Richard Basil
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1967)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|9|28}}
| birth_place = Demopolis, Alabama, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1988–1989
| player_team1 = Savannah State
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 1993
| coach_team1 = Savannah State (QB)
| coach_years2 = 1994–1995
| coach_team2 = Tennessee State (QB)
| coach_years3 = 1996
| coach_team3 = Johnson C. Smith (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1997–2003
| coach_team4 = Savannah State (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2003–2005
| coach_team5 = Savannah State
| overall_record = 2–26
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Richard Basil (September 28, 1967) is the former head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia.
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230194150/http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/dec/savn1210.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 30, 2003|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 a 16–3 record as a starter and rushed for 18 touchdowns and passed for 3,645 yards and 44 TDs. He was named the Southern 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=https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2000/division_ii_records.pdf |title=NCAA Division II Records |accessdate=2008-03-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108121032/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2000/division_ii_records.pdf |archivedate=January 8, 2007 }}
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 to Tennessee State University as quarterbacks coach under Bill Davis. In 1996, he accepted an assistant coaching position at Johnson C. Smith University under Daryl McNeill and joined McNeill's staff when he became the head coach at Savannah State in 1997. He remained at Savannah State following McNeill's departure, coaching quarterbacks and kickers for Steve Wilks (1999) and Bill Davis (2000–2001). In 2002 and 2003, Basil coached defensive backs for Ken Pettiford until he was named as the Tigers interim coach following the fourth game of the 2003 season.
=Savannah State=
Basil became the Tigers head football coach in 2003 after the firing of coach Ken Pettiford following the fourth 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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122024418/http://savannahnow.com/node/427645|archivedate=2008-01-22}} His annual salary at Savannah State was $61,164.
Personal life
Basil is married to the former Mary Daise of St. Helena, South Carolina. He was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award for outstanding community service on December 14, 2009.{{cite web|first=Noell|last=Barnidge|url=http://savannahnow.com/sports/2009-12-20/basil-gets-presidents-service-award|title=Basil gets president's service award|work=SavannahNow|publisher=Savannah Morning News|date=2008-01-10|accessdate=2008-03-10}}
References
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