Rich Herrin
Rich Herrin (April 6, 1933 – December 25, 2020) was a top collegiate basketball coach in America. From 2012 to 2014, he coached collegiately at Morthland College, as well as the Southern Illinois University Salukis men's basketball team from 1985 to 1998. He was one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Illinois history, at Benton High School (Rangers), where he coached numerous renowned players, including former NBA and Olympic star, Doug Collins as well as former Georgia Tech great, Richard Yunkus. After SIU, he coached at Marion for some time before retiring in 2007.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1933 Bridgeport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 2020 (aged 87) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1998 | Southern Illinois |
He returned to coaching again in 2012 to start up the Morthland College men's basketball program.[1]
Herrin was the son of a Methodist minister in Bridgeport, Illinois. He played high school basketball on multiple weeknights except Wednesdays, the evening many Christian churches hold midweek services. Rich won 7 varsity letters in high school and 11 letters at McKendree College in Lebanon.
Rich had four undefeated teams in regular season play – 1966, 1967, 1971 and 1975. His Benton teams won 8 South Seven conference championships and finished second twice. Three Ranger teams advanced to the Elite 8 and four others lost in a photo finish.
Herrin died on December 25, 2020, at age 87.[2]
College head coaching record edit
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Salukis[3] (Missouri Valley Conference) (1985–1998) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | SIU Salukis | 8–20 | 4–12 | T-8th | |||||
| 1986–87 | SIU Salukis | 12–17 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1987–88 | SIU Salukis | 12–16 | 6–8 | T-4th | |||||
| 1988–89 | SIU Salukis | 20–14 | 6–8 | T-5th | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 1989–90 | SIU Salukis | 26–8 | 10–4 | 1st | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | SIU Salukis | 18–14 | 9–7 | T-4th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1991–92 | SIU Salukis | 22–8 | 14–4 | T-1st | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 1992–93 | SIU Salukis | 23–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1993–94 | SIU Salukis | 23–7 | 14–4 | T-2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1994–95 | SIU Salukis | 23–9 | 13–5 | T-2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | SIU Salukis | 11–18 | 4–14 | T-10th | |||||
| 1996–97 | SIU Salukis | 13–17 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 1997–98 | SIU Salukis | 14–16 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
| SIU Salukis: | 225–174 | 111–103 | |||||||
| Morthland College Patriots[4] (NCCAA Mid-east II) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Morthland Patriots | 6–20 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Morthland Patriots | 13–10 | |||||||
| Morthland Patriots: | 19–30 | ||||||||
| Total: | 244–204 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ Stieg, Ryan (Feb 21, 2012). . The Daily American. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ Vlahos, Nick (December 29, 2020). "Remembering Rich Herrin, a southern Illinois (and Southern Illinois) basketball great". Journal Star. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/silu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/prospectus/prospectus.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.morthlandpatriots.com/index.aspx?path=mbball