Rick Cabrera

Last updated
Rick Cabrera
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Northwestern State
Conference Southland
Record9–23 (.281)
Biographical details
Born (1976-12-04) December 4, 1976 (age 48)
Spring Valley, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1996 Vincennes
1996–1998 Tennessee Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999Volunteer Christian (TN) (assistant)
1999–2001 Tennessee Tech (GA)
2001–2002 Miami Killian HS (FL) (assistant)
2002–2004 Keystone College (assistant)
2004–2008 Lackawanna CC
2008–2012 Chattanooga (assistant)
2012–2017Tennessee Tech (assistant)
2017–2019 Austin Peay (assistant)
2019–2021 Arkansas State (assistant)
2021–2023 Tallahassee CC
2023–present Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall9–23 (.281) (NCAA)
152–45 (.772) (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x Region XIX Regular Season (2005-07), Region XIX Conference Tournament (2005)

Rick Cabrera (born December 4, 1976) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Northwestern State Demons men's basketball team. [1]

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Playing career

Cabrera played two seasons at Vincennes University, a NJCAA institution from 1994 to 1996 where he was teammates with future NBA players Shawn Marion and Tyrone Nesby before transferring to Tennessee Tech for his final two years of college. [2] [3]

Coaching career

After college, Cabrera spent a year coaching high school before rejoining the Golden Eagles staff under Jeff Lebo as a graduate assistant from 1999 to 2001 and was on staff for two OVC regular-season titles. After another one-year stint in the high school coaching ranks, Cabrera became an assistant coach at Keystone College where he spent two years before becoming the head coach at Lackawanna College. In four years he guided Lackawanna to a 100–29 record as well as three regular season titles and two conference tournament titles. [1] In 2008, he'd return to the NCAA Division I coaching ranks with Chattanooga, followed by another stint at Tennessee Tech, along with Austin Peay and Arkansas State. [4] [5]

In 2021, Cabrera returned to the junior college ranks as a head coach with Tallahassee Community College where in two seasons he guided the team to a 52–16 overall record, including an appearance in the NJCAA Division I national semifinal in 2023. [6] [7]

On March 22, 2023, Cabrera was named the 11th head coach in Northwestern State men's basketball history, replacing Corey Gipson who departed for the head coaching position at Austin Peay. [8] [9]

Personal

Cabrera's father, Hugo was a 10th round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1976 NBA draft and represented the Dominican Republic in various international competitions. [10] [11]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Northwestern State Demons (Southland)(2023–present)
2023–24 Northwestern State 9–237–116th
2024–25 Northwestern State 7–84–1
Northwestern State:16–31 (.340)11–12 (.478)
Total:16–31 (.340)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NJCAA

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Lackawanna College (Region XIX)(2004–2008)
2004–05Lackawanna 27–3 [12] 1st
2005–06Lackawanna 23–9 [13] 1st
2006–07Lackawanna 22–8 [14] 1st
2007–08Lackawanna 22–9 [15] N/A
Lackawanna:100–29 (.775)
Tallahassee CC (FSCAA Panhandle)(2021–2023)
2021–22Tallahassee CC 21–106–63rd
2022–23Tallahassee CC 31–69–3T–1stNJCAA Division III Final Four
Tallahassee CC:52–16 (.765)15–9 (.625)
Total:152–45 (.772)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rick Cabrera - Demon Basketball Coach". Northwestern State University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Rick Cabrera College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "cabrera rick". Tennessee Tech.
  4. ↑ "RICK CABRERA". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Rick Cabrera - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Arkansas State University.
  6. ↑ "Tallahassee Community College Athletics". Tallahassee Community College Athletics.
  7. ↑ "'They left it all out there': TCC's tournament run ends after close game against top-seeded team". Tallahassee Democrat.
  8. ↑ "NSU names Rick Cabrera men's basketball head coach". Northwestern State University Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Northwestern State to hire Rick Cabrera as head basketball coach". March 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hugo Cabrera Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. ↑ "Basketball great Hugo Cabrera passes away". DR1.com.
  12. ↑ "Lackawanna College - Schedule - NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  13. ↑ "Lackawanna College - Schedule - NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  14. ↑ "Lackawanna College - Schedule - NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  15. ↑ "Lackawanna College - Schedule - NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.


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