Coach Rico Billups is a 2007 East Coweta High School graduate and was part of two Elite Eight teams (2006-2007). After his prep career, he attended Truett-McConnell College (2007-2009) and transferred to Savannah State University (2010), where he was part of a successful team. Once he hung up his cleats, he became a baseball coach and PE teacher. He has coached at Ola High School (2020-2022) and Alexander High School (2023-2024) before coming to Campbell High School as the head softball coach and assistant baseball coach.

Coach Rico led the softball program to back-to-back playoff appearances and helped lead the 2025 baseball team to the playoffs. Coach Rico has coached numerous NCAA and MLB baseball players. In addition to high school coaching, he works for Perfect Game and is a coach for the All-American Classic. He and his wife, Olivia, live in Smyrna and are expecting their first child in June.