Richard Jacob
Jacob in 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Buffalo eXtreme | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||
| League | ABA | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1958 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Niagara Catholic | |||||||||||
| College | NCCC (1976–1978) | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1978 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1980–2024 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| As a player: | ||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | NCCC | |||||||||||
| As a coach: | ||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | La Salle (JV) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Niagara (graduate assistant) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Daemen | |||||||||||
| 1983–1987 | University at Buffalo (assistant) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Daemen | |||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Villa Maria | |||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | NCCC | |||||||||||
| 1996–2004 | Medaille | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Buffalo State (assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Buffalo Rapids | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Buffalo Sharks | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Buffalo Stampede | |||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | ECC (assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Park School | |||||||||||
| 2023–present | Buffalo eXtreme | |||||||||||
| Career highlights | ||||||||||||
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| Career coaching record | ||||||||||||
| ABA | 44–22 (.667) | |||||||||||
| College | 164–230 (.416) | |||||||||||
| High school | 68–14 (.829) | |||||||||||
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Richard L. Jacob (born September 24, 1958, in Niagara Falls, New York), is an American basketball coach and educator. He is head coach of the Buffalo eXtreme of the American Basketball Association, and also sport management consultant for Villa Maria College.
Jacob won an NEAC championship at the collegiate level, and has been awarded Coach of the Year honors by both NEAC and NJCAA. For his work at Medaille College, he was named NSCAA Athletic Director of the Year. At the high school level he captured the New York State Class A championship, multiple CHSAA championships, and was awarded Centercourt Coach of the Year.
Jacob was head coach of New York State's Western Region team, leading them to a silver medal in the Empire State Games.