Ryan Gensler

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Ryan Gensler
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Akron
Conference MAC
Record20–38 (.345)
Biographical details
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 38)
Alma mater Saint Joseph's University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011 Providence (GA)
2011–2013 St. Bonaventure (asst.)
2013–2015 Loyola (MD) (asst.)
2015–2017 Florida (Video Coord.)
2017–2022 Dayton (asst.)
2022–2023 Illinois (asst.)
2023–present Akron
Head coaching record
Overall20–38 (.345)

Ryan Gensler (born April 3, 1987) is an American women's basketball coach. He is currently the women's basketball head coach at the University of Akron. [1]

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Early life and education

Gensler is a native of Syracuse, New York. [2] He attended high school at Christian Brothers Academy where he played basketball and football. [3] He received a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in business from Saint Joseph's University in 2009. [4] He earned a master's degree in education from Providence College while working as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations for the women's basketball team. [5]

Coaching career

He served as an assistant coach on the women's basketball staff at St. Bonaventure and Loyola (MD) before taking a position as video coordinator at Florida. [2] He returned to the Atlantic 10 in 2017 as an assistant coach at Dayton under head coach Shauna Green, with whom he had worked at Providence while she was an assistant. [3] He moved with Green to Illinois in 2022 when she accepted the head coaching position there. [6] [7]

Akron

On March 29, 2023, he accepted the position as the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Akron. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Akron (Mid-American Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 [8] Akron 11–186–12T–9th
2023–24 [9] Akron 9–203–13T–10th
Akron:20–38 (.345)9–25 (.265)
Total:20–38 (.345)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

He and his wife, Leanna, have two sons. [10] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Akron Names Gensler Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas, George (March 29, 2023). "University of Akron chooses Ryan Gensler as next women's basketball coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Joblonski, David (March 29, 2023). "New Dayton women's assistant knows A-10 well". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Ryan Gensler". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Gensler". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Daniels, Matt (July 3, 2017). "Illini women's basketball loses assistant coach". Champaign News-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ Cohn, Stephen (March 29, 2023). "Illinois assistant Ryan Gensler named Akron head coach". SBNation. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics.
  9. ↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Gensler". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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