Richard Beebe

Oklahoma head soccer coach Matt Mott announced the addition of assistant coach Richard Beebe in May 2023 to join Mott in his inaugural season at OU in 2023.

Beebe spent the 2014-15 seasons as Ole Miss' volunteer assistant coach and rejoined the program in the same capacity ahead of the 2017 campaign. Wearing many hats, over the last six seasons he helped the Rebels to a 64-41-16 record, four NCAA Tournaments and six SEC Tournaments. Of Ole Miss' 10 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances, five have come during Beebe's seven seasons on the Ole Miss staff, including the only two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in program history.

Working with the Rebels' "Strike Force," Beebe helped develop two of the program's greatest offensive players in CeCe Kizer and Channing Foster. Kizer finished her career as Ole Miss' all-time leading scorer and a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American. Foster tied for second on Ole Miss' career scoring list, becoming the SEC's first-ever five-time all-conference honoree in 2021.

During Beebe's original term at Ole Miss, he helped the Rebels achieve a pair of successful seasons. After assisting Ole Miss to a second-place finish in the SEC West during his first season in 2014, the Rebels reached even greater heights the next year when they notched a 14-5-4 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.

Beebe joined the Rebels after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss., where he was also a standout player himself. As an assistant at William Carey in 2013, Beebe helped lead the women's team to the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) championship in 2013 with a perfect 11-0 record in conference play and outscoring foes 53-6 on the season. It was the program's first SSAC title. He helped the team post an 18-5 record and advance to the Sweet 16 of the NAIA Tournament. They earned a No. 10 final ranking in the national polls.

Beebe started all four years at William Carey, serving as team captain in 2009 and being named a first-team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference selection that season. He helped lead his team to the GCAC Championship in 2008 and 2009, while also helping the squad claim the GCAC Tournament Championship in 2007.

Beebe earned a bachelor's degree in education with a minor in biology from William Carey in 2010. He earned a master's degree in secondary education from the school in 2012.