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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division II Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Barnidge, Noell (2008-01-10). "Basil gets president's service award". SavannahNow. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
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