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  Sport Basketball
  Birthplace Indianapolis, Indiana
  College Liberty
  Title Head coach
  Championships MWC Tournament Championship (2005)
  CurrentRecord 0-0
  OverallRecord 165-158 (511)
  Player
  Years 1983–1987
  Team Seattle Pacific
  Coach
  CoachYears 1988–1989<br />1989–1990<br />1990–1991<br />1991–1993<br />1993–1995<br />1996–1998<br />1998–2000<br />2000–2002<br />2002–2007<br />2007–present
  CoachTeams Washington (asst)<br /> Queens (asst)<br /> Seattle Pacific (asst)<br /> Bradley (asst)<br /> Washington (asst)<br /> Portland State <br /> Colorado State <br /> Oregon State <br /> New Mexico <br /> Liberty


Ritchie Lawrence McKay ( April 22 , 1965 – ) is the current head coach of the Liberty University men's Basketball team. The Indianapolis, Indiana native was the head coach at the University Of New Mexico from 2002 until his firing on February 22, 2007. McKay's father, Joe McKay, was a starter for the Lobo Basketball team from 1960-63.

During his time at New Mexico, McKay experienced mixed success. In 2005 his team won the Mountain West Tournament and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . That successful season helped launch forward Danny Granger to an NBA career but McKay wasn't able to use that success to create a consistent program. In his two years after the 2005 season the Lobos' record is 32-26 and a disappointing 12-17 in the Mountain West Conference .

High school: Westwood High, Mesa, Ariz.

College: Seattle Pacific

Family: Wife, Julie; daughter, Ellie; sons, Gabriel and Luke



HEAD COACHING RECORD

  conference
  postseason


  name Portland State
  startyear 1996
  conf Big Sky Conference
  endyear 1998


  Season 1996–1997
  Name Portland State
  Overall 9-17
  Conference 6-10
  Confstanding 7th


  Season 1997–1998
  Name Portland State
  Overall 15-12
  Conference 10-6
  Confstanding T-3rd


  Name Portland State
  Overall 24-29
  Confrecord 16-16


  name Colorado State
  startyear 1998
  conf Western Athletic Conference
  endyear 1999


  Season 1998–1999
  Name Colorado State
  Overall 19-11
  Conference 7-7
  Confstanding T-4th (Mountain)
  Postseason NIT Quarterfinals


  name Colorado State
  startyear 1999
  conf Mountain West Conference
  endyear 2000


  Season 1999–2000
  Name Colorado State
  Overall 18-12
  Conference 8-6
  Confstanding T-4th


  Name Colorado State
  Overall 37-23
  Confrecord 15-13


  name Oregon State
  startyear 2000
  conf Pacific Ten Conference
  endyear 2002


  Season 2000–2001
  Name Oregon State
  Overall 10-20
  Conference 4-14
  Confstanding T-9th


  Season 2001–2002
  Name Oregon State
  Overall 12-17
  Conference 4-14
  Confstanding 9th


  Name Oregon State
  Overall 22-37
  Confrecord 8-28


  name New Mexico
  startyear 2002
  conf Mountain West Conference
  endyear 2007


  Season 2002–2003
  Name New Mexico
  Overall 10-18
  Conference 4-10
  Confstanding 7th


  Season 2003–2004
  Name New Mexico
  Overall 14-14
  Conference 5-9
  Confstanding T-5th


  Championship conference
  Season 2004–2005
  Name New Mexico
  Overall 26-7
  Conference 10-4
  Confstanding 2nd
  Postseason NCAA 1st Round


  Season 2005–2006
  Name New Mexico
  Overall 17-13
  Conference 8-8
  Confstanding 5th


  Season 2006–2007
  Name New Mexico
  Overall 15-17
  Conference 4-12
  Confstanding T-8th


  Name New Mexico
  Overall 82-69
  Confrecord 31-43


  name Liberty
  startyear 2007
  conf Big South Conference


  Season 2007–2008
  Name Liberty
  Overall 0-0
  Conference 0-0


  Name Liberty
  Overall 0-0
  Confrecord 0-0


  overall 165-158