Ryan Blackwell

Ryan Blackwell
Siena Saints
Position	Assistant coach
League	MAAC
Personal information
Born	December 8, 1976 (age 48); Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	Pittsford Sutherland ; (Pittsford, New York)
College	Illinois (1995–1996); Syracuse (1997–2000);
Career history
Playing
2000	Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2001	Gary Steelheads
2001–2002	Ginásio C.F.
2002–2003	Brighton Bears
2004–2005	EA Sports All-Stars
2005–2006	Club Trouville
2006–2008	Sendai 89ers
2009–2010	Osaka Evessa
Coaching
2010–2012	Osaka Evessa
2012–2013	Gunma Crane Thunders
2014–2015	Syracuse Shockwave
2015–2024	Liverpool HS
2022–2024	Syracuse Stallions (assistant)
2024–present	Siena (assistant)
Career highlights
	First-team Parade All-American (1995);

Last updated November 09, 2025

Ryan Marcus Blackwell (born December 8, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Siena Saints.

College career

Illinois

Blackwell started his college career at the University of Illinois in 1995. He appeared in 30 games his freshman season before transferring to Syracuse and sitting out the 1996–1997 season due to transfer protocols.

Syracuse

Blackwell debuted for Syracuse in the 1997–1998 season. Blackwell started every game for the Orange over the next three years, averaging 11.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game and helping to lead them to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and two Sweet 16 appearance (1998 and 2000).

Blackwell is best remembered by Syracuse fans for making the game winning, buzzer beating shot, in overtime, against St. John's in the 1998 Big East Tournament. The 69–67 win sent the Orange to Big East Championship game where they would fall to Connecticut 69–64.

Coaching career

After the conclusion of his playing career, Blackwell worked as a coach at different levels. He served as the head boy's basketball coach at Liverpool High School in Liverpool, New York for nine years before accepting a position as an assistant coach at Siena College in 2024.^[1]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Osaka Evessa	2010–11	50	32	18	.640	2nd in Western	4	3	1	.750	3rd place
Osaka Evessa	2011–12	52	35	17	.673	2nd in Western	3	1	2	.333	Lost in 2nd round
Gunma Crane Thunders	2012–13	44	14	30	.318	11th in Eastern	-	-	-	–	-
Gunma Crane Thunders	2013	20	3	17	.150	Fired	-	-	-	–	-

References

↑ Mustion, Maddie (April 23, 2024). "Ryan Blackwell Joins Gerry McNamara as Assistant Coach at Siena". localsyr.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

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[1] Mustion, Maddie (April 23, 2024). "Ryan Blackwell Joins Gerry McNamara as Assistant Coach at Siena". localsyr.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

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