The University of Richmond is a member of the NCAA's Division I and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Richmond is the only university in the country with the spider as its official mascot. Their official uniform colors are richmond red and richmond blue and spider blue and Jim Miller is their athletics director. The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004 under head coach Jerry Wainwright.
They have been coached by Chris Mooney since the 2005-2006 season. UR's basketball program has developed a reputation as a "giant killer" in the NCAA tournament, defeating the Charles Barkley-led Auburn Tigers in 1984, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1988 by defeating national champion Indiana and Georgia Tech, beating 3-seed South Carolina in 1998, and becoming the first 15-seed to knock off a 2-seed when the Spiders defeated Syracuse in 1991. The Spiders hold the distinction of being the only basketball program to win NCAA tournament games as a 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed. The Spiders have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational tournament, and their record is 0-1.