Reports coming out of Lorman, Mississippi indicate that the Alcorn State baseball team is in danger of losing a critical number of players after the athletic department fired head coach Brett Richardson this past week. From what Black College Nines (BCN) was told, neither the new recruits nor the current players have received a consistent explanation as to why.
The situation has prompted multiple first- and second-year players, who were recruited by Richardson, to consider transferring, leaving the team with a severely depleted roster.
While no official reasoning has been given as to why Richardson was terminated, according to the athletic department, he will no longer be with the program effective at the end of this month.
On August 19, 2015, Richardson was named the head baseball coach at Alcorn State University.
Before his hire, Richardson spent four seasons as an assistant baseball high school coach at Lincoln High. In 1998, he joined the Florida A&M staff as a graduate assistant. In 2000, he was promoted to a full-time assistant for the Rattlers.
On May 17, 2010, Florida A&M placed Richardson in charge of the day-to-day operations. On September 16, 2010, Richardson was named the interim head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers. He led the Rattlers to a 17–40 record and a return to the MEAC Tournament.
Brett Richardson’s head coaching record:
2016 16 – 36
2017 12 – 33
2018 13 – 39
2019 14 – 31
2020 5 – 7
2021 7 – 20
Total: 67 – 166
The athletic department is in the process of hiring a new baseball coach. They will not discuss personnel matters beyond a notice of hire.