Coach Ryan brings a wealth of experience to Camp Patriot. He has run basketball camps for over 30 years, 20 of which in Marion County. Coach has implemented drills from the prestigious Five Star and Pistol Pete camps.
Coach Ryan was a college coach for over 25 years and has coached countless Division I and II players. He has coached 52 players that went on to play professionally. Coach Ryan was a State and National Coach of the Year and an inductee into two Hall of Fames.
During the summer of 2013, Coach Ryan was asked to participate with USA basketball. He was an on-the-court coach for the 19U team in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Facility. The 19U team went on the win the Gold Medal in Prague.
A former player at New York City's Power Memorial Academy and Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ryan's coaching career began in 1993 at the high school level where he coached for seven years before moving to the college ranks. He spent three seasons as an assistant before becoming a head coach. Coach Ryan completed 20 years as a head coach and compiled a record of 427 - 189.
Coach Ryan was also heavily involved with AAU, YBOA and USSSA youth basketball for both boys and girls. He has coached all ages in recreation leagues teaching the fundamentals of basketball.
Coach Ryan coached at the prestigious Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Tallahassee and the Pistol Pete Camp in Clearwater, Florida. He has been running summer basketball camps for over 30 years and has coached
Ryan holds a Master's degree in psychology from National-Louis University. He is married and has four children and two granddaughters.