| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UT Martin |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 27–36 (.429) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1984 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2005 | College of Wooster |
| 2005–2008 | Embry-Riddle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | North Raleigh Christian (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Embry-Riddle (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Campbell (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Daytona State |
| 2017–2021 | Bethune-Cookman |
| 2021–present | UT Martin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–87 (.485) (NCAA) 95–28 (.772) (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Mid-Florida Conference regular season (2013–2017) MEAC regular season (2018) | |
Ryan Ridder (born November 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team.[1] He previously served as the head coach at Bethune-Cookman.[2][3]
Coaching career
After completing a playing career at Embry-Riddle under his father, Steve, Ridder got his coaching start at North Raleigh Christian Academy as an assistant coach before returning to his alma mater as an assistant a year later. Ridder served as an assistant at Campbell for three seasons before taking the head coaching job at Daytona State College. While guiding the Falcons, Ridder compiled a 95–28 overall record, and four-straight Mid-Florida Conference regular season championships, as well as back-to-back coach of the year honors.
Ridder was named the head coach at Bethune-Cookman on March 31, 2017. After three seasons with the Wildcats, Ridder accepted the head coaching position at UT Martin on March 30, 2021.[4]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona State Falcons (Mid-Florida Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Daytona State | 24–6 | 7–2 | 1st | |||||
| 2014–15 | Daytona State | 21–8 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2015–16 | Daytona State | 25–7 | 6–3 | 1st | |||||
| 2016–17 | Daytona State | 25–7 | 7–2 | 1st | |||||
| Daytona State: | 95–28 (.772) | 28–8 (.778) | |||||||
| Total: | 95–28 (.772) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Bethune–Cookman | 18–14 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 2018–19 | Bethune–Cookman | 14–17 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Bethune–Cookman | 16–14 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
| Bethune-Cookman: | 48–45 (.516) | 31–17 (.646) | |||||||
| UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | UT Martin | 8–22 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | UT Martin | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | UT Martin | 7–6 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UT Martin: | 34–42 (.447) | 14–22 (.389) | |||||||
| Total: | 82–87 (.485) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Ryan Ridder Named 12th Head Coach in Skyhawk Men's Basketball History". UTMSports.com.
- ↑ "Ryan Ridder Named Head Coach for Men's Basketball".
- ↑ Dean, Zach. "Ryan Ridder officially introduced as B-CU men's basketball coach".
- ↑ Dean, Zach. "Bethune-Cookman head men's basketball coach Ryan Ridder leaving for Tennessee-Martin". Daytona Beach News-Journal.