The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Spiders finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Previous season The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season 13–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie with Saint Joseph's for tenth place. As the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Noah Yates 24 F 6'5" 210 Senior Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Exhausted eligibility as graduate student Keith Oddo 30 G 6'1" 185 Senior Roanoke, VA Walk-on graduate transfer to Louisville Julius Johnson 32 G 6'3" 200 Senior Cocoa, FL Graduated Assistant coach Kim Lewis also left the team after six seasons in the position, joining the staff of Mercer University in the same role. Richmond's director of basketball operations Steve Thomas was promoted to fill the vacancy left by Lewis.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Connor Crabtree 13 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Hillsborough, NC Transferred from Tulane. Will sit out the 2019–20 season due to transfer rules and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
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