1979–80 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1979–80 season. Richmond competed as a member of the ECAC South under senond-year head basketball coach Lou Goetz and played its home games at the Robins Center.

1979–80 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
ConferenceECAC South
Record13–14 (4–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
1979–80 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion - -   25 5   .833
James Madison - -   18 8   .692
Navy - -   14 13   .519
Richmond 4 3   .571 13 14   .481
Baltimore - -   12 15   .444
William & Mary - -   12 15   .444
St. Francis (PA) - -   12 16   .429
Towson State - -   9 17   .346
Catholic - -   8 19   .296
Robert Morris - -   7 19   .269
George Mason - -   5 21   .192
1980 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Junior forward Michael Perry was the team's leading scorer with 19.1 points 6.1 rounds and John Schweitz with 17.7 points and 3.0 assists.[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1979*
West Virginia Tech W 114–96  1–0
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 1, 1979*
VCU
Spider Classic
L 67–69  1–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 3, 1979*
Bluefield W 132–69  2–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 5, 1979
George Mason W 105–70  3–1
(1–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 7, 1979*
vs. Connecticut
Utah Classic
L 79–81  3–2
(1–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 8, 1979*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Utah Classic
W 84–75  4–2
(1–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 19, 1979*
vs. Wake Forest L 75–92  4–3
(1–0)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 22, 1979*
George Washington L 78–86  4–4
(1–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 28, 1979
Old Dominion
Richmond Times-Dispatch Invitational
L 84–90  4–5
(1–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 29, 1979*
VCU
Richmond Times-Dispatch Invitational
L 71–86  4–6
(1–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 2, 1980*
at South Florida W 83–64  5–6
(1–1)
Bayfront Center 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Jan 4, 1980
vs. St. Francis (PA)
Citrus Invitational
W 90–89  6–6
(2–1)
Lakeland Civic Center 
Lakeland, Florida
Jan 5, 1980*
vs. Florida Southern
Citrus Invitational
L 67–68  6–7
(2–1)
Lakeland Civic Center 
Lakeland, Florida
Jan 9, 1980*
Oglethorpe W 101–85  7–7
(2–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1980
Baltimore W 77–56  8–7
(3–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 16, 1980
James Madison W 64–50  9–7
(4–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 19, 1980
at William & Mary L 81–82  9–8
(4–2)
Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 1980*
Upsala W 92–86  10–8
(4–2)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 26, 1980*
at Penn L 78–84  10–9
(4–2)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1980*
at Penn State L 61–71  10–10
(4–2)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1980
Towson State L 83–88  10–11
(4–3)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 2, 1980*
VMI W 104–92  11–11
(3–3)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1980
William & Mary L 74–83  11–12
(3–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 14, 1980*
at Long Island L 70–78  11–13
(3–4)
Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 16, 1980*
at Niagara W 67–65  12–13
(3–4)
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
Feb 20, 1980*
VCU W 76–67  13–13
(3–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
ECAC South tournament
Feb 28, 1980
(4) (5) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
L 77–78  13–14
(3–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Richmond Spiders Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ "1979–80 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2022/3/23/2022_Offseason_Record_Book_FINAL.pdf
  4. ^ "1979–80 Men's Basketball Schedule". Richmond Spiders. Retrieved October 28, 2023.