Richard Jacob

Richard Jacob
	Jacob in 2009
Buffalo eXtreme
Position	Head coach
League	ABA
Personal information
Born	September 24, 1958 (age 66); 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 player:
1976–1978	NCCC
As 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 and awards
	As player: NJCAA Region III champion (1978); As coach: 2× CHSAA Class A champion (2018, 2019); New York State Class A champion (2018); Centercourt Coach of the Year (2018); 2× NJCAA Region III champion (2011, 2012); NEAC champion (2004); NEAC Coach of the Year (2004); NJCAA Penn-York Coach of the Year (1990);
Career coaching record
ABA	26–21 (.553)
College	164–230 (.416)
High school	68–14 (.829)
Head coach for Western Region
Empire State Games

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.