On July 16, 2009 Robert Brickey was added as the final piece to Moton's full-time coaching staff. Known as Coach K's Original High Flyer from his basketball playing days at Duke University, Brickey played under Coach Mike Krzyzewski's guidance at Duke from 1986-1990. Brickey's previous stop came just two-and-a-half miles down the road with the Duke women's program after a three-year stint as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Shaw University (2005-08). It was there he served as the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations. He coordinated off-campus clinics, on-campus recruiting and assisted the coaches in day-to-day operations.
Brickey's prior collegiate coaching experience was as an assistant coach at James Madison University, in Harrisburg, Virginia (2004-05), Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas (2002-04), and the United States Military Academy at West Point (2000-02). This marked the second stint as a Duke staff member, as he was the Community Outreach Coordinator with the Blue Devils in 1999-2000 prior to getting an opportunity to break into college coaching.
A consensus Top 50 national basketball recruit from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Brickey was the North Carolina's "Mr. Basketball" and High School Player of the Year in 1986. During his illustrious high school career, Brickey was named First Team All-State, a three-time All Conference performer, All-City, All-County, All-Eastern North Carolina, two-time State Playoff East Regional MVP, Team MVP and Captain of the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. All of these accolades were accomplished by putting his team first and leading them to conference championships in all three of his varsity years. Brickey also lead E.E. Smith to the State Championship Game and State Semi-Finals in his Junior and Senior years garnering him a spot on several High School All American lists. Brickey was a three-year starter for the Blue devils and accumulated 109 wins in his four year career including the 1988 ACC Tournament Championship. As a senior at Duke, Brickey was Captain of Coach Krzyzewski's 3rd consecutive NCAA Final Four team that went on to played in the 1990 NCAA National Championship game. He earned the nickname of "King Dunk" around the Atlantic Coast Conference and he was featured on the cover of an ACC basketball season preview with that moniker entering his senior year. He finished his Duke career with 1,299 points and 649 rebounds, and left the program as one of its best all-time career field-goal percentage leaders at 55.0 percent.
He graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Duke University. Known for his athleticism and high wire rim rocking dunks, Brickey soared during his college years. One of Brickey's most cherished honors was being selected by USA Basketball to play on the under 19 National Team. He and his teammates represented his country on the world stage and won Silver at the Junior World Championships in 1987. He finished his career at Duke as one of the most beloved players to don the Blue Devil uniform and is still talked about with reverence. He followed his basketball accolades by receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Duke University. Although Brickey had a stellar career at Duke, a lingering knee injury that he first battled through during his senior year in college cut short his NBA dreams. Brickey's professional playing career did however include a stint in the CBA and a brief stint with the Global Basketball Association's Fayetteville Flyers in the early 1990s.
Brickey, has one daughter, Kristina, she is 17-years-old. He was born on December 26, 1967 in Fayetteville, N.C.