1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–10 (10–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBenjy Taylor
Home arenaRobins Center
1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison113 .7862011  .645
Richmond104 .7142210  .688
American104 .714209  .690
George Mason104 .7142012  .625
East Carolina68 .4291318  .419
Navy410 .286523  .179
UNC Wilmington311 .214820  .286
William & Mary212 .143622  .214
1990 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1989–90 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 1990 NCAA tournament. In the opening round of the East regional, the #14 seed Spiders fell to #3 seed Duke, 81–46, to finish with a 22–10 record.