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

Lafond joined the Richmond men's basketball coaching staff in August 2024. As video coordinator, he manages all aspects of the team's video operations while ...

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