Kareem Richardson
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 Richardson in 2026 | |
| Xavier Musketeers | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 8, 1974 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rantoul Township (Rantoul, Illinois) |
| College |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1997–1999 | Indianapolis (assistant) |
| 1999–2002 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Wright State (assistant) |
| 2003–2007 | Evansville (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Kansas City (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Drake (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Xavier (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2013–2019 | Kansas City |
| 2019–2021 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 2022–2025 | NC State (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Xavier (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach:
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Kareem Andre Richardson[1] (born August 8, 1974) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as an assistant coach at Xavier University. He was formerly an assistant coach at Indianapolis, Indiana State, Wright State, Evansville, Kansas City, Drake, Louisville, Clemson, and NC State, as well as the head coach at Kansas City.
Richardson played college basketball at East Carolina University and the University of Evansville, graduating as team captain from the latter in 1997.[2]
Following his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach for several different schools before accepting the head coaching position at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.[2] Richardson was fired as head coach of UMKC on March 17, 2019, after compiling a 75–118 record in six seasons.[3]
He was hired as an assistant coach at Clemson University on April 22, 2021.[4] In 2022 he joined Kevin Keatts's staff at North Carolina State University.[5]
On April 29, 2025, Richardson was hired as an assistant coach at Xavier University, joining new head coach Richard Pitino's inaugural staff.[6]