Wootten-Smith joined the Golden Grizzlies' staff full-time in 2022.
Rick began his playing career at the University of Exeter in England, captaining the program to a third-overall finish in the UK with the men's team finishing seventh and women's team finishing third at the 2014 British Universities and College Sports National Volleyball Championship. Wootten-Smith earned the AVCA Thirty-Under-30 High School Coach Award in 2017.
Wootten-Smith started on staff at Oakland as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2021 in conjunction with serving as Director of Programming with Unified Volleyball being responsible with camps, clinics, and tryouts. Prior to those stints, Wootten-Smith was an Assistant Coach at Oxford along with Head Coaching experience with the Brandon School District for two seasons.
Rick resides in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
