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 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bethune-Cookman |
| Conference | MEAC |
| Record | 38–38 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1984 Lexington, Kentucky |
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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