Keith Richard

For the musician, see Keith Richards.

Keith Richard
Biographical details
Born (1960-01-10) January 10, 1960
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1982Northeast Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1986Northeast Louisiana (G.A.)
1986–1989Marshall (asst.)
1989–1994Northeast Louisiana (asst.)
1995–1998Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1998–2007Louisiana Tech
2008–2010LSU (asst.)
2010–2025Louisiana–Monroe
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013Louisiana–Monroe (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall320–413 (.437)
Tournaments2–2 (NIT)
3–2 (CBI)
1–3 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 2× Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1999, 2015)

Keith Gerard Richard (born January 10, 1960) is a former American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Louisiana Tech University.

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Richard earned a B.A. in business (1982) and M.A. in counseling (1986) from Northeast Louisiana University, now the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[1] As a senior on the Northeast Louisiana basketball team, Richard started 29 of 30 games and averaged 4.5 points per game.[2] Richard was on the Northeast Louisiana teams that won the Trans American Athletic Conference regular season titles in 1979, 1980, and 1982 and conference tournament in 1982.[3] Richard is the active leader and 2nd all-time in Sun Belt Conference wins with 124.[4]

Coaching career

Louisiana Tech

Ricard was head coach of Louisiana Tech from 1998–2007, after being assistant coach there for the three previous seasons. He had a 150–117 record during his nine seasons there.

Louisiana–Monroe

In 2010, Richard was named head coach of Louisiana–Monroe. On December 20, 2024, Richard announced that he would retire from coaching at the end of the 2024–25 basketball season.[5] His record at ULM was 170–296.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Sun Belt Conference) (1998–2001)
1998–99 Louisiana Tech 19–9 10–4 1st
1999–00 Louisiana Tech 21–8 13–5 3rd
2000–01 Louisiana Tech 17–12 10–6 T–2nd (East)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2007)
2001–02 Louisiana Tech 22–10 14–4 3rd NIT First Round
2002–03 Louisiana Tech 12–15 9–9 T–6th
2003–04 Louisiana Tech 15–15 8–10 7th
2004–05 Louisiana Tech 14–15 9–9 T–4th
2005–06 Louisiana Tech 20–13 11–5 T–2nd NIT First Round
2006–07 Louisiana Tech 10–20 7–9 7th
Louisiana Tech: 150–117 (.562) 91–61 (.599)
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference) (2010–2025)
2010–11 Louisiana–Monroe 7–24 2–14 6th (West)
2011–12 Louisiana–Monroe 3–26 2–14 6th (West)
2012–13 Louisiana–Monroe 4–23 3–17 5th (West)
2013–14 Louisiana–Monroe 10–17 7–11 7th
2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe 24–14 14–6 T–2nd CBI Runner-up
2015–16 Louisiana–Monroe 20–14 15–5 2nd CIT First Round
2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe 9–24 2–16 12th
2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe 16–16 9–9 T–5th CIT First Round
2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe 19–16 9–9 T–6th CIT Second Round
2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe 9–20 5–15 T–11th
2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe 7–19 5–13 6th (West)
2021–22 Louisiana–Monroe 13–18 5–13 11th
2022–23 Louisiana–Monroe 11–21 7–11 10th
2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe 11–19 6–12 12th
2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe 7–25 3–15 T–13th
Louisiana–Monroe: 170–296 (.365) 94–180 (.343)
Total: 320–413 (.437)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Keith Richard". LSU. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "1981-82 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Keith Richard". UL Monroe. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Notes 11/4/2024" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Notes 11/4/2024.
  5. ^ "ULM Men's Basketball Head Coach Keith Richard to Retire at Conclusion of 2024-25 Season". ULM Warhawks. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. December 20, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2025.


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