Today we talk with South Alabama Head Coach Richie Riley. The Kentucky native's journey took him to Georgetown (KY), Hawaii Pacific, Pikeville, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, UAB, Clemson, and then, at just 33 years old, he got his first Division I head coaching job at Nicholls.
Follow Coach Riley on Twitter at @USAJagsCoachRR
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.
Today we talk with South Alabama Head Coach Richie Riley. The Kentucky native's journey took him to Georgetown (KY), Hawaii Pacific, Pikeville, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, UAB, Clemson, and then, at just 33 years old, he got his first Division I head coaching job at Nicholls.
Follow Coach Riley on Twitter at @USAJagsCoachRR
Each Friday, Jeff Bidwell talks with a current or former Division I college basketball coach about their professional path. There are no overnight success stories in college coaching. We'll talk about the sometimes decades-long journey from the moment they wanted to get into coaching up to that first news conference introducing them as a Division I head coach.
Follow on Twitter and Instagram at @AKAJeffBidwell.