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Ryan Ridder (born November 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Mercer Bears men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach at Bethune–Cookman and UT Martin.[1][2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mercer |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 2–2 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1984 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2005 | College of Wooster |
| 2005–2008 | Embry-Riddle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | North Raleigh Christian (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Embry-Riddle (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Campbell (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Daytona State |
| 2017–2021 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 2021–2024 | UT Martin |
| 2024–present | Mercer |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–94 (.510) (NCAA) 95–28 (.772) (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Mid-Florida Conference regular season (2013–2017) MEAC regular season (2018) OVC regular season (2024) | |
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. After three seasons with the Wildcats, Ridder accepted the head coaching position at UT Martin on March 30, 2021.[4]
Junior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona State Falcons (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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College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | UT Martin | 8–22 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | UT Martin | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | UT Martin | 21–11 | 14–4 | T–1st | |||||
| UT Martin: | 48–47 (.505) | 28–26 (.519) | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Mercer | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Mercer: | 2–2 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 98–94 (.510) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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