Rick Croy

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]

After graduation, Croy began his coaching 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]