Episode 113: Coach Dick Rippee (Head Boys Basketball Coach, Bentonville High School, Bentonville, Arkansas)

Coach Rippee just finished his 3rd season at Bentonville HS.  He has been involved in teaching and coaching for 31 years.  During that span he has been an assistant coach at Evangel University in Springfield, MO (NAIA) for 7 seasons and a head high school coach at Springfield (MO) Parkview HS and Springfield (MO) Kickapoo HS and currently at Bentonville HS.  He led the Kickapoo teams to a record of 183-49 during his 7 seasons there including a state runner-up and a third place finish.  In 2015-16 he was selected as Missouri Class 5A State Coach of the Year.  He won his 300th career game this past season and is now 306-117 overall.  He teaches PE at Bentonville HS.  He has been married to his wife Shelly for 30 years and they have 2 adult children:  Ryan (25) who is an assistant coach at Bentonville HS and Rachel (22) who plays volleyball at the U of Arkansas. [email protected] @WEAREBVILLE