Richie Ross will lead Lincoln High School’s varsity boys’ basketball team as head coach next season.
With approximately 10 years of coaching experience, Ross has worked with the Links basketball program for almost nine years as an assistant and freshmen coach. Ross is also a decorated athlete, including honors like being inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports and University of Nebraska at Kearney halls of fame.
“Coach Ross utilizes both empathy and high expectations to build trust and rapport with Lincoln High student-athletes. He is passionate about the role athletics has in high school education and emphasizes the value of hard work on the court and in the classroom,” Lincoln High Athletics Director Pat Gatzemeyer said.
“I am committed to providing an excellent high school student-athlete experience. I love everything about basketball and the life lessons that it provides. I look forward to building a program and having the opportunity to continue teaching young men how to play the game of basketball at Lincoln High School,” Ross said.
Ross is also a Lincoln Public Schools educator. He teaches health and physical education at East High School. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
(Photo Courtesy: Lincoln Public Schools)