Ryan Pedon | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Illinois State |
Current Conference: | Missouri Valley |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1978 |
Player Years1: | 1996–2000 |
Player Team1: | Wooster |
Coach Years1: | 2000–2002 |
Coach Team1: | Miami (OH) (GA) |
Coach Years3: | 2005–2010 |
Coach Team3: | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2010–2013 |
Coach Team4: | Toledo (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2013–2015 |
Coach Team5: | Illinois (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 2015–2017 |
Coach Team6: | Butler (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2017–2022 |
Coach Team7: | Ohio State (assistant) |
Coach Years8: | 2022–present |
Coach Team8: | Illinois State |
Admin Years1: | 2002–2005 |
Admin Team1: | Kent State (DBO) |
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.
Pedon 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]
Known 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]