Chris Mooney

Biography

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