Former QU men’s basketball assistant coaches join new staffs

QUINCY — A pair of former Quincy University men’s basketball assistant coaches have landed new jobs.

Troy Potts has joined the staff at Frank Phillips College, an NJCAA Division I school in Borger, Texas, as an assistant coach. Meanwhile, Pat Richardson is headed to Jackson, Miss., to be an assistant coach on the Jackson State women’s basketball staff.

Potts, a graduate of both Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy University, began his college coaching career as a student manager for the Hawks. He became the student director of operations by his third year and then served as a graduate assistant while earning a master’s degree in business administration.

Potts became a full-time assistant coach at QU last season.

Richardson came to QU in 2021 and spent three seasons as an assistant coach. He served as interim coach for the final four games of the 2021-22 season, guiding the Hawks to three consecutive victories before a loss in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.

At Jackson State, he will be reunited with Dylan Howard, who spent three seasons as the men’s basketball coach at Alabama A&M with Richardson serving as a special assistant.