HAMMOND, La. – The reigning Southland Conference champion Southeastern Louisiana University women's basketball team enters a new era as Ross Rix will join first-year head coach Jeff Dow's coaching staff for the 2025-26 season.
Rix's hire is pending approval of the University of Louisiana System's Board of Supervisors. Rix will serve as the associate head coach for the program with nearly 20 years of coaching experience to his credit.
"I'm excited about the staff that we were able to assemble as we begin the process of essentially building this program from scratch," stated Dow. "I think it is a staff that will be cohesive and will commit to developing our student-athletes on and off the court."
The new addition to Dow's staff will offer leadership and experience to aid the Lady Lions in continuing to uphold the program's winning standard. The Opelousas, La. native spent this past season as the head boys basketball coach for Northside High School in Lafayette, La.
Rix also recently spent two seasons as the athletic director alongside duties as the head boys' and girls' basketball coach at JS Clark Leadership Academy. In those two seasons, Rix helped the girls' basketball program achieve success claiming a State Championship in 2024 while finishing as a state finalist for the boys.
"Rix has had a variety of experience at both the collegiate and high school level that will serve him well as he transitions to this position. He's had a variety of responsibilities as an assistant at the college level plus several years of experience as a head high school coach in Louisiana," commented Dow. "That combination has prepared him to be a valuable asset to our program."
In 2021-22, Rix spent one season as an assistant coach with the men's basketball program at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla. Rix spent a short stint at Western Kentucky as a graduate assistant before gaining an opportunity as an assistant coach at Louisiana Christian University for the men's basketball program.
Rix established himself in the Louisiana high school ranks with stints at Northwest High in Opelousas and Catholic High in New Iberia where he posted a 35-21 record. He coached a season at Jennings High School where his team posted a 17-14 record mark before rounding out his high school coaching days at Northside High. Rix spent four seasons with the Vikings and claimed an appearance in the state quarterfinals in 2018.
Rix earned his bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette in 2009 before completing his Master's degree in Recreation and Sport Administration at Western Kentucky in 2019.
The 2025-26 SLU women's basketball season will tip off Oct. 28 in an exhibition against Millsaps before Centenary visits Nov. 3 in the University Center for the season opener.
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