Zac Richards

Zac Richards is the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Huntingdon College. In his first two seasons, he has led the Hawks to an overall record of 34-21. This past season, the Hawks finished 22-7, won their first ever CCS Conference Championship, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. This season marks the first winning season for the program in 19 years.

Richards joins the Hawks after serving ten years under Coach Chris Graves at Birmingham-Southern College. During his time at BSC the Panthers won two conference championships, including a 17-0 run through the conference (only the second time in program history) and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Round of 32.

He was recruited out of high school by Coach Chris Graves and played for four years at BSC earning Academic All-American, Honorable Mention All-American, All-Region, All-District, and All-Conference honors as well as becoming a 1,000-point scorer. Richards helped lead the team to the program's first ever NCAA tournament appearance to go along with several conference championships. His class finished with an overall record of 88-20, consisting of four consecutive 20+ win seasons and an impressive home record of 54-2.

Richards graduated from BSC in May of 2013 with a B.S. degree in mathematics. Before BSC, Richards graduated from Hoover High School where he played basketball for coach Charles Burkett.