Keith Richardson, Jr., has 9 years of collegiate coaching experience expanding from junior college to division 1 on both the mens and womens side. An alum of SWOSU, Richardson returned to his alma mater for 6 years following five years in the coaching profession, which most recently included a stop at UT-Permian Basin as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team. Prior to that, he spent two seasons at Brown Mackie College, serving first as an assistant for the men's program before leading the women's team during the 2016-17 season. His first collegiate coaching stop was at NCAA Division I Central Arkansas, where he was an assistant during the 2013-14 season. Richardson played at SWOSU from 2008-10 under former Athletic Director Todd Thurman after starting his career at Arkansas Baptist under the legend Charles Ripley. He then started coaching as a volunteer assistant at Weatherford High School in 2012 while also working as a graduate assistant for the SWOSU Athletic Department. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Richardson owns two degrees from SWOSU, having earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 2010 follow by a master's degree in Sports Management in 2012. THE RICHARDSON FILE Coaching Career 2018-2023 SWOSU (Assistant Men's Basketball Coach) 2017: UT-Permian Basin (Assistant Women's Basketball Coach) 2016-17: Brown Mackie College (Head Women's Basketball Coach) 2015-16: Brown Mackie College (Assistant Men's Basketball Coach) 2013-14: Central Arkansas (Assistant Men's Basketball Coach) 2012: Weatherford HS (Volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach) Playing Career 2008-10: SWOSU 2006-08: Arkansas Baptist Education SWOSU    Bachelors of Criminal Justice, 2010    Masters of Sports Management, 2012