JONESBORO, Ark. (4/30/25) – Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Pannone announced Wednesday the addition of Rashaad Richardson to his 2025-26 coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Richardson joins the Red Wolves after spending last season at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., where he helped the Jaguars to a 20-12 mark and SWAC regular-season title. The Charleston, S.C., native rejoins Pannone, who was his high school coach as a senior at Oldsmar Christian School in Tampa, Fla.

“Rashaad Richardson is an assistant coach who is coming to us from Southern University,” Pannone said. “Previously, he also spent time at Middle Tennessee and Tulane after playing at Georgia State and playing for me when I was a high school coach. Rashaad has the unique ability to relate to players but also understand who I am as a person and as a coach, to be able to help create buy-in for our program on what is expected, what is needed, and then how I truly feel for them since he got to play for me. Rashaad’s recruiting ability, coaching ability and on-court player development will bring a lot of value to this program.”

Prior to his season at Southern, Richardson spent the 2023-24 campaign as Director of Operations at Middle Tennessee State, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program in addition to assisting with travel, meals and camps.

Richardson also spent time at Tulane as a graduate assistant, overseeing video responsibilities as well as assisting with daily and game day operations.

Before joining Tulane, Richardson spent the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach at Clarendon College, helping the team finish 31-3 and win Region 5 regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs earned a No. 2 seed in the NJCAA Tournament but were unable to compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before leaving Clarendon, he was able to help six players sign Division-I scholarships.

Richardson began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., helping the team win two region crowns in his three seasons with the program.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Richardson played at Georgia State, helping the Panthers to 74 wins and a pair of postseason tournament appearances. Named a captain during his final two seasons, his 117 games played ranked in the top 10 in school history at the end of his playing career.

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