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Ryan Gensler

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Ryan Gensler
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAkron
ConferenceMAC
Record11–18 (.379)
Biographical details
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 37)
Alma materSaint Joseph's University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Providence (GA)
2011–2013St. Bonaventure (asst.)
2013–2015Loyola (MD) (asst.)
2015–2017Florida (Video Coord.)
2017–2022Dayton (asst.)
2022–2023Illinois (asst.)
2023–presentAkron
Head coaching record
Overall11–18 (.379)

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

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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

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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

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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

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

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He and his wife, Leanna, have two sons.[9][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Akron Names Gensler Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Joblonski, David (March 29, 2023). "New Dayton women's assistant knows A-10 well". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ryan Gensler". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ryan Gensler". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Daniels, Matt (July 3, 2017). "Illini women's basketball loses assistant coach". Champaign News-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Cohn, Stephen (March 29, 2023). "Illinois assistant Ryan Gensler named Akron head coach". SBNation. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics.
  9. ^ "Ryan Gensler". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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