Robert Brickey
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Robert Brickey (born December 26, 1967) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Fayetteville Stingers of The Basketball League. Previously he was the head coach of the Raleigh Firebirds.
High school career
Brickey attended E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and as a junior led the Golden Bulls to the championship game, where they were defeated by Hunter Huss High School.[1] In 1986, as a senior, Brickey was named North Carolina Mr. Basketball.[2]
College career
After graduating, he went on to play basketball at Duke from 1986 to 1990, where he was a part of three final four teams and started in the national championship game in 1990. He served as team captain in 1990 and received first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament honors in 1988.[3]
In the Summer of 1987, Robert Brickey won a silver medal with Team USA at the FIBA Under 19 World Championship. The Larry Brown led group finished the tournament 5–2, and lost the gold medal game to a loaded Yugoslavian team that included Vlade Divac, Dino Rada, and Toni Kukoc. On a squad that included Larry Johnson and Gary Payton, Brickey saw significant playing time, and averaged 7.0 points per game.[4]
Coaching career
From 2000 to 2002 he was an assistant at
In 2018, Brickey was hired as the head coach of the
After sitting out the 2022 season, he was hired as the head coach of the Fayetteville Stingers for the 2023 season.[7]
References
- ^ "Past Men's Championship Results" (PDF). North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Mr. Basketball North Carolina". Realgm.com. Real GM. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Brickey Bio". Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "1987 World Championship for Junior Men - ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". archive.fiba.com.
- ^ Strelow, Bret (August 11, 2013). "Fayetteville native and former Duke player Robert Brickey returns home to help coach Fayetteville State Broncos". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- WTVD-TV. August 5, 2018.
- ^ Holand, Bret (June 3, 2022). "Fayetteville Stingers name former Duke star, E.E. Smith alum Robert Brickey head coach". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 16, 2018.