On Friday afternoon, the Colorado Buffaloes announced that Tad Boyle has hired Rick Ray as an assistant coach. Ray replaces Anthony Coleman, the star recruiter who left Colorado for Arizona State, this isn’t a one-for-one replacement. My colleague Jack Barsch previously wrote about the hiring, so this is a deeper dive into Ray’s coaching career to figure out his strengths and weaknesses.
Assistant Career (1997-2012)
Although born in Compton, California, Rick Ray’s ties belong to the Midwest. After playing NAIA basketball at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, Ray’s coaching career began with assistant jobs at Nebraska-Omaha, Indiana State and Northern Illinois.