VCU Rams men's basketball, 1979–1991

The VCU Rams men's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's basketball competitions. This article is a list of results and statistics of the men's basketball team from the 1979–80 season to the 1990–91 season during which the team played in the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents:	1979–80 – 1980–81 – 1981–82 – 1982–83 – 1983–84 – 1984–85 – 1985–86 – 1986–87 – 1987–88 – 1988–89 – 1989–90 – 1990–91 – NBA Draft selections – References

1979–80

1979–80 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama	12	–	2		.857			23	–	6		.793
UAB	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
Jacksonville	10	–	4		.714			20	–	9		.690
UNC Charlotte	9	–	5		.643			15	–	12		.556
VCU †	8	–	6		.571			18	–	12		.600
Georgia State	4	–	10		.286			6	–	21		.222
New Orleans	2	–	12		.143			5	–	21		.192
South Florida	1	–	13		.071			6	–	21		.222
† 1980 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/79	vs East Carolina		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic)	W 74-64	1-0
12/01/79	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia (Spider Classic)	W 69-67	2-0
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/06/79	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 63-65	2-1 (0-1)
12/08/79	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 57-54	3-1
12/13/79	at Georgia State		GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta	W 89-62	4-1 (1-1)
12/17/79	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 56-60	4-2 (1-2)
12/20/79	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-59	5-2
12/28/79	vs. #14 Virginia		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 72-89	5-3
12/29/79	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 86-71	6-3
01/02/80	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-73	7-3 (2-2)
01/05/80	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 87-74	8-3 (3-2)
01/07/80	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 71-82	8-4 (3-3)
01/09/80	Navy		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87-67	9-4
01/12/80	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 51-53^OT	9-5
01/16/80	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	L 61-74	9-6 (3-4)
01/20/80	Georgia State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 71-77	9-7 (3-5)
01/22/80	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 64-68	9-8
01/24/80	at New Orleans		New Orleans	W 83-71	10-8 (4-5)
01/26/80	at South Florida		Tampa, Florida	W 90-81	11-8 (5-5)
02/02/80	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 75-76	11-9
02/04/80	New Orleans		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-64	12-9 (6-5)
02/07/80	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 105-78	13-9 (7-5)
02/10/80	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-75	14-9 (8-5)
02/12/80	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 64-56	15-9
02/16/80	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	L 74-75	15-10 (8-6)
02/20/80	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 67-76	15-11
1980 Sun Belt tournament
02/23/80	vs. Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (quarterfinals)	W 100-93	16-11
02/24/80	vs. South Alabama		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (semifinals)	W 74-72	17-11
02/25/80	vs. UAB		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (semifinals)	W 105-58	18-11
1980 NCAA tournament
03/06/80	vs. (E 5) Iowa	(E 12)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (first round)	L 72-86	18-12

1980–81

1980–81 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	9	–	3		.750			24	–	5		.828
South Alabama	9	–	3		.750			25	–	6		.806
UAB	9	–	3		.750			23	–	9		.719
South Florida	7	–	5		.583			18	–	11		.621
Jacksonville	4	–	8		.333			8	–	19		.296
UNC Charlotte	3	–	9		.250			10	–	17		.370
Georgia State	1	–	11		.083			4	–	23		.148
† 1981 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/28/80	vs. Lafayette		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 44-40	1–0
11/29/80	vs. #8 Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 62-77	1-1
12/03/80	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-58	2-1
12/09/80	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 88-76	3–1
12/13/80	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	W 65-56	4-1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/20/80	Georgia State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-69	5-1 (1-0)
12/22/80	Cincinnati		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 78-58	6-1
12/29/80	vs. Virginia Tech		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 57-51	7-1
12/30/80	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 61-44	8-1
01/06/81	#15 South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 62-76	8-2 (1-1)
01/10/81	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 65-67	8-3 (1-2)
01/12/81	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 68-73	8-4 (1-3)
01/18/81	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 86-75	9-4 (2-3)
01/20/81	at Georgia State		GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta	W 84-71	10-4 (3-3)
01/22/81	at #11 South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 86-70	11-4 (4-3)
01/26/81	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 50-49	12-4
01/29/81	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 62-42	13-4 (5-3)
01/31/81	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 66-55	14-4
02/03/81	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 90-80	15-4 (6-3)
02/10/81	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-64	16-4
02/12/81	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 58-57	17-4
02/15/81	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 79-69	18-4 (7-3)
02/17/81	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-64^OT	19-4 (8-3)
02/22/81	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 59-51	20-4 (9-3)
02/24/81	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 68-67^OT	21-4
1981 Sun Belt tournament
02/28/81	vs. South Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida (semifinals)	W 53-45	22-4
03/01/81	vs. UAB		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida (Finals)	W 62-61^OT	23-4
1981 NCAA tournament
03/13/81	vs. (E 12) Long Island	(E 5)	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (first round)	W 86-59 ^[1]	24-4
03/15/81	vs. #15 (E 4) Tennessee	(E 5)	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (second round)	L 56-58^OT	24-5

1981–82

1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 UAB †	9	–	1		.900			25	–	6		.806
VCU	7	–	3		.700			17	–	11		.607
Jacksonville	5	–	5		.500			14	–	13		.519
South Florida	4	–	6		.400			17	–	11		.607
UNC Charlotte	3	–	7		.300			15	–	12		.556
South Alabama	2	–	8		.200			12	–	16		.429
† 1982 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/27/81	vs. George Mason		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 68-81	0-1
11/29/81	vs. Fairfield		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 54-58^OT	0-2
12/02/81	Johns Hopkins		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 74-46	1-2
12/07/81	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center • Johnson City, Tennessee	W 79-72	2-2
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/12/81	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-64	3-2 (1-0)
12/19/81	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 45-47	3-3
12/22/81	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 61-55	4-3
12/29/81	vs. James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 46-54	4-4
12/30/81	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 59-53	5-4
01/02/82	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 55-54	6-4 (2-0)
01/09/82	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	L 75-79^2OT	6-5 (2-1)
01/11/82	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 63-62^OT	7-5
01/17/82	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 74-67	8-5 (3-1)
01/20/82	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 92-68	9-5 (4-1)
01/23/82	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 64-44	10-5 (5-1)
01/25/82	Southern Mississippi		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 71-60	11-5
01/27/82	at Saint Joseph's		Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse • Philadelphia, PA	L 52-60	11-6
01/30/82	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 58-61	11-7
01/31/82	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 80-58	12-7 (6-1)
02/06/82	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 68-66^OT	13-7
02/08/82	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-63	14-7
02/10/82	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 59-64	14-8
02/14/82	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 68-71	14-9 (6-2)
02/17/82	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 81-73	15-9 (7–2)
02/20/82	UAB		Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia	L 55-56	15-10 (7-3)
02/23/82	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 65-63	16-10
1982 Sun Belt tournament
02/27/82	vs. South Alabama		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	W 68-66	17-10
02/28/82	vs. UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (Finals)	L 83-94	17-11

1982–83

1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion	12	–	2		.857			19	–	10		.655
VCU	12	–	2		.857			24	–	7		.774
UAB †	9	–	5		.643			19	–	14		.576
South Florida	8	–	6		.571			22	–	10		.688
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			16	–	12		.571
UNC Charlotte	5	–	9		.357			8	–	20		.286
Western Kentucky	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
Jacksonville	0	–	14		.000			7	–	22		.241
† 1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/26/82	vs. George Mason		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 78-67	1–0
11/27/82	vs. #1 Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 63-69	1-1
12/01/82	East Tennessee State		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 83-60	2-1
12/04/82	Saint Joseph's		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-64	3-1
12/08/82	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 54-48	4–1
12/11/82	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 57-66	4-2
12/17/82	vs. Robert Morris		WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia (Mountaineer Classic)	W 94-79	5-2
12/18/82	vs. #20 West Virginia		WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West Virginia (Mountaineer Classic)	L 65-66^OT	5-3
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
12/29/82	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 85-90	5-4 (0-1)
12/30/82	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 80-74	6-4
01/04/83	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 67-65	7-4 (1-1)
01/08/83	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-56	8-4
01/11/83	Old Dominion		Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia	L 62-67	8-5 (1-2)
01/15/83	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 89-77	9-5 (2–2)
01/20/83	at Southern Mississippi		Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	W 78-64	10-5
01/23/83	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 79-76^OT	11-5 (3-2)
01/29/83	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-76	12-5 (4–2)
01/31/83	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 50-49	13-5
02/03/83	at Western Kentucky		Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 70-57	14-5 (5-2)
02/06/83	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 70-63^OT	15-5 (6-2)
02/09/83	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 59-53	16-5
02/12/83	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 60-58	17-5 (7-2)
02/14/83	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 68-61	18-5 (8–2)
02/17/83	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 80-68	19-5 (9–2)
02/19/83	Western Kentucky		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-47	20-5 (10–2)
02/23/83	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-58	21-5 (11–2)
02/26/83	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 73-71	22-5 (12-2)
1983 Sun Belt tournament
03/04/83	vs. Western Kentucky		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (quarterfinals)	W 57-55	23-5
03/05/83	vs. UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	L 59-61	23-6
1983 NCAA tournament
03/17/83	vs. (E 12) La Salle	(E 5)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (first round)	W 76-67	23–6
03/18/83	vs. #18 (E 4) Georgia	(E 5)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina (second round)	L 54-56	23–7

1983–84

1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	11	–	3		.786			23	–	7		.767
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
South Florida	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
South Alabama	9	–	5		.643			22	–	8		.733
UAB †	8	–	6		.571			23	–	11		.676
Western Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			12	–	17		.414
Jacksonville	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
UNC Charlotte	2	–	12		.143			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
12/01/83	Johns Hopkins	#20	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 94–46	1–0
12/03/83	East Carolina	#20	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 75–54	2–0
12/06/83	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 41–38	3–0
12/10/83	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 59-45	4–0
12/16/83	vs. BYU		Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky Invitational)	L 77–81	4–1
12/17/83	vs. Wyoming		Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky (University of Kentucky Invitational)	W 70–57	5–1
12/20/83	at Dayton		University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio	W 73–67	6–1
12/29/83	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 83–51	7–1
12/30/83	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 61–47	8–1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/04/84	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	L 73–97	8–2 (0–1)
01/09/84	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 72–47	9–2
01/12/84	at Charlotte		Belk Gymnasium • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 64–56	10–2 (1–1)
01/16/84	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 84–55	11–2 (2–1)
01/19/84	at UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	W 63–61	12–2 (3–1)
01/21/84	at Western Kentucky		Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 52–49	13–2 (4–1)
01/26/84	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 66–54	14–2 (5–1)
01/28/84	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 54–56^OT	14–3 (5–2)
02/02/84	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 65–51	15–3 (6–2)
02/04/84	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 55–49	16–3 (7–2)
02/06/84	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 49–43	17–3 (8–2)
02/09/84	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 58–45	18–3
02/11/84	WKU		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 69–67	19–3 (9–2)
02/14/84	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 51–56	19–4
02/18/84	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 50–48	20–4 (10–2)
02/22/84	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87–58	21–4 (11–2)
02/25/84	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 55–57	21–5 (11–3)
1984 Sun Belt tournament
03/02/84	vs. Charlotte		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (quarterfinals)	W 64–52	22–5
03/03/84	vs. UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama (semifinals)	L 52–54	22–6
1984 NCAA tournament
03/16/84	vs. (E 11) Northeastern	(E 6)	Brendan Byrne Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (first round)	W 70–69	23–6
03/18/84	vs. #18 (E 3) Syracuse	(E 6)	Byrne Arena • East Rutherford, New Jersey (second round)	L 63–78	23–7

1984–85

Main article: 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 VCU †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	6		.813
UAB	11	–	3		.786			25	–	9		.735
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			19	–	12		.613
South Florida	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Jacksonville	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Western Kentucky	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13		.071			5	–	23		.179
† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/29/84	at East Carolina		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, North Carolina	W 72-61	1–0
12/01/84	at #6 Louisville		Freedom Hall • Louisville, Kentucky	L 55-67	1–1
12/04/84	at Richmond		Robins Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 69-60	2-1
12/08/84	George Mason		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 87-78	3–1
12/15/84	Dayton		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 71-61	4–1
12/21/84	vs. Auburn		McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tennessee (Krystal Classic)	W 78-59	5–1
12/22/84	vs. Chattanooga		McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tennessee (Krystal Classic)	W 74-58	6–1
12/28/84	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 68-52	7–1
12/29/84	vs. #16 Virginia Tech		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	W 69-65	8–1
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/05/85	at Jacksonville	#20	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	W 67-65^OT	9-1 (1-0)
01/10/85	at Western Kentucky	#18	Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	W 72-58	10-1 (2-0)
01/14/85	James Madison	#18	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 95-52	11-1
01/17/85	at Charlotte	#16	Bojangles' Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 85-75	12-1 (3-0)
01/19/85	South Florida	#16	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 58-60	12–2 (3-1)
01/22/85	West Virginia	#19	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-60	13–2
01/24/85	at South Alabama	#19	Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	W 71-70	14-2 (4-1)
01/26/85	at UAB	#19	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 62-66	14-3 (4-2)
01/31/85	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-54	15-3 (5–2)
02/02/85	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	W 62-55	16–3 (6–2)
02/05/85	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 65-66	16-4
02/07/85	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 77-56	17–4 (7–2)
02/09/85	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 53-45	18-4 (8-2)
02/13/85	#19 UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 67-53	19-4 (9-2)
02/16/85	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 90-71	20-4 (10-2)
02/21/85	WKU	#17	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 85-62	21-4 (11–2)
02/23/85	at #4 Memphis	#17	Mid-South Coliseum • Memphis, Tennessee	L 73-81	21-5
02/25/85	at Old Dominion	#17	ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	W 78-66	22-5 (12-2)
1985 Sun Belt tournament
03/01/85	vs. Charlotte	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (quarterfinals)	W 85-62	23–5
03/02/85	vs. Jacksonville	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (semifinals)	W 75-57	24–5
03/03/85	vs. Old Dominion	#17	Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, Virginia (Finals)	W 87-82	25–5
1985 NCAA tournament
03/15/85	vs. (W 15) Marshall	#11 (W 2)	University Arena • Albuquerque, New Mexico (first round)	W 81-65	26-5
03/17/85	vs. (W 7) Alabama	#11 (W 2)	University Arena • Albuquerque, New Mexico (second round)	L 59-63	26-6

1985–86

1985–86 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Western Kentucky	10	–	4		.714			23	–	8		.742
UAB	9	–	5		.643			25	–	11		.694
Jacksonville †	9	–	5		.643			21	–	10		.677
VCU	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
South Alabama	5	–	9		.357			16	–	16		.500
South Florida	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13		.071			8	–	20		.286
† 1986 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/30/85	vs. UNC Wilmington		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	W 76-75	1–0
12/01/85	vs. Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia (Cavalier Invitational)	L 75-79^OT	1-1
12/03/85	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 59-64	1-2
12/07/85	at Virginia Tech		Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 52-78	1-3
12/14/85	Virginia Tech		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 65-67	1-4
12/20/85	vs. Richmond		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 65-67^OT	1-5
12/21/85	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (Times–Dispatch Invitational)	L 55-67	1-6
12/30/85	at George Mason		Patriot Center • Fairfax, Virginia	W 77-68	2-6
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season
01/07/86	at South Alabama		Jag Gym • Mobile, Alabama	L 62-63^OT	2-7 (0-1)
01/09/86	at #14 UAB		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 70-72^OT	2-8 (0-2)
01/11/86	at Dayton		UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio	L 64-74	2-9
01/13/86	James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-51	3-9
01/16/86	Charlotte		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 67-50	4-9 (1-2)
01/18/86	at Old Dominion		ODU Fieldhouse • Norfolk, Virginia	L 49-50	4-10 (1-3)
01/20/86	at Western Kentucky		Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, Kentucky	L 60-62	4-11 (1-4)
01/23/86	Jacksonville		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 81-80^2OT	5-11 (2-4)
01/25/86	South Alabama		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 83-74	6-11 (3-4)
01/27/86	Marquette		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 61-56	7-11
01/30/86	William & Mary		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-44	8-11
02/01/86	at South Florida		USF Sun Dome • Tampa, Florida	L 67-77	8-12 (3-5)
02/03/86	at Charlotte		Bojangles' Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina	W 87-70	9-12 (4-5)
02/06/86	UAB		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 63-57	10-12 (5-5)
02/13/86	Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 56-61	10-13 (5-6)
02/15/86	South Florida		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	L 60-64^OT	10-14 (5-7)
02/17/86	at Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, Florida	L 58-67	10-15 (5-8)
02/19/86	at James Madison		James Madison Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 66-65	11-15
02/22/86	WKU		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-56	12-15 (6-8)
1986 Sun Belt tournament
02/27/86	vs. Jacksonville		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center • Birmingham, Alabama	L 49-56	12-16

1986–87

1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Kentucky	12	–	2		.857			29	–	9		.763
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			19	–	11		.633
UAB †	10	–	4		.714			21	–	11		.656
Virginia Commonwealth	7	–	7		.500			17	–	14		.548
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			18	–	14		.563
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
South Florida	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
Old Dominion	1	–	13		.071			6	–	22		.214
† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88

1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Charlotte †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
VCU	10	–	4		.714			23	–	12		.657
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			18	–	12		.600
South Alabama	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
UAB	7	–	7		.500			16	–	15		.516
Western Kentucky	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
South Florida	3	–	11		.214			6	–	22		.214
Jacksonville	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[2]

1988–89

1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
UNC Charlotte	10	–	4		.714			17	–	12		.586
VCU	9	–	5		.643			13	–	15		.464
UAB	8	–	6		.571			22	–	12		.647
Old Dominion	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Jacksonville	5	–	9		.357			14	–	16		.467
Western Kentucky	4	–	10		.286			14	–	15		.483
South Florida	2	–	12		.143			7	–	21		.250
† 1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90

1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	12	–	2		.857			22	–	9		.710
South Florida †	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Old Dominion	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
Western Kentucky	7	–	7		.500			13	–	17		.433
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			16	–	14		.533
Jacksonville	5	–	9		.357			13	–	16		.448
South Alabama	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
VCU	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91

1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
UAB	9	–	5		.643			18	–	13		.581
South Florida	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Western Kentucky	8	–	6		.571			14	–	14		.500
VCU	7	–	7		.500			14	–	17		.452
Old Dominion	5	–	9		.357			14	–	18		.438
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Jacksonville	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

NBA Draft selections

References

1. "L.I.U. Eliminated From N.C.A.A." The New York Times. March 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
2. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary