Maurice Hicks joined the LIU staff in August 2022. He will serve as an assistant coach.
Hicks has over 20 years of experience in the New York basketball landscape, both at the high school and college level.
He served as director of basketball operations for St. John's men's basketball from 2010-13.
Hicks was the athletic director for New York Gauchos, an Amateur Athletic Association (AAU) program in The Bronx, N.Y. for five years (2005-10)
For 16 years, Hicks was the head coach at Rice High School, compiling a record of 352-86.
He guided the Raiders to five New York State Federation championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009).
A member of the Loyola University 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame, Hicks was a four-year member of the Greyhounds' basketball team and played for head coach Mark Amatucci.
He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola.
