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David Richards

David Richards

Serving his second stint as the director of basketball operations at Robert Morris is David Richards. The 2015-16 campaign marks his sixth year overall with the program.
 
Richards is responsible for all of the day-to-day operations of the program, including travel, meals and general assignments.
 
In 2014-15, Robert Morris finished with an overall record of 20-15 (.571), including a mark of 12-6 (.667) in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials claimed their league-high eighth NEC Tournament title and subsequent bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Prior to returning to RMU, Richards spent the 2013-14 campaign as an assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 20-12 (.625), including a mark of 15-8 (.652) in the Mountain East Conference.
 
Richards spent four years at Robert Morris in his first stint with the program from 2009 to 2013, serving as the program’s video coordinator from 2009 to 2011, followed by two years as the director of basketball operations from 2011 to 2013.
 
Overall during Richards’ tenure with the Colonials, RMU has posted an overall record of 111-63 (.638), including a mark of 66-24 (.733) in league play. During that span the Colonials have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments (2010, 2015), the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
 
A 2009 graduate of Westminster College with a Bachelor of Science degree in financial economics, Richards was a four-year letterwinner for the men’s basketball program.
 
Richards served as team captain for the Titans as a senior in 2008-09, starting 22 games and leading the team in assists with 96. He also averaged 6.3 points per game. Richards was part of a Westminster team that claimed the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship in 2007.
 
Richards has also spent time at various basketball camps throughout the region, serving as a counselor at the Westminster Basketball Camp from 2006 to 2008 and the Robert Morris, Drill 4 Skills Select and Hoop Group Elite Camps in 2009.
 
A native of New Castle, Pa., Richards resides in Pittsburgh, Pa.


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