Dick Tarrant
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 4, 1931 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1981 | Richmond (asst.) |
| 1981–1993 | Richmond |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 4× CAA Coach of the Year (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991) | |
Dick Tarrant (born August 4, 1931) was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond[1] from 1981 through 1993. Tarrant, the winningest coach in Richmond history by both victories and winning percentage, 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]
Under Tarrant, the Spiders gained a reputation as giant killers. In their first NCAA appearance, in 1984, they upended an Auburn team led by Charles Barkley in the first round. In 1988, they defeated defending national champion Indiana and Georgia Tech to advance to the Sweet Sixteen—the deepest run by a Colonial Athletic Association team at the time—before losing to Temple. In 1991, Tarrant led the 15th seed Spiders to an upset win over second-seeded Syracuse—the first time that a 15th seed had made it out of the first round.
In 2013, Tarrant was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
NCAA Division I coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (ECAC South/CAA) (1981–1993) | |||||||||
| 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 Second Round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Richmond | 21–11 | 11–3 | T-1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1985–86 | Richmond | 23–7 | 12–2 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1986–87 | Richmond | 15–14 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Richmond | 26–7 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1988–89 | Richmond | 21–10 | 13–1 | 1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1989–90 | Richmond | 22–10 | 10–4 | T-2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Richmond | 22–10 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA 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 | 112–43 | |||||||
| Total: | 239–126 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ Feinstein, John (12 December 1988). "Into The Limelight". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ Iannazzone, Al (14 September 2010). "Former coach Dick Tarrant keeping a hand in hoops". North Jersey. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ Staff. "Richmond to name Robins Center hardwood after coach Dick Tarrant", 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."
- ↑ "Coach Tarrant Elected To Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame". Richmond Spiders. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.