Ryan Gensler is an American women's basketball coach. He is currently the women's basketball head coach at the University of Akron.[1]
Early life and education
Gensler is a native of Syracuse, New York.[2] He attended high school at Christian Brothers Academy where he played basketball and football.[3] He received a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in business from Saint Joseph's University in 2009.[4] He earned a master's degree in education from Providence College while working as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations for the women's basketball team.[5]
Coaching career
He served as an assistant coach on the women's basketball staff at St. Bonaventure and Loyola (MD) before taking a position as video coordinator at Florida.[2] He returned to the Atlantic 10 in 2017 as an assistant coach at Dayton under head coach Shauna Green, with whom he had worked at Providence while she was an assistant.[3] He moved with Green to Illinois in 2022 when she accepted the head coaching position there.[6][7]
Akron
On March 29, 2023, he accepted the position as the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Akron.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Akron (Mid-American Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24[8] | Akron | 11–18 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
| Akron: | 11–18 (.379) | 6–12 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 11–18 (.379) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
He and his wife, Leanna, have two sons.[9][4]
References
- ^ "Akron Names Gensler Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c Thomas, George (March 29, 2023). "University of Akron chooses Ryan Gensler as next women's basketball coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Joblonski, David (March 29, 2023). "New Dayton women's assistant knows A-10 well". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ryan Gensler". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Gensler". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Daniels, Matt (July 3, 2017). "Illini women's basketball loses assistant coach". Champaign News-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Cohn, Stephen (March 29, 2023). "Illinois assistant Ryan Gensler named Akron head coach". SBNation. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics.
- ^ "Ryan Gensler". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.