Richard Basil (September 28, 1967) is the former head football coach at

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Playing career

Basil played a quarterback at

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before transferring to Savannah State. 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

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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.

Coaching career

Assistant coach

Basil began his coaching career as an assistant coach at

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in 1993. He served as the quarterbacks and receivers coach under Joe Crosby. In 1994, he moved to

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as quarterbacks coach under

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. In 1996, he accepted an assistant coaching position at

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under

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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

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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

following the fourth game of the 2003 season. Basil resigned on March 14, 2006, after compiling a 2–26 record in 2 ½ seasons. 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

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for outstanding community service on December 14, 2009.

References

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