- Richard Basil
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Name = Richard Basil
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OverallRecord = 2–26–0 cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3500|title=All-Time Coaching Records|accessdate=2008-03-10]
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Years = 1988-1989
Team = Savannah State
Position =Quarterback
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CoachYears = 1993
1994-1995
1996
1997-2003
2003-2005
CoachTeams = Savannah State (assistant)
Tennessee State (Assistant)
Johnson C. Smith (Assistant)
Savannah State (assistant)
Savannah State
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BBallHOF =Richard Basil is the former head football coach at
Savannah State University inSavannah, Georgia .Biography
Playing career
Basil played a quarterback at
East Central Community College before transferring to Savannah State. cite web|url=http://www.onnidan.com/03-04/news/dec/savn1210.htm|work=Onnidan Online|publisher=Onnidan.com|title=Richard Basil No Longer Interim Head Football Coach at Savannah State|date=2003-12-10|accessdate=2008-03-10] He quarterbacked the Tigers for two seasons (1988 and 1989) compiling an 16-3 record as a starter and rushed for 18 touchdowns and passed for 3,645 yards and 44 TDs. He was named theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the George H. Hopson Offensive Back of the Year in 1988. 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. cite web|url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2000/division_ii_records.pdf|title=NCAA Division II Records|accessdate=2008-03-10]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 . In 1994, he moved toTennessee State University as quarterbacks coach under Bill Davis. In 1996, he accepted an assistant coaching position atJohnson C. Smith University underDaryl McNeill and joined McNeill's staff when he became the head coach at Savannah State in 1997. He remained at Savannah State followings McNeill's departure, coaching quarterbacks and kickers for Steve Wilks (1999) and Bill Davis (2000-2001). In 2002 and 2003, Basil coached defensive backs forKen Pettiford until he was named as the Tigers interim coach following the 4th game of the 2003 season.avannah State University
Basil became the Tigers head football coach in 2003 after the firing of coach
Ken Pettiford following the 4th game of the 2003 season. Basil resigned on March 14, 2006, after compiling a 2-26 record in 2 ½ seasons. cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/427645|title=SSU paying Wells 90K|work=SavannahNow|publisher=Savannah Morning News|date=2008-01-10|accessdate=2008-03-10] His annual salary at Savannah State was $61,164.Personal life
Basil is married to the former Mary Daise of St. Helena, South Carolina.
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