Will Ryan (basketball)

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Will Ryan
Biographical details
Born (1978-07-08) July 8, 1978 (age 45)
Playing career
1997–1999 Wisconsin–Platteville
2000–2002 Milwaukee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004 Wisconsin (GA)
2004–2005Wisconsin (VC)
2005–2007Wisconsin (DBO)
2007–2014 North Dakota State (assistant)
2014–2019 Ohio (assistant)
2019–2020 Wheeling
2020–2023 Green Bay
Head coaching record
Overall29–74 (.282)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As Assistant Coach:

William Francis Ryan III [1] (born July 8, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is the former head coach of the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team.

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Early life and education

Ryan is a native of Platteville, Wisconsin. He began his college basketball career at Wisconsin–Platteville. He helped the team win two Division III championships in 1998 and 1999. Ryan transferred to Milwaukee and played his senior season under Bruce Pearl. Ryan graduated from Milwaukee in December 2002 with a bachelor's degree in educational studies and youth leadership. [2]

Coaching career

Ryan served on his father's staff at Wisconsin as director of basketball operations and video coordinator from 2002 to 2007. [3] He was head coach of the Wisconsin Swing AAU club in 2005. He was an assistant at North Dakota State under Saul Phillips from 2007 to 2014. Ryan helped the team reach the NCAA tournament twice, and in his final season the Bison won a school-record 26 games and defeated Oklahoma. Ryan followed Phillips to Ohio in 2014, serving as an assistant until 2019. He helped the Bobcats finish 81–77 in five seasons and reach the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational in 2016. [4]

In May 2019, Wheeling University coach John Peckinpaugh resigned. Ryan was hired to replace him as the head coach of the Cardinals on July 2. [5] He had only five players on the roster and had to build the team from scratch. In his only season, despite being picked to finish last in the Mountain East Conference, he guided the team to a 14–13 record and fifth in the conference. [4]

On June 6, 2020, Ryan agreed to terms to become the new head coach at Green Bay. He replaced Linc Darner who was fired after leading the Phoenix to a 17–16 record in 2019–20. [3] In his first season, Ryan guided the team to a 8–17 record. [6]

Personal life

Ryan is the son of former Wisconsin coach and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee William Francis "Bo" Ryan Jr. His wife Emily is a native of the Fox Valley. [4] Together, they have three children: Owen, Liam and Callen. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wheeling Cardinals (Mountain East Conference)(2019–2020)
2019–20Wheeling 14–1311–115th
Wheeling:14–13 (.519)11–11 (.500)
Green Bay Phoenix (Horizon League)(2020–2023)
2020–21 Green Bay 8–178–127th
2021–22 Green Bay 5–254–1611th
2022–23 Green Bay 2–191–9
Green Bay:15–61 (.197)13–37 (.260)
Total:29–74 (.282)

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References

  1. ↑ "Will Ryan". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Archived from the original on September 28, 2002. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Green Bay Names Will Ryan Head Men's Basketball Coach". Green Bay Phoenix . June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Green Bay hires Will Ryan, son of ex-Wisconsin coach, to lead program". ESPN . Associated Press. June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Venci, Scott (June 6, 2020). "UWGB to name Will Ryan its new men's basketball coach". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Wheeling Jesuit Tabs Will Ryan As Men's Basketball Coach". Wheeling News-Register . July 2, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Venci, Scott (November 8, 2021). "New roster, new year for UW-Green Bay men's basketball program". Green Bay Press Gazette . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
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