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Assistant
Coach
Clarence Ryan
Defensive Strategy, Special Situations
Bachelor of Arts,
Sociology/History
Texas Southern University (1973)
206-878-3710 x3087
thecap1bb@msn.com
Coach Ryan joined the Highline staff for the 2004-05
season after twelve years of coaching in the U.S. Air Force and ten years
in the high school ranks. He hails from Laurel, Maryland. Coach
Ryan graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in
San
Antonio, Texas in 1968. He then graduated from Texas Southern
University in Houston, Texas in 1972. That same year, he joined the U.S.
Air Force as an enlisted
airman. He served in the U.S.Air Force until 1993
when he retired as an Officer with the rank of Captain.
Coach Ryan's coaching career began in 1982 while stationed at Hickam Air
Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. While in the Air Force he netted over 300
wins in 11 years and was 9-0 when he was deployed to defend the country
during Desert Shield/Storm in Saudi Arabia in 1990-91.
During his coaching career, Coach Ryan won over 20 tournaments, including
two Major Command Championships. His teams were two time Command
runners-up and finished third twice in Command play. As a result of Coach
Ryan's success, he was asked to coach the U.S. Armed Forces basketball
team and the All-Air Force basketball team for 5 years. He was the
recipient of one Gold Medal and three Silver medals.
Coach Ryan began coaching at Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington in
the late 1990s where he was instrumental in his team returning to the
State Tournament in 1999. The team also made the District Tournament from
1998-2000. Coach Ryan coached with Coach Dave Denny in the summer of 2000
when they led the Friends of Hoop Select Team to a Division A Championship
at the Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas with future McDonald's
All-American/Houston Rocket Aaron Brooks at the point guard position.
As a retired Air Force Officer, Coach Ryan has been instrumental in
placing four of his high school players at the U.S. Air Force Academy
where they became Officers.
Coach Ryan lives in Seattle with his wife, Lois, who has been instrumental
in his coaching success.
Coach Ryan was a Federal Investigator
with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in
Seattle, Washington until October of 2006 when he retired from the federal
government.
Coach Ryan's philosophy has always been to give back to society what he
has been fortunate enough to obtain.
“We are very
fortunate to have Coach Ryan’s experience in our program. His worldly
experience and coaching success in both the military and high school
setting offer a unique perspective to our players. He has a unique ability
to get players to play harder than they thought they could.” –Coach Dawson
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