Rick Duckett

Rick Duckett (born August 3, 1957) is an American college basketball coach who is the associate head coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's team.[1] He has served as the head coach of the Fayetteville State Broncos, Winston-Salem State Rams and Grambling State Tigers and compiled a 156–98 overall record.[1] Duckett is known as a strong defensive coach.[1]

Rick Duckett
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamCharleston Southern
ConferenceBig South
Biographical details
Born (1957-08-03) August 3, 1957
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980North Carolina (graduate assistant)
1982–1983Reynolds HS (assistant)
1983–1984Jacksonville (assistant)
1984–1985UCF (assistant)
1985–1986South Carolina (assistant)
1986–1992Wichita State (assistant)
1992–1993Reynolds HS (assistant)
1993–1998Fayetteville State
1998–2001Winston-Salem State
2001–2008South Carolina (assistant)
2008–2009Grambling State
2011–2012Tennessee State Tigers (assistant)
2012–2017Miami (OH) (associate head coach)
2017–presentCharleston Southern (associate head coach)
Head coaching record
Overall156–98 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× CIAA Tournament champion (1999, 2000)
Awards

Coaching career

Duckett was born on August 3, 1957, and is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2][3] He attended Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem.[4] Duckett graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979 and began his coaching career as the first African-American graduate assistant for the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 1979–80 season.[1][5] He was the head coach of the freshman squad of the Harvard Crimson from 1980 to 1982.[1] Duckett returned to his alma mater Reynolds to become an assistant coach for the basketball team for the 1982–1983 season.[6] Duckett served one season stints as an assistant coach for the Jacksonville Dolphins, UCF Knights and South Carolina Gamecocks from 1983 to 1986.[7] He was an assistant coach for the Wichita State Shockers from 1986 to 1992 and then returned to Reynolds High School as an assistant coach from 1992 to 1993.[6]

Duckett received his first head coaching role for the Fayetteville Broncos in 1993 and remained there until 1998.[1] He was the head coach of the Winston-Salem State Rams from 1998 to 2001 and accumulated a 73–19 record.[1] He was named the NCAA Division II South Athletic Coach of the Year in 1999. Duckett won the CIAA Tournament Coaches Award in 1999 and 2000 as he led his teams to a championship both years.[1] His two championship teams were inducted into Winston-Salem State's Big House Gaines Hall of Fame in 2012.[8] Duckett left the Rams in 2001 to return as an assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks, where he served for seven seasons and was known as the team's defensive coordinator.[1][6]

Duckett was named head coach of the Grambling State Tigers in 2008 and signed a four-year contract.[1][9] He coached the Tigers to a 6–23 overall record and 4–14 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) record.[10] Duckett and two of his assistant coaches, Steve Portland and Phillip Stitt, were fired by Grambling State on September 25, 2009, in the wake of the death of Tigers player Henry White, who died on August 26, 2009 as a result of a preseason training exercise; Duckett was not present at the training as he was undergoing surgery.[10] Duckett was not given a reason for his dismissal.[10] He did not serve as a coach for two seasons and instead worked as a basketball color analyst for the UNC Greensboro Spartans on 101.1 WZTK-FM.[11][12]

Duckett returned to coaching when he was hired as an assistant coach for the Tennessee State Tigers in 2011.[13] He joined the Miami RedHawks as an associate head coach in 2012.[7] Duckett was hired as the assistant head coach of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers on August 29, 2017.[14]

References
  1. "Rick Duckett". Charleston Southern University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. "Rick Duckett News & Bio". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. Dell, John (February 8, 2015). "Smith's influence on Duckett was big". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. Dell, John (June 26, 2011). "Former WSSU coach lands job at Tennessee State". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  5. "Smith Helped Break the Color Barrier in Sports in the South". WRAL.com. October 10, 1997. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. "Grambling Tabs Rick Duckett as New Mens Basketball Coach". HBCU Sports. May 15, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. "Cooper Announces Duckett and Everett Hires". Miami University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. Dell, John (August 30, 2012). "Title teams to highlight WSSU inductions". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. Gorman, Jeff D. (April 26, 2012). "More Time on the Shot Clock for Fired Coach". Courthouse News. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. Katz, Andy (September 27, 2009). "Duckett says he didn't resign". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. "Rick Duckett enjoyed return to bench". Tar Heel Times. January 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. "Rick Duckett". Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  13. "Rick Duckett lands job at Tennessee State". Tar Heel Times. June 26, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. "Charleston Southern names Rick Duckett as men's basketball assistant head coach". The Post and Courier. August 29, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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