Rich Hogan
Basketball (1987-90)

Rich Hogan came to Chico State in 1986 and before he left in the early 1990s, established himself as an outstanding student-athlete and future educator. During his career as a Wildcat basketball player he was named the team’s most valuable player twice. During the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons, he was also named first team all-Northern California Athletic Conference and all-tournament in the annual Mac Martin tournament. In 1989, Rich wasn named the MVP of the Mac Martin. During his junior and senior seasons, Rich was the leading rebounder in the NCAC and in 1989 was ranked 15th in the nation in rebounding at 11.1 per game. Along with all of his outstanding athletic accomplishments at Chico State, Rich was also an academic first team member during the 1989-90 school years.

After earning his California Teaching Credential and master’s degree in physical education, Rich began a very successful teaching and coaching career in the North Valley. During the past 14 years, Rich has taught at Butte College, Alicia Middle School in Marysville, and for the past five years has taught science at Oroville High School. In addition, he has served as the chair of the science department.

Rich’s coaching career actually started while he was a graduate student at Chico State in 1990-91, when he served as the junior varsity basketball coach. From 1991-95, Rich served as assistant coach for the men’s program at Butte College, and became part of the women’s basketball coaching staff from 1995-97. In 1997, Rich became the head girls coach at Oroville High and over the past six seasons has won three conference championships and two berths in the California State tournament. During this same time frame, Rich coached Chico area youth baseball and soccer and was defensive coordinator for the freshman football team at Oroville HS.

Rich has also contributed significantly to his community, directing numerous basketball camps and summer leagues at Butte College and Oroville HS, as well as establishing a junior high school girls tournament at Oroville HS.