| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-01-10)January 10, 1960 (age 65) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | Northeast Louisiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Northeast Louisiana (G.A.) |
| 1986–1989 | Marshall (asst.) |
| 1989–1994 | Northeast Louisiana (asst.) |
| 1995–1998 | Louisiana Tech (asst.) |
| 1998–2007 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2008–2010 | LSU (asst.) |
| 2010–2025 | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013 | Louisiana–Monroe (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 320–413 (.437) |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NIT) 3–2 (CBI) 1–3 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Keith Gerard Richard (born January 10, 1960) is a former Americancollege basketball coach. He coached at theUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe andLouisiana Tech University.
Born inBaton Rouge, Louisiana, Richard earned a B.A. in business (1982) and M.A. in counseling (1986) from Northeast Louisiana University, now theUniversity 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 theTrans American Athletic Conference regular season titles in 1979, 1980, and 1982 andconference tournament in 1982.[3] Richard is the active leader and 2nd all-time in Sun Belt Conference wins with 124.[4]
Ricard was head coach ofLouisiana 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.
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 the2024–25 basketball season.[5] His record at ULM was 170–296.
| 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–present) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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