Ryan Gensler Explained

Ryan Gensler
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Akron
Current Conference:MAC
Current Record:11–18
Birth Date:3 April 1987
Alma Mater:Saint Joseph's University
Coach Years1:2009–2011
Coach Team1:Providence (GA)
Coach Years2:2011–2013
Coach Team2:St. Bonaventure (asst.)
Coach Years3:2013–2015
Coach Team3:Loyola (MD) (asst.)
Coach Years4:2015–2017
Coach Team4:Florida (Video Coord.)
Coach Years5:2017–2022
Coach Team5:Dayton (asst.)
Coach Years6:2022–2023
Coach Team6:Illinois (asst.)
Coach Years7:2023–present
Coach Team7:Akron
Overall Record:11–18

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]

Personal life

He and his wife, Leanna, have two sons.[8] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akron Names Gensler Head Women's Basketball Coach. 2023-04-08. University of Akron Athletics. en.
  2. Web site: University of Akron chooses Ryan Gensler as next women's basketball coach. George. Thomas. 2023-03-29. 2023-04-08. Akron Beacon Journal. en.
  3. Web site: New Dayton women’s assistant knows A-10 well. David. Joblonski. 2023-03-29. 2023-04-08. Dayton Daily News. en.
  4. Web site: Ryan Gensler. 2023-04-08. University of Akron Athletics. en.
  5. Web site: Ryan Gensler. 2023-04-08. University of Dayton Athletics. en.
  6. Web site: Illini women's basketball loses assistant coach. Matt. Daniels. 2017-07-03. 2023-04-08. Champaign News-Gazette. en.
  7. Web site: Illinois assistant Ryan Gensler named Akron head coach. Stephen. Cohn. 2023-03-29. 2023-04-08. SBNation. en.
  8. Web site: Ryan Gensler . 2023-04-08 . University of Illinois Athletics . en.