Editor: The following is part of a press release from gosoutheast.com
(Cape Girardeau, MO) – Southeast Missouri State University Director of Athletics Brady Barke announced Tuesday that Rick Ray has been relieved of his duties as the Redhawks head men’s basketball coach.
“I want to thank Rick for his commitment to our men’s basketball program for the past five years,” said Barke. “Unfortunately, we have not experienced the level of on-court success we had hoped and feel it is the appropriate time to initiate a change in leadership. Rick has represented our institution well and I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.”
Ray was the 21st head coach in the history of the SEMO men’s basketball program. He had a record of 51-104 and 27-59 in the Ohio Valley Conference in five seasons at the helm. The Redhawks made the league’s eight-team OVC Tournament once under Ray in 2016-17.
In 2019-20, the Redhawks finished at 7-24 overall.
Editor: Ray was instrumental in getting the Redhawk program out of academic probation.
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