Rick Croy
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal Baptist |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 132–29 (.820) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 19, 1977 Walnut Creek, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | San Francisco State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | UC Riverside (asst.) |
| 2001–2002 | Concordia (CA) (asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | UC Riverside (asst.) |
| 2005–2010 | Citrus College |
| 2010–2013 | St. Mary's (asst.) |
| 2013–present | Cal Baptist |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 267–64 (.807) |
Rick Croy (born July 19, 1977) is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the California Baptist Lancers men's basketball team.[1]
Playing career
Croy attended Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California where he was a part of the 1995 CIF State Championship team.[2] In college, Croy holds the school record for three-point field goals, is second all-time in games played, and eighth all-time in scoring at San Francisco State where he graduated in 1999.[1]
Coaching career
After graduation, Croy began his coacing career in 1999 as an assistant coach at UC Riverside for two seasons before moving on to Concordia for another season. He made his return as an assistant coach with the Highlanders, where he stayed from 2002 to 2005 before accepting the head coaching position at CCCAA institution Citrus College. While at Citrus, he led the Owls to three-straight Western State Conference South titles, the 2008 California State Championship and the 2010 California Community College Athletic Association Final Four. He was also named a three-time WSC Coach of the Year.[2] During this five years at Citrus, Croy compiled a 130-35 record, which is second all-time in school history for total wins, and first all-time in winning percentage.[3]
In 2010, Croy joined Randy Bennett's staff at St. Mary's, where he stayed until 2013 before becoming the 12th head men's basketball coach in California Baptist history on April 2, 2013.[4] Since joining the Lancers, Croy guided the team to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament every season before its transition to NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 season.[5]
Head coaching record
CCCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus College (Western State Conference) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Citrus College | 17–13 | 5–7 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 2006–07 | Citrus College | 21–13 | 7–5 | 3rd(South) | CCCAA State Playoffs Second Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Citrus College | 35–1 | 12–0 | 1st(South) | CCCAA State Champion | ||||
| 2008–09 | Citrus College | 28–5 | 11–1 | 1st(South) | CCCAA State Regional Finals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Citrus College | 29–3 | 12–0 | 1st(South) | CCCAA State Final Four | ||||
| Citrus College: | 130–35 (.788) | 47–13 (.783) | |||||||
| Total: | 130–35 (.788) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
NCAA DII
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Baptist (PacWest) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Cal Baptist | 24–4 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA DII First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Cal Baptist | 26–7 | 16–4 | 3rd | NCAA DII Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Cal Baptist | 28–7 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Cal Baptist | 26–5 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Cal Baptist | 28–6 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA DII Elite Eight | ||||
| Cal Baptist: | 132–29 (.820) | 83–17 (.830) | |||||||
| Total: | 132–29 (.820) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Baptist (WAC) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Cal Baptist | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Cal Baptist: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 "The Official Athletic Site of California Baptist University". cbulancers.com.
- 1 2 "Rick Croy Named To Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".
- ↑ "History".
- ↑ "Rick Croy NamedCBU Men's Basketball Head Coach :: News :: California Baptist University". calbaptist.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ↑ "CBU plans move to Western Athletic Conference, NCAA Division I :: News :: California Baptist University". calbaptist.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-21.