The 2018–19 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The Spiders finished the 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.

Previous season The Spiders finished the 2017–18 season 12–20, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Duquesne in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Joe Kirby 1 G 6'1" 205 Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Walk-on; graduated Khwan Fore 2 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Huntsville, AL Graduate transferred to Louisville De'Monte Buckingham 11 G 6'4" 230 Sophomore Richmond, VA Dismissed from the team due to violating athletics department policy; transferred to Cal State Bakersfield Phoenix Ford 12 F 6'8" 210 Freshman St. Petersburg, FL Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Jordan Madrid-Andrews 25 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior Denver, CO Graduated Paul Friendshuh 44 F 6'10" 240 RS Junior New Prague, MN Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Blake Francis 1 G 6'0" 165 Junior Herndon, VA Transferred from Wagner. Under NCAA transfer rules, Francis will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Noah Yates 24 F 6'5" 195 GS Senior Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Transferred from Yale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Yates graduated from Yale.

2018 recruiting class

Honors and awards Preseason Awards Street & Smith's All-Conference - Grant Golden All-Defense - Jacob Gilyard

Lindy's Sports All-Conference Second Team - Grant Golden Top Defender - Jacob Gilyard

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

Source:"University of Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball 2018–19 Schedule"

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