Ken French begins his fourth  season at the helm of Rio Grande men's basketball program. Prior to becoming the head coach, French spent six seasons as the lead assistant coach for the Rio Grande   program.

          French is a native of Huntington, West Virginia and is a 1993 graduate of West Virginia State. He coached four years at Huntington St. Joseph High School  and two years at Ceredo-Kenova High School before beginning his college coaching tenure as an assistant at Tusculum College (TN)  for three seasons. French joined the Rio program in 1999 and helped guide the men's program  to a pair of NAIA Divisin II National Tourament appearances, including a FInal Four berth in 2001.

          Coach French also serves as the school's athletic recruiting coordinator and is heading up the NAIA Champions of Character initiative for  the entire athletic program for the tenth year. In October of 2005 Coach French was certified by the NAIA as a "Champions of Character " Instructor. Ken and his wife Tonya  reside in Rio Grande with their son Tre and daughter Ali.