Ricky Benitez
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1965 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Career information | |
| High school | C. Leon King High School (Tampa, Florida) |
| Coaching career | 1995–present |
| Career history | |
| 1995-1997 | Team Nike Tampa |
| 1997-2000 | Miami Dade Community College |
| 2001-2002 | Gary Steelheads |
| 2003 | United States Basketball League Brevard Blue Ducks |
| 2003-2004 | Jersey Squires |
| 2004 | World Basketball Association Bristol Crusaders[1] |
| 2005 | Southern Crescent Lightning[2] |
| 2005 | Correbasket UAT |
| 2005 | Tecate Light Tournament of the Americas |
| 2006 | Houston Blaze All-Stars[3] |
| 2007 | Beijing Olympians[4] |
| 2007 | Paskolas de Navojoa |
| 2008 | Marinos de Anzoategui |
| 2008-2009 | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Tijuana Galgos |
| 2009-2011 | Panteras de Miranda |
| 2011-2012 | Pioneros de Los Mochis[5] |
| 2012-2013 | Moncton Miracles[6] |
| 2013-2016 | Marineros de Puerto Plata[7] |
| 2014-2015 | Mexico men's national basketball team |
| 2015-2023 | Chinese Basketball Association USA Sharks |
| 2023-2024 | Club Valle Unido |
| 2024-2025 | Borneo Hornbills[8] |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ricardo Gilberto "Ricky" Benitez (born November 7, 1965) is a veteran of the United States Army. He was a part of the Special Operations Response Team. After completing his assignment with the US Army, he began his professional coaching career. Benitez has been coaching for over 20 years and has produced a career with a 601-99 (Win-Loss) record. Recognized for developing top-tier players including Renaldo Balkman, Antoine Broxsie, Alejandro Rodriguez, Luis Jacobo, Jamaal Samuel, Lester Prosper, Terrence Shannon Sr., Tyrone Levett, Bryce Williams, Steve Taylor Jr., Marcus Taylor, Leroy Davis III, Jonathan Hargett, Xavier Oliver, Jimmy Baxter, Darrell Jackson, Andrew Williams, Desmond Allison, Kenny Kelly and Shawn Ward.
Ricky has coached teams in a grand total of thirty-one championships spanning five continents and eleven countries, including China, Canada, USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia and Hungary. He has coached professional basketball in various leagues such as the CBA-USA, USBL-USA, PBL-USA[9], ABA-USA, WBA-USA[10], LNBP-MEXICO[11], LPB-VEN, LNB-Dominican Republic, CIBACOPA-MEXICO, NBL-Canada, LIGA NACIONAL-Ecuador, IBL Indonesia and FIBA Americas League[12].
He is also the founder and CEO of Benitez International Academy since 2002.
Throughout his professional coaching career, Ricky has received letters of recommendation from Bill Cartwright, Michael Goldberg and references from David S. Fogel, Eric Musselman and Frank Martin.
References
- ↑ Farkas, Michael. "Professional basketball has come to Bristol". TriCities.com. Bristol Herald Courier. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004.
- ↑ "Southern Crescent inks Benitez to lead defending WBA Champs". oursportscentral.com. WBA. February 28, 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Benitez leads WBA Stars to another Tourney Title". oursportscentral.com. World Basketball Association (WBA). November 28, 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Beijing Aoshen Olympians hire Ricky Benitez to take over as Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. American Basketball Association (ABA). November 29, 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ Bojórquez, Carlos. "Visitan Pioneros a Alcalde". noroeste.com.mx. Sistema Periodístico de Sinaloa S.A. de C.V.
- ↑ "Moncton Miracles lose head coach, star player". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Huracanes del Atlántico reciben a su dirigente Ricardo Benítez y anuncian entrenamientos". sosuaonline.net. Sosua Online. May 5, 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ricky Benitez, New Coach of Borneo Hornbills". iblindonesia.com. Indonesian Basketball League. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "PBL releases the All-Star roster for Liga de Las Americas". latinbasket.com. Eurobasket Inc. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Gainesville brings in Benitez to shore up the ship". oursportscentral.com. WBA. June 24, 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Benitez leads former WBA players in LNBP All Star game in Mexico". oursportscentral.com. WBA. September 16, 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA Americas League - All Stars down Metros in opener". fiba.basketball. FIBA. December 5, 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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