A 2021 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, Jaran Richman is a full-time assistant basketball coach for the Bearcats.
Following graduation, Richman spent two years as a graduate assistant under head coach Ben McCollum.
In his first season as a graduate assistant in the 2021-22 season, Northwest capped off a streak of three consecutive national championships, the first team in NCAA Div. II men's basketball to ever accomplish this feat.
In the 2022-23 season, the Bearcats won their 10th consecutive conference championship and finished the season 31-3.
Richman helped guide Northwest to its 11th straight MIAA regular season crown in 2023-24. The Bearcats finished the 2023-24 season with a mark of 29-5.
Before becoming a graduate assistant, Richman played at Northwest Missouri State where he was a part of the national championship team in 2020-21. Richman was named the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner at the 2021 NCAA Tournament. In the 2019-20 COVID-cancelled season, Northwest finished the season at 31-1 and was ranked No. 1Â in the country.
Prior to joining the Bearcat men's basketball team, he played for North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Mo. Richman was a team captain on the first-ever national tournament team in school history.
Richman, a double graduate of Northwest, earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 2021. He also gained his master's degree in applied sports and health science in 2023.
He is originally from Hamilton, Mo., where he attended Penney High School.
