Kareem Richardson

Kareem Richardson
Richardson in 2026
Xavier Musketeers
TitleAssistant coach
ConferenceBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1974-08-08) August 8, 1974
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Career information
High schoolRantoul Township (Rantoul, Illinois)
College
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
Coaching
1997–1999Indianapolis (assistant)
1999–2002Indiana State (assistant)
2002–2003Wright State (assistant)
2003–2007Evansville (assistant)
2007–2008Kansas City (assistant)
2008–2011Drake (assistant)
2011–2012Xavier (assistant)
2012–2013Louisville (assistant)
2013–2019Kansas City
2019–2021Indiana State (assistant)
2021–2022Clemson (assistant)
2022–2025NC State (assistant)
2025–presentXavier (assistant)
Career highlights
As assistant coach:

Kareem Andre Richardson[1] (born August 8, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as an assistant coach at Xavier University. He was formerly an assistant coach at Indianapolis, Indiana State, Wright State, Evansville, Kansas City, Drake, Louisville, Clemson, and NC State, as well as the head coach at Kansas City.

Career

Richardson played college basketball at East Carolina University and the University of Evansville, graduating as team captain from the latter in 1997.[2]

Following his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach for several different schools before accepting the head coaching position at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.[2] Richardson was fired as head coach of UMKC on March 17, 2019, after compiling a 75–118 record in six seasons.[3]

He was hired as an assistant coach at Clemson University on April 22, 2021.[4] In 2022 he joined Kevin Keatts's staff at North Carolina State University.[5]

On April 29, 2025, Richardson was hired as an assistant coach at Xavier University, joining new head coach Richard Pitino's inaugural staff.[6]

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMKC Kangaroos (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2019)
2013–14 UMKC 10–207–9T–5th
2014–15 UMKC 14–198–6T–2nd
2015–16 UMKC 12–194–10T–6th
2016–17 UMKC 18–178–64thCBI Quarterfinals
2017–18 UMKC 10–225–9T–6th
2018–19 UMKC 11–216–106th
UMKC: 75–118 (.389)38–50 (.432)
Total:75–118 (.389)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ Fiscal Year 2013 A-133 Audit Report and NCAA Agreed Upon Procedures Reports Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. University of Missouri System. p. 30.
  2. 1 2 Lintner, Jonathan. "Richardson Gets First Head Coaching Job". Evansville Courier & Press.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Andrew (March 17, 2019). "UMKC fires basketball coach Kareem Richardson". Fox4. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Keepfer, Scott (April 22, 2021). "Richardson joins Clemson basketball staff, assistants get new contracts". Greenville News. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Carter, Matt (April 21, 2022). "Kareem Richardson Officially Hired as NC State Basketball Assistant". On3.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Dermer, Shelby (April 29, 2025). "'Relentless Recruiter': Xavier Basketball Names Kareem Richardson as Assistant Coach". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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