The following year during the 2001 – 02 season , Richmond finished in second place of the West Division of the 12-team Atlantic 10 Conference to earn a first-round bye in the 2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament . In the tournament Richmond won its first two games to advance to the finals where it lost to . During the 2002 NIT , Richmond defeated , , and before losing to Syracuse in the quarterfinals . This improved Beilein 's record to 7 – 5 in the NIT
2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament
2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
John Beilein