Ryan Thomas Pedon (born May 3, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Illinois State. He is known for his Ohio roots and strong recruiting. He has been a coach under notable names like John Groce and Chris Holtmann.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois State |
| Conference | Missouri Valley |
| Record | 26–38 (.406) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 3, 1978 |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Wooster |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2002 | Miami (OH) (GA) |
| 2005–2010 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Toledo (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Illinois (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2017–2022 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Illinois State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2002–2005 | Kent State (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–38 (.406) |
Playing career
editPedon played college basketball for Wooster under head coach Steve Moore. He won the Bear Award in 2000 for a player who exhibits leadership, courage and character to the team.[1]
He graduated in 2000 from Wooster with a degree in communications. In 2002, he earned his master's degree from Miami (OH) in sports organization.[2]
Coaching career
editKnown for his strong Ohio roots, Pedon started his coaching career at Miami (OH) as a graduate assistant. He became the director of basketball operations for Kent State before returning to Miami (OH) in 2005. While at Miami the second time. He left in 2010 to be an assistant coach under former Marquette assistant coach Tod Kowalczyk.[3]
In 2013, he was hired as the assistant to the head coach by Illinois. He worked under John Groce during this time, a friend of future boss Chris Holtmann. He became known as a good recruiter in the state of Ohio and an offensive-minded coach. In 2015, he joined Chris Holtmann at Butler.[4] He left with Holtmann to join his hometown team, Ohio State, in 2017. On March 4, 2022 he was announced as the Illinois State men's basketball coach.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Illinois State | 11–21 | 6–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Illinois State | 15–17 | 9–11 | T–7th | |||||
| Illinois State: | 26–38 (.406) | 15–25 (.375) | |||||||
| Total: | 26–38 (.406) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Sutelan, Edward (July 20, 2017). "Ryan Pedon living the dream as coach of hometown Buckeyes". The Lantern.
- ^ "Ryan Pedon-Ohio State Buckeyes". Ohio State Athletics. August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Rockets Coaching Staff Completed with Hiring of Assistant Coach Ryan Pedon". Toledo Athletics. May 17, 2023.
- ^ Pointer, Michael. "Butler hires Ryan Pedon as assistant coach". IndyStar.
- ^ Benson, Jim (March 4, 2022). "Illinois State names Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon as next head coach". Pantagraph.
- ^ Leonard, Jake (March 4, 2022). "Pedon newest Illinois State men's basketball head coach". Heartland Newsfeed.
- ^ Strom, Griffin (March 4, 2022). "Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon hired as new Illinois State head coach". Eleven Warriors.