Ryan Ridder
Ryan Ridder (born November 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team.[1][2]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Bethune-Cookman |
Conference | MEAC |
Record | 38–38 (.500) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Lexington, Kentucky | November 11, 1984
Playing career | |
2003–2005 | College of Wooster |
2005–2008 | Embry-Riddle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2008–2009 | North Raleigh Christian (asst.) |
2009–2010 | Embry-Riddle (asst.) |
2010–2013 | Campbell (asst.) |
2013–2017 | Daytona State |
2017–present | Bethune-Cookman |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 128–59 (.684) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4x Mid-Florida Conference regular season championships (2013–2017) MEAC regular season championship (2018) |
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.
Head coaching record
NJCAA
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Daytona State College (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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NCAA DI
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bethune–Cookman (MEAC) (2017–present) | |||||||||
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) | |||||||
Total: | 48–45 (.516) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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