Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Opelousas native Ross Rix joined the women’s basketball program as the associate head coach in August 2025.

Rix spent the 2024-25 season as the head boys basketball coach for Northside High School in Lafayette, La. He spent two seasons (2022-24) 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.

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 (2018-20) 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 (2009-10) in Opelousas and Catholic High (2011-13) in New Iberia where he posted a 35-21 record. He coached a season at Jennings High School (2013-14) 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.