Richard Basil
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | (1967-09-28) September 28, 1967 (age 56) Demopolis, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1988–1989 | Savannah State |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1993 | Savannah State (QB) |
1994–1995 | Tennessee State (QB) |
1996 | Johnson C. Smith (assistant) |
1997–2003 | Savannah State (assistant) |
2003–2005 | Savannah State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–26 |
Richard Basil (September 28, 1967) is the former head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia.
Playing career
Basil played a quarterback at East Central Community College before transferring to Savannah State.[1] He quarterbacked the Tigers for two seasons (1988 and 1989) compiling a 16–3 record as a starter and rushed for 18 touchdowns and passed for 3,645 yards and 44 TDs.[1] He was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the George H. Hopson Offensive Back of the Year in 1988.[1] In 1989, he led NCAA Division II in passing percentage, completing 120 of his 211 attempts (.569 percent) for 2,148 yards and 29 TDs.[2]
Coaching career
Assistant coach
Basil began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Savannah State College in 1993. He served as the quarterbacks and receivers coach under Joe Crosby.[1] In 1994, he moved to Tennessee State University as quarterbacks coach under Bill Davis.[1] In 1996, he accepted an assistant coaching position at Johnson C. Smith University under Daryl McNeill and joined McNeill's staff when he became the head coach at Savannah State in 1997.[1] He remained at Savannah State following McNeill's departure, coaching quarterbacks and kickers for Steve Wilks (1999) and Bill Davis (2000–2001).[1] In 2002 and 2003, Basil coached defensive backs for Ken Pettiford until he was named as the Tigers interim coach following the fourth game of the 2003 season.[1]
Savannah State
Basil became the Tigers head football coach in 2003 after the firing of coach Ken Pettiford following the fourth game of the 2003 season.[1] Basil resigned on March 14, 2006, after compiling a 2–26 record in 2 ½ seasons.[3] His annual salary at Savannah State was $61,164.[3]
Personal life
Basil is married to the former Mary Daise of St. Helena, South Carolina.[1] He was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award for outstanding community service on December 14, 2009.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Richard Basil No Longer Interim Head Football Coach at Savannah State". Onnidan Online. Onnidan.com. 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "NCAA Division II Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b "SSU paying Wells 90K". SavannahNow. Savannah Morning News. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Barnidge, Noell (2008-01-10). "Basil gets president's service award". SavannahNow. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- v
- t
- e
- W. P. Tucker (1915)
- No team (1916–1922)
- W. P. Tucker (1923–1928)
- Richard Richardson (1929–1934)
- Arthur Dwight (1935–1939)
- W. McKinley King (1940–1941)
- John W. Myles (1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- John W. Myles (1946)
- Ted A. Wright (1947–1949)
- John H. Martin (1950–1952)
- Albert Frazier (1953)
- Ross F. Pearly (1954–1956)
- Richard K. Washington (1957–1963)
- Leo Richardson (1964–1968)
- John H. Myles (1969–1976)
- Frank Ellis (1977–1985)
- Bill Davis (1986–1992)
- Joseph C. Crosby (1993–1994)
- Wendell Avery (1995–1996)
- Daryl C. McNeill (1997–1998)
- Steve Wilks (1999)
- Bill Davis (2000–2001)
- Kenneth Pettiford (2002–2003)
- Richard Basil # (2003–2005)
- Theo Lemon (2006–2007)
- Robby Wells (2008–2009)
- Julius Dixon # (2010)
- Steve Davenport (2011–2012)
- Earnest Wilson (2013–2015)
- Erik Raeburn (2016–2018)
- Shawn Quinn (2019–2021)
- Aaron Kelton (2022– )
# denotes interim head coach