Ritchie McKay

Ritchie McKay
McKay in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLiberty
ConferenceC-USA
Record247–128 (.659)
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-22) April 22, 1965 (age 59)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1987Seattle Pacific
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989Washington (asst.)
1989–1990Queens (asst.)
1990–1991Seattle Pacific (asst.)
1991–1993Bradley (asst.)
1993–1995Washington (asst.)
1996–1998Portland State
1998–2000Colorado State
2000–2002Oregon State
2002–2007New Mexico
2007–2009Liberty
2009–2015Virginia (assoc. HC)
2015–presentLiberty
Head coaching record
Overall412–286 (.590)
Tournaments1–3 (NCAA Division I)
3–2 (NIT)
5–3 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Ritchie Lawrence McKay (born April 22, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is in his second stint as the head coach of the Liberty Flames of Liberty University. McKay for the last 6 seasons had been the associate head coach to Tony Bennett for the Virginia Cavaliers at the University of Virginia. He had previously been the head coach of New Mexico, Oregon State, Colorado State, and Portland State.

On April 3, 2009, McKay was hand-selected by Bennett and lured from his head coaching position at Liberty to become Associate Head Coach at Virginia.[1] On April 1, 2015, he returned as head coach of the Liberty Flames.[2] McKay holds the Liberty school record for single-season wins, with his team attaining a record of 30–4 (as of March 9, 2020) in the 2019–20 season after winning the ASUN Conference regular season and tournament championships.

  1. ^ Virginia assistant Ritchie McKay sees step down as a step up, accessed March 12, 2019
  2. ^ "Release on 4/1/15: McKay Returns to Liberty as Flames Men's Head Basketball Coach". Retrieved April 22, 2023.