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. As a senior on the Northeast Louisiana basketball team, Richard started 29 of 30 games and averaged 4.5 points per game. 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. Richard is the active leader and 2nd all-time in Sun Belt Conference wins with 124.
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. His record at ULM was 170–296.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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