Rick Byrd
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1953 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1978 | Maryville (asst.) |
| 1978–1980 | Maryville |
| 1980–1983 | Tennessee Tech (asst.) |
| 1983–1986 | Lincoln Memorial |
| 1986–2019 | Belmont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 805–402 (.667) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3× TCAC Tournament champion (1988, 1994, 1995) A-Sun North Division champion (2003) 4× A-Sun regular season champion (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) 5× A-Sun tournament champion (2006–2008, 2011, 2012) 5× OVC East Division champion (2013–2017) 5× OVC regular season champion (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019) 2× OVC tournament champion (2013, 2015) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA National Coach of the Year (1995) Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2011) 2× A-Sun Coach of the Year (2008, 2011) 3× OVC Coach of the Year (2013, 2017, 2019) Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame (1996) NAIA Hall of Fame (2004) Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2013) Dr. James Naismith National Sportsmanship Award (1994) NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award (2012) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2021 | |
Richard F. Byrd (born April 30, 1953) is a retired American college basketball coach who served as the head coach of the Belmont Bruins men's basketball team from 1986-2019. On February 16, 2017, with the Bruins win over Eastern Kentucky, Byrd marked his 750th career win, 658 with Belmont. He retired after the 2018-2019 season with 805 wins, which ranks twelfth all-time among NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches.