Ryan Pedon
Ryan Pedon (born May 3, 1978)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Illinois State Redbirds
Current conference: Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Illinois State record: 26-38 (.406)
Overall record: 26-38 (.406)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2022-present | Illinois State |
| 2017-2022 | Ohio State (asst) |
| 2015-2017 | Butler (asst) |
| 2013-2015 | Illinois (asst. to the HC) |
| 2010-2013 | Toledo (asst) |
| 2005-2010 | Miami (OH) (asst) |
| 2002-2005 | Kent State (DBO) |
| 2000-2002 | Miami (OH) (grad. asst) |
Ryan Pedon Facts
- Ryan Thomas Pedon
- Born May 3, 1978
- Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
- Alma Mater: College of Wooster (BA, 2000) / Miami University (MA, 2002)
- Graduated from Bexley HS (OH) outside of Columbus, then played at D-III Wooster (OH) for longtime head coach Steve Moore
- Started his career at Miami (OH) as a graduate assistant on Charlie Coles‘ staff; later returned for five seasons as an assistant coach there
- In between stints in Oxford, Pedon spent three years as an assistant under Jim Christian at Kent State
- Also spent three years working under Tod Kowalczyk at Toledo and John Groce at Illinois
- Joined Chris Holtmann‘s staff at Butler as an assistant coach in 2015 and two years later followed Holtmann to Ohio State
- In seven years working under Holtmann, Pedon was a part of six NCAA Tournament appearances
- Hired in March 2022 to be the next head coach of the Illinois State Redbirds
Ryan Pedon Coaching Tree
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