spiders ended the season with a school-record 26 victories, against only seven defeats. Freshman phenom Mark Macon led the way for the Owls with a game-high 24 points. Mike Vreeswyck added 19 and Tim Perry hauled in 13 rebounds for Temple. Ken Atkinson led with 15 points, all of which came on three-point shots. Atkinson was 5 of 7 from behind the arc. Peter Woolfolk notched his second double-double in three NCAA Tournament games with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Rodney Rice also reached double figures in scoring with 11 points. Temple Vreeswyk, Mike* Perry, Tim* Rivas, Ramon* Macon, Mark* Evans, Howard* Brantley, Derrick Causwell, Duane Johnson, Shawn TOTALS Stapleton, Scott* Woolfolk, Peter* Kratzer, Steve* Atkinson, Ken* Rice, Rodney* Winiecki, Mike English, Eric Taylor, Benjy Floyd, Steve Team...6 TOTALS Temple Attendance: 19, NIT Spiders Temple March 15, 1989 NIT First Round, Va. For the second consecutive postseason game, squared off against Temple, only this time on the Spiders home court. Temple star Mark Macon was held in check and this time it was s Ken Atkinson who exploded with 24 points as the Spiders avenged their loss from the Sweet 16. Atkinson made 6-of-9 three-pointers, while Eric English poured in 16 points and grabbed five rebounds. Mike Winiecki, who would later return to as an assistant coach, scored six points and pulled down eight rebounds. Freshman Curtis Blair played just seven minutes, but made all three of his shots from the field and 2-of-3 foul shots to finish with nine points. Temple shot just 33 percent from the field, with Macon having a particularly tough night. He connected on just five of 18 shots, but still led the Owls with 13 points. 67

10 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Post-Season History University of Basketball Ken Atkinson scored 24 points to lead over Temple in the 1989 NIT. Stapleton, Scott* Shields, Jim* Winiecki, Mike* Atkinson, Ken* English, Eric* Taylor, Benjy Blair, Curtis Webb, Paul Bryant, Joe Jon Team...4 TOTALS Temple Pollard, Ernest* Vreeswyk, Mike* Causwell, Duane* Macon, Mark* Kilgore, Mik* Harden, Michael Randolph, Shoun Dowdell, Jerome TOTALS Temple Attendance: 7, NIT UAB Spiders March 20, 1989 NIT Second Round, Va. Despite 21 points from Mike Winiecki and 14 points from Scott Stapleton, s second-half rally fell short in a loss to Alabama-Birmingham. was down at the half, but rallied in the second stanza to narrow the gap. Behind Reginald Tusner s 24 points and Andy Kennedy s 15, the Blazers held on for the three-point win. Stapleton connected on 7-of-9 shots from the floor and pulled down seven rebounds. Eric English also reached double figures with 13 points for the Spiders, who ended their season with a mark. Eric English scored 13 points in the Spiders loss to UAB in the 1989 NIT. UAB Tusner, Reginald* Howard, Dylan* Ogg, Alan* Bearden, Barry* Kramer, Jack* Kennedy, Andy Smith, J.J Lewis, Tony Rembert, Larry Team...5 TOTALS Stapleton, Scott* Shields, Jim* Winiecki, Mike* Atkinson, Ken* English, Eric* Taylor, Benjy Blair, Curtis Webb, Paul Bryant, Joe Jon TOTALS UAB Attendance: 9, NCAA Duke Spiders March 16, 1990 NCAA First Round Atlanta, Ga. Alaa Abdelnaby proved too big and Phil Henderson too quick as Duke routed en route to an appearance in the Final Four., which ended its season at 22-10, was never really in contention. Besieged by turnovers and untimely poor shooting, the Spiders suffered their worst postseason loss in school history. The numbers tell it all: Ken Atkinson, 5 for 14; Scott Stapleton, 5 for 13; Curtis Blair, 3 for 13. Duke Brickey, Robert* Koubek, Greg* Laettner,Christian* Henderson, Phil* Hurley, Bobby* Hill, Thomas Abdelnaby, Alaa McCaffrey, Billy Davis, Brian Palmer, Crawford Buckley, Clay Cook, Joe Team...6 TOTALS Duke Stapleton, Scott* Wood, Kenny* Connolly, Terry* Atkinson, Ken* Blair, Curtis* Springer, Jim Bryant, Joe Jon Shields, Jim Weathers, Tim Muldowney, Brian McDonald, Juddy Johnson, Eric TOTALS

11 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Kenny Wood and the Spiders were ousted by eventual runner-up Duke in NCAA Spiders Syracuse March 14, 1991 NCAA First Round College Park, Md. In one of the greatest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament, became the first No. 15 seed to knock off a No. 2, stunning seventh-ranked Syracuse The Spiders never trailed, taking control from the opening tap. was clicking on all offensive cylinders and confusing the Orangemen with a match-up zone. Curtis Blair led a balanced attack with 18 points to go with six assists, while Terry Connolly, the man CBS called Super Sub, scored 14 points, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out five assists. With the Spiders up by one with 21 seconds remaining, freshman guard Eugene Burroughs stepped to the free-throw line and calmly drained two shots to seal the victory for. Billy Owens led all scorers with 22 points. Shields, Jim* Wood, Kenny* Weathers, Tim* Jarmon, Gerald* Blair, Curtis* Springer, Jim Connolly, Terry Burroughs, Eugene Fleming, Chris TOTALS Syracuse The Spiders celebrate their upset of Syracuse. Syracuse Johnson, Dave* Owens, Billy* Ellis, LeRon* Autry, Adrian* Edwards, Michael* McRae, Conrad Hopkins, Mike McCorkle, Scott Team...4 TOTALS Attendance: 13,386 (sellout) Curtis Blair tries to solve the Temple zone in the 1991 NCAA Tournament NCAA Temple Spiders March 16, 1991 NCAA Second Round College Park, Md. Once again, Temple prevented from advancing in the NCAA Tournament, this time stopping the Spiders by a score. Mark Macon atoned for his poor performance in the 1989 NIT with 20 points to lead the Owls. The game may have turned out differently if Kenny Wood had remained in the game. Midway through the second half, and with the Spiders charging, Wood was poked in the eye by an Owl and could not return to action. never recovered and lost by 13. s Chris Fleming led all scorers with 25 points, including hitting 7 of 10 three-point attempts. Terry Connolly closed out his college career with 12 points and Curtis Blair added 10. ended its season at 22-10, despite starting out 5-6. Temple Kilgore, Mik* Strickland, Mark* Hodge, Donald* Carstarphen, Vic* Macon, Mark* Harden, Michael Spears, James Team...4 TOTALS Temple Weathers, Tim* Wood, Kenny* Shields, Jim* Jarmon, Gerald* Blair, Curtis* Burroughs, Eugene Connolly, Terry Springer, Jim Fleming, Chris TOTALS Attendance: 13,386 (sellout) 1992 NIT Florida Spiders March 19, 1992 NIT First Round Gainesville, Fla. Florida s Stacey Poole poured in 16 points and shot a dismal 29 percent from the field, as the Spiders dropped a decision to the Florida Gators. grabbed 15 offensive 69

12 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Post-Season History University of Basketball Curtis Blair led the Spiders with 15 points against Florida in the 1992 NIT. boards, but the put-backs just weren t falling. Curtis Blair led the team in scoring with 15 points, but on 4-of-12 shooting. Kenny Wood had an even tougher time, connecting on just 3 of 13 shots. The loss ended s year at 22-8, giving the Spiders a school-record five-straight 20-win seasons. Florida Poole, Stacey* Grimsley, Hosie* DeClercq, Andrew* Brown, Craig* Cross, Dan* Hogan, Brian Dyrkolbotn, Svein Stewart, Scott Kuisma, Martti Turner, Tim Ulmer, Jeremy Edwards, Terry Team...4 TOTALS Hodges, Michael* Wood, Kenny* Shields, Jim* Blair, Curtis* Jarmon, Gerald* Springer, Jim Weathers, Tim Fleming, Chris Burroughs, Eugene Team...2 TOTALS Florida Attendance: 6, NCAA Spiders South Carolina March 12, 1998 NCAA First Round Washington D.C. Jarod Stevenson scored 24 points, including a pair of free throws down the stretch, as 14th-seeded handed third seed South Carolina its second-straight first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament in the East Region at Washington D.C. The Spiders held the Gamecocks scoreless for the final 76 seconds to secure the victory. After a drive by South Carolina s B.J. McKie and subsequent tap-in attempt were off the mark at the buzzer, the Spiders gathered at midcourt to celebrate yet another upset. s Marseilles Brown had five three-pointers in the first half to offset 16 points by McKie, who made six of his first seven shots. The Spiders led by five at halftime and by as many as nine points in the second half. committed just six turnovers in the game. South Carolina FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Gallman, William* Grant, Antonio* Stack, Ryan* McKie, BJ* Watson, Melvin* Davis, Herbert Lee Johnson, Bud Nix, Recus Williams, LeRon Team TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Stevenson, Jarod* Patrick, Nick* Poole, Eric* Brown, Marseilles* Baker, Jonathan* Cueto, Carlos Oliver, Daryl Houston, Rick Hensel, David Team...4 TOTALS South Carolina Attendance: 19,288 Marseilles Brown scored 15 points in the NCAA Tourney win over South Carolina NCAA Washington Spiders March 14, 1998 NCAA Second Round Washington D.C. Washington s 7-foot center, Todd MacCulloch, scored a game-high 31 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and keyed a two-to-one rebounding edge which led the Huskies to an win in the second round of the East Regional at the MCI Center. Jarod Stevenson led the Spiders with 21 points, but managed just 39.7 percent shooting from the field. closed the gap to early in the second half but Washington scored on 14 of its first 16 possessions of the half and opened a lead with 9:56 in the game. s Eric Poole and Jonathan Baker each added 10 points for the Spiders. Washington s Deon Luton nailed five three-pointers in the game and finished with 18 points. Jarod Stevenson led the Spiders with 21 points against Washington. 70

13 Washington FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Luton, Deon* Green, Thalo* MacCulloch, Todd* Wooten, Jan* Watts, Donald* Moritz, Andrew Dickau, Dan Thompson, Chris Verschueren, David Femerling, Patrick Johnson, Michael Brown, Bryan Walcott, Chris Team...2 TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Stevenson, Jarod* Patrick, Nick* Poole, Eric* Brown, Marseilles* Baker, Jonathan* Cueto, Carlos Oliver, Daryl Phillips, Tyler Kauffman, Scott Houston, Rick Hensel, David TOTALS Washington Attendance: 19,320 Reggie Brown and the Spiders routed West Virginia at the Robins Center NIT Spiders West Virginia March 16, 2001 NIT First Round, Va. After a 17-day layoff without playing a game, the Spiders showed no signs of weariness in their win over West Virginia in the first round of the NIT. Senior Kinte Smith led the charge, scoring a season-high 24 points, pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out five assists. He scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half, including nailing 3-of-3 from behind the arc. Greg Stevenson added 18 points and eight rebounds in the 23-point victory, s 11th win in its past 12 outings. Center Eric Zwayer scored 12 points while guard Scott Ungerer added 11 points. West Virginia FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Yeager* Bowman* Moss* Lyles* Armstead* Seldon Ayodele Berry Hewitt Oliver Team...2 TOTALS West Virginia FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Smith* Stevenson* Zwayer* Ungerer* Myers* Brown Lay Faulconer Phillips Kauffman Skrocki Collins Houston Team...3 TOTALS s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Eric Zwayer scored 12 points in the loss to Dayton in the 2001 NIT NIT Dayton Spiders March 19, 2001 NIT Second Round Dayton, Ohio The Spiders were outscored in the second half, as they fell in the second round of the NIT to future Atlantic 10 foe Dayton Flyers guard Tony Stanley broke the game open with 14 secondhalf points, including a steal and breakaway dunk with 6:05 left in the contest. Dayton tore away from a tie with just over seven minutes remaining, outscoring 21-6 the rest of the way. The Spiders were led by Greg Stevenson with a game-high 21 points. Eric Zwayer added 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for. Stanley led four Flyers in double figures with 17 points. Dayton FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Green* Hall* Waleskowski* Stanley* Morris* Marshall Kohls Gilchrist Holland Team...0 TOTALS Dayton FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Smith* Stevenson* Zwayer* Ungerer* Myers Brown Lay Faulconer Phillips Kauffman Skrocki Collins Houston Team...1 TOTALS NIT Spiders Wagner OT March 13, 2002 NIT Opening Round, Va. It took 45 minutes, but the University of advanced to the first round of the NIT with a overtime opening-round win against the pesky Wagner Seahawks in the Robins Center. Junior Johnathan Collins recorded a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) and three other starters scored in double figures to lead the Spiders. A Tony Dobbins high-flying tip-in with just 38 seconds remaining sent the game into overtime. Wagner regained the lead one final time at the 1:51 mark (67-66), but the Spiders answered with two Mike Skrocki free throws to take a lead they wouldn t relinquish. Wagner FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Wilkinson* Hall* Wyatte* Pritchard* Klauder* Dye Kabore Jackson Carroll Team...0 TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Skrocki* Collins* Ungerer* Myers* Brown* Dobbins Morton O Malley Team...3 TOTALS Wagner Attendance: 3,526 71

14 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k Post-Season History Montana State FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Latovic* Rich* Reynolds* Erickson* Clark* Conway Plummer Faaborg Team...5 TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Skrocki* Collins* Ungerer* Myers* Brown* Dobbins Faulconer O Malley Team...1 TOTALS Montana State Minnesota Attendance: 4, University of Basketball Reggie Brown scored 21 points to lead over Wagner in the first of three home NIT games in NIT Spiders Montana St March 16, 2002 NIT First Round, Va. Junior guard Reggie Brown scored 21 points to lead to a victory over Montana State in the first round of the NIT at the Robins Center. The Bobcats took their last lead at on a lay-up by Damir Latovic with 9:42 remaining in the first half. The Spiders would score the next 12 points as a Jeff Myers three-pointer with 4:22 remaining, the second of two consecutive treys from the junior guard, gave a lead. The Spiders held their visitors without a basket for nearly six minutes in the first half., who scored 22 points in the paint, got 10 points inside from junior center Johnathan Collins. Fellow classmate Myers finished with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from behind the arc. The Spiders shot 53.7 percent in the contest. Jeff Myers looks to dish against Montana State. MIke Skrocki poured in a career-high 28 points against Minnesota NIT Spiders Minnesota March 18, 2002 NIT Second Round Minneapolis, Minn. Led by sophomore Mike Skrocki s career-high 28 points, advanced to the NIT s Quarterfinals with a win against Minnesota in Williams Arena. Skrocki hit 9-of-15 shots, including 5-of-8 from three-point range, to account for his career high. Junior Reggie Brown and sophomore Tony Dobbins also scored in double figures, both pouring in 10 points. The Golden Gophers closed within three (60-57) with 1:24 to play in the contest. The hero of the night for the Spiders, Skrocki, would hit three of four free throws in the final 52 seconds and Jeff Myers converted both of his free throws as weathered a furious Minnesota comeback in the last minute to win FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Ungerer* Skrocki* Collins* Myers* Brown* Dobbins Faulconer O Malley Team...5 TOTALS Minnesota FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Bennett* Rychart* Rickert* Burleson* Fleming* Robinson Hargrow Esselink Holman Bauer Team...5 TOTALS Minnesota Attendance: 4,955 72

15 s p i d e r r e c o r d b o o k 2003 NIT Providence Spiders March 19, 2003 NIT Quarterfinals, Va. MIke Skrocki shoots against Syracuse in a sold-out Robins Center NIT Syracuse Spiders March 20, 2002 NIT Quarterfinals, Va. Playing its seventh game in 14 days, the Spiders came up short against nemesis Syracuse in the NIT quarterfinals, in front of a sold-out Robins Center crowd. struggled from behind the arc, shooting 6-of-30. Trailing by 10 at the half, the Spiders opened the second half on an 11-4 run, getting 3-pointers from Reggie Brown and Mike Skrocki to pull within three (36-33), but Syracuse, which would win the national title the following year, went inside to stretch the lead and put the game away. Brown led with 14 points while Skrocki added 12. It was the third meeting between the two teams. In the team s first meeting in 1991, became the first No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Shumbert* Duany* Forth* Thues* Williams* Warrick Pace Celuck Team...3 TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Ungerer* Skrocki* Collins* Myers* Brown* Dobbins Lay Faulconer O Malley Team...2 TOTALS Syracuse Attendance: 9,171 Jamaal Scott led all scorers with 17 points, but the Spiders fell to the Providence Friars in the 2003 NIT. Hosting a Big East team for the third consecutive year in the Robins Center, the Spiders shot only 29 percent and fell to Providence by 18 points. Jamaal Scott led the Spiders with 17 points, but could not overcome only eight points in the first 12:50 of the game. All five Friar starters scored in double figures. Providence FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Gomes* Sanders* Douthit* McGrath* Kabba* Hayletts Laksa Kotti Traugott Team...1 TOTALS FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Scott* Skrocki Collins* Dobbins* Myers* Mayes Holloman O Malley Bucknor Steenberge Zwayer Team...0 TOTALS Providence Attendance: 3,240 Against Wisconsin, Mike Skrocki reached double figures for the 32nd time in his career NCAA Wisconsin Spiders March 19, 2004 NCAA First Round Milwaukee, Wis. The Spiders hit on all cylinders, shooting from outside and using suffocating defense to race out to a halftime lead. However, Wisconsin caught fire in the second half, scoring on 19 straight possessions, and posting a 19-point, second-half advantage to advance to the second round. Mike Skrocki reached double figures for the 32nd time in his career, tying for the team lead in points with Jamaal Scott, each leading the Spiders with 12 points. Reggie Brown scored nine points, while Tony Dobbins blocked three shots. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Scott* Skrocki* Steenberge* Dobbins* Brown* Merritt Thomas Moliva O Malley Bucknor Zwayer Team...4 TOTALS Wisconsin FG-A 3PT-A FT-A R TP Wilkinson* Mader* Wade* Owens* Harris* Ukawuba Nixon Hanson Taylor Morley Team...3 TOTALS Wisconsin Attendance: 18,866 73