Rick Hicks is a graduate of Coatesville Senior High School in 1987 where he was an All-Chesmont selection and captain of the basketball team. He attended and graduated from West Chester University (1987-91). Rick is the all-time leader in assists at WCU (455), three time all PSAC player, and is second in WCU career assists per game (190). He is seventh at WCU with 351 free throws made. Rick was the team captain during his junior and senior season, team scoring leader both years (15.1ppg). He was also the team leader with 57 steals during his senior year which is the 4th highest in WCU history.

Rick was the Assistant Basketball Coach at Coatesville High School (1991-96) and was instrumental in the Coatesville State Championship in 2001. He was also the head coach at Coatesville for three years and recently the assistant basketball coach at Kutztown University from 2006-2018 where he has been a successful recruiter and mentor to the Kutztown team.

Rick was inducted into the West Chester University Hall of Fame in 2003. He has also coached many AAU basketball teams over the years and has mentored many Coatesville area athletes. In addition, Rick was the personal trainer and mentor to NBA great Rip Hamilton as well as CCSHOF members John Allen and Ramzee Stanton. Rick has coached one age group of kids for the Rip City AAU program for 8 years. During that time, 37 out of 40 young athletes have received scholarships for basketball, football, and baseball.