Dick Tarrant
Biographical details | |
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Born | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | September 15, 1928
Alma mater | Fordham University (1951) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965–1969 | Fordham (asst.) |
1978–1981 | Richmond (asst.) |
1981–1993 | Richmond |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 239–126 (.655) |
Tournaments | 5–5 ( CAA Coach of the Year (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991) |
Richard Joseph Tarrant Jr. (born September 15, 1928) was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond[1] from 1981 through 1993. Tarrant, led the Spiders to five NCAA tournament and four NIT berths in his twelve seasons as head coach—the first postseason appearances in school history.[2]
Tarrant was raised in Englewood, New Jersey.[3] He attended St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, where his basketball coach was Vince Lombardi.[4]
Under Tarrant, the Spiders gained a reputation as giant killers. In their first NCAA appearance, in 1984, they upended an
In 2013, Tarrant was inducted into the
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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ECAC South / Colonial Athletic Association ) (1981–1993)
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1981–82 | Richmond | 18–11 | 6–4 | 2nd | NIT first round | ||||
1982–83 | Richmond | 12–16 | 2–7 | 6th | |||||
1983–84 | Richmond | 22–10 | 7–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1984–85 | Richmond | 21–11 | 11–3 | T–1st | NIT second round | ||||
1985–86 | Richmond | 23–7 | 12–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
1986–87 | Richmond | 15–14 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
1987–88 | Richmond | 26–7 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1988–89 | Richmond | 21–10 | 13–1 | 1st | NIT second round | ||||
1989–90 | Richmond | 22–10 | 10–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
1990–91 | Richmond | 22–10 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
1991–92 | Richmond | 22–8 | 12–2 | T–1st | NIT first round | ||||
1992–93 | Richmond | 15–12 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
Richmond: | 239–126 (.655) | 112–43 (.723) | |||||||
Total: | 239–126 (.655) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Feinstein, John (December 12, 1988). "Into The Limelight". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ Iannazzone, Al (September 14, 2010). "Former coach Dick Tarrant keeping a hand in hoops". North Jersey. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ NCAA, July 30, 2015. Accessed August 12, 2016. "A native of Englewood, New Jersey, Tarrant came to Richmond as an assistant coach in 1978, and he became head coach in 1981."
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Coach Tarrant Elected To Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame". Richmond Spiders. January 14, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2014.