9 7 6 . ▁The ▁Col ise um ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁tournament s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁tournament ▁was ▁held ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁Col onial ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁men ' s ▁( N CAA ) ▁colleg iate ▁basketball ▁tournament ▁has ▁been ▁cont ested ▁at ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Col ise um ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁Richmond ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Col ise um ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁ME AC ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁some ▁games ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Arthur ▁As he ▁Athlet ic ▁Center . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Col ise um ▁hosted ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Championship . ▁Charlotte ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁s ank ▁a ▁bu z zer - be ating ▁three - pointer ▁to ▁defeat ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch , ▁ 6 0 – 5 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁Richmond ▁Col ise um ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁men ' s ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁r ounds ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁