Janice Joseph-Richard

Janice Joseph-Richard (; February 19, 1964 – December 1, 2010) was an American basketball coach who coached the San Jose State Spartans, Xavier Gold Nuggets, and Louisiana College Lady Wildcats.

Early life Joseph-Richard was born on February 19, 1964, and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, where she attended and played basketball at Peabody Magnet High School. After graduating, she went on to play for Louisiana College (now Louisiana Christian University), where, in 1986, she would lead to team to a #1 ranking and a third-place finish at the NAIA National Championship. While at Louisiana College, she amassed over 2,300 points had had 700 assists and was selected as an NAIA first-team All-American selection in both 1985 and 1986.

After graduating, Joseph Richard played basketball in Europe for the PS Karlsruhe Lions, winning a European league title.

Coaching career In 1987, Richard would become an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana under former Louisiana College head coach, Frank Schneider. In 1998, she resigned as head coach at Xavier to move to California for a marriage. She was named as the 2002 WAC coach for her turnaround of the team.

After recovering from her cancer treatments, she was hired to coach for her alma mater, the Louisiana College Lady Wildcats. As head coach Joseph-Richard lead the team to a first round appearance at the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament.

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