Ryan Ridder (born November 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Mercer Bears men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach at Bethune–Cookman and UT Martin.[1][2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mercer |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 2–2 (.500) |
| 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 |
| 2021–2024 | UT Martin |
| 2024–present | Mercer |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–94 (.510) (NCAA) 95–28 (.772) (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Mid-Florida Conference regular season (2013–2017) MEAC regular season (2018) OVC regular season (2024) | |
Coaching career
editAfter 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
editJunior college
edit| 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
edit| 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) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | UT Martin | 8–22 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | UT Martin | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | UT Martin | 21–11 | 14–4 | T–1st | |||||
| UT Martin: | 48–47 (.505) | 28–26 (.519) | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Mercer | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Mercer: | 2–2 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 98–94 (.510) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Ryan Ridder Named Head Coach for Men's Basketball".
- ^ Dean, Zach. "Ryan Ridder officially introduced as B-CU men's basketball coach".
- ^ "Ryan Ridder Named 12th Head Coach in Skyhawk Men's Basketball History". UTMSports.com.
- ^ Dean, Zach. "Bethune-Cookman head men's basketball coach Ryan Ridder leaving for Tennessee-Martin". Daytona Beach News-Journal.