Marty Richter (born October 9, 1976) is an American basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team.

Marty Richter
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUSC Upstate
ConferenceBig South
Record4–8 (.333)
Biographical details
Born (1976-10-09) October 9, 1976 (age 48)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materSimpson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Simpson (assistant)
2001–2003South Dakota (assistant)
2003–2007Bowling Green (assistant)
2007–2008Chipola (assistant)
2008–2009BC Budivelnyk (assistant)
2009–2010Chipola (assistant)
2011–2015Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2016–2018Florida Southwestern State
2018–2024Drake (assistant)
2024–presentUSC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall4–8 (.333) (NCAA)
56–10 (.848) (NJCAA)

Career

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After graduating from Simpson College in 1999, Richter coached as an assistant at his alma mater for three seasons. He then went on to coach at South Dakota, Bowling Green, and Chipola before coaching for BC Budivelnyk in Ukraine. He also worked as a video coordinator for Indiana in 2008 and a scout for ESPN from 2009 to 2011.[1][2][3] Richter then served as an assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast from 2011 to 2015, before accepting his first head coaching job at Florida Southwestern State College.[4] In two seasons as head coach, he finished with a 56–10 record before accepting a job as an assistant at Drake.[5][6]

On April 5, 2024, Richter was named the next head coach at USC Upstate, replacing Dave Dickerson.[7]

Head coaching record

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NCAA DI

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
USC Upstate (Big South) (2024–present)
2024–25 USC Upstate 4–8 0–0
USC Upstate: 4–8 (.333) 0–0 (–)
Total: 4–8 (.333)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Assistant Marty Richter considered for FGCU head coach job". Eagle Media. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Jim (2013-03-29). "The Sully Side of Sports: Marty Richter walks the walk at Florida Gulf Coast". Courier. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ Caldwell, Dana. "The Case For Richter". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ^ Dorsey, David. "Florida SouthWestern sways Richter to leave FGCU". The News-Press. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ Caldwell, Dana. "Basketball: FSW men's coach Richter off to Drake as assistant, Murphy named new Bucs coach". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  6. ^ "College basketball: Waterloo native Richter joins DeVries' Drake staff". Courier. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  7. ^ Whiteman, Marc (2024-04-06). "USC Upstate hires Marty Richter as head men's basketball coach". WYFF. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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