Career

Tarrant, the winningest coach in Richmond history by both victories and winning percentage, led the Spiders to five National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and four National Institute of Technology berths in his twelve seasons as head coach--the first postseason appearances in school history. Under Tarrant, the Spiders gained a reputation as giant killers. In their first National Collegiate Athletic Association appearance, in 1984, they upended an Auburn team led by Charles Barkley in the first round.

In 2013, Tarrant was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Achievements

• In 1988, they defeated defending national champion Indiana and Georgia Technical to advance to the Sweet Sixteen--the deepest run by a Colonial Athletic Association team at the time--before losing to Temple. In 1991, Tarrant led the 15th seed Spiders to an upset win over second-seeded Syracuse--the first time that a 15th seed had made it out of the first round.