Richmond Basketball Pays Tribute to Greg Beckwith

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (November 15, 2024) — The Richmond University basketball program is paying tribute to Greg Beckwith, the sporting goods industry veteran who passed away May 24 at age 60. Beckwith is a member of the school’s athletic hall of fame for his playing career and he spent 21 seasons as an analyst on radio and TV broadcasts.

At Richmond’s season opener on November 6, there was a moment of silence before the game and the men’s basketball team debuted special shooting shirts to honor Beckwith and a patch the players will wear on their uniforms all season. Beckwith’s wife Julie and daugther Brittany joined the team on the court for the pregame ceremony.

The TV and radio broadcasts of the November 9 game vs. Marist left the analyst role unfilled to honor Beckwith. He will also be honored during the January 25 home game against Davidson during what has been renamed Greg Beckwith Alumni Weekend.

Beckwith was the starting point guard on Richmond’s 1983-84 team that made its first NCAA tournament appearance and upset Auburn and Charles Barkley in the first round. He led the team to the NCAA tournament again two years later.

After a stint in coaching, Beckwith entered the sporting goods industry. He worked 23 years for adidas and had been with S&S Activewear since 2022.