University of Richmond Men's Basketball

CHRIS MOONEY SUPERLATIVES • 2-time Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award finalist (2010, 2024) • 2024 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, NABC District 4 (A-10) Coach of the Year • Most wins in Richmond history (373 in 21 seasons) • Most wins in a season in Richmond history (29 in 2010-11) • Most conference wins in a season in Richmond history (15 in 2023-24) • Most wins vs ranked opponents in Richmond history (16) • Winner of only A-10 tournament titles in program history (2011, 2022) • Winner of only A-10 regular season title in program history (2024) • Most A-10 tournament championships among active A-10 coaches (2) • Highest NCAA Tournament seed in program history (7th, 2010) • Highest NIT seed in program history (1st overall, 2015) • Highest A-10 Championship seed in program history (1st, 2024) • Highest rank in AP Top 25 since 1957 (19th – December 2020) • Longest win streak since 1935 (11 - December 2023 to January 2024) CHRIS MOONEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • 2 Atlantic 10 Tournament championships, 1 Atlantic 10 Regular Season championship, 3 NCAA Tournament appearances, 10 postseason appearances (3 NCAA Tournament, 4 NIT, 3 CBI) • Reached 2011 Sweet 16, 2022 NCAA Tournament Second Round • 8 20-win seasons, 12 winning seasons, 14 seasons at .500 or better • 373 wins are most in Richmond history and third most in A-10 history • 185 conference wins are third most in A-10 history • One of 11 coaches ever to win multiple A-10 tournament championships; 2 A-10 tournament championsh

Assistant Coach, University of Richmond, 2022-present Assistant Coach, UNC Greensboro, 2021-22 Assistant Coach, Radford University, 2016-21 Assistant Coach, ...

Assistant Coach/Director of Program Development, University of Richmond, 2023-present Director of Program Development, University of Richmond, 2023 Video Coo...

Associate Head Coach, University of Richmond, 2023-present Assistant Coach, University of Richmond, 2022-23 Interim Head Coach, University of Richmond, 2023 Associate Head Coach, Campbell University, 2017-22 Assistant Coach, Campbell University, 2013-17 Director of Basketball Operations, University of Richmond, 2008-13 Basketball Operations Assistant, Eastern Kentucky University, 2007-08 Thomas, a 2007 Richmond graduate, rejoined Richmond as an Assistant Coach in May 2022 following nine seasons on the staff at Campbell University, including five as an associate head coach (2017-22). In June 2023, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Spiders Men's Basketball program. In 2025-26, Thomas helped the Spiders offense to an average of 76.7 points per game, its best output in 21 seasons under Chris Mooney. Richmond finished 15-17 overall, a five-win improvement from the previous season. In his first season as associate head coach in 2023-24, Thomas and the Spiders went 15-3 in Atlantic 10 play, setting a school record for conference wins in a season and capturing the program's first A-10 regular season title since joining the league in 2001. Richmond won 11 straight games from mid-December through the end of January, the team's longest win streak since 1935, and finished the year 15-1 in the Robins Center, its best home record since the arena opened in 1972. The Spiders finished the season with an appearance in the NIT and a record of 23-10, tied for the sixth most wins in

Assistant Coach, University of Richmond, 2022-present Director of Program Development & Recruiting, University of Richmond, 2021-2022 Director of Program Development, University of Richmond, 2019-21 Video Coordinator, University of Richmond, 2016-19 Graduate Assistant, Virginia Tech University, 2014-16 Gipe was promoted to assistant coach in April 2022 following six seasons on the Richmond staff. At 28, Gipe became the second-youngest assistant coach in the Atlantic 10. In addition to focusing on recruiting, scouting, and player development, Gipe directs the team's non-conference scheduling process. The 2025-26 Spiders went 10-3 in non-conference play, including a Quad 1 road win at Belmont. Richmond finished 15-17, a five-win imrprovement from 2024-25, and averaged 76.7 points per game, its most since 1979-80. In 2023-24, Gipe and the Spiders won the Atlantic 10 regular season title, Richmond's first since joining the conference in 2001, and earned the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Championship. Richmond finished 23-10 overall and 15-3 in A-10 play, setting a school record for conference wins in a season, and earned a berth in the NIT. UR received votes in the AP Top 25 poll on two occasions, first during an 11-game win streak in late January and again during a separate six-game win streak in early March. Gipe helped a pair of Spiders, Jordan King and Neal Quinn, earn All-Conference honors. King was also named A-10 Co-Player of the Year and Dji Bailey shared the award for Most Impr