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| Ryan Hyland returns to New
York City as a head coach at John Jay. CUA athletics photo |
Ryan Hyland, an assistant coach at Catholic University, has been named the men's head basketball coach at John Jay, athletic director Carol Kashow has announced.
He replaces Otis Fenn, who compiled a 37-45 record in three seasons as head coach of the Bloodhounds, including 9-17 this past season. He was 42-112 at New York City Tech before the school folded its entire athletic department.
"We are very excited for Ryan to lead our men's basketball program," Kashow said. "His experience and proven record of success make him the right person to bring our basketball program to the level of excellence that is standard in the John Jay athletics program."
"I am humbled and honored by this opportunity to join the John Jay family," said Hyland. "I want to thank athletic director Carol Kashow for this chance to return to NYC to a great institution with an amazing vision to succeed. I am committed to supporting our student-athletes and building a program that strives for excellence on and off the court."
| Coach Profile | Ryan Hyland, John Jay |
| Alma mater | Catholic,
2011 |
| Experience | Assistant Coach at Catholic,
2012-2014 |
| Replaces | Otis Fenn
(37-45 in three years) |
"I am thrilled and proud that Ryan was selected as head coach at John Jay," said CUA men's basketball coach Steve Howes. "He has been a trusted assistant and integral part of our success. He served in so many capacities here that he understands what it takes to run a program. He has represented our institution well and I am confident he will do the same there."
From 2007-2011, Hyland served as a manager, player, and student assistant coach under Howes at Catholic before becoming a full-time graduate assistant coach and guards position coach for the Cardinals in 2012. Hyland also earned his bachelors degree in psychology in 2011 and a masters in business analysis in 2014.
As a full-time assistant at CUA, Hyland handled the day-to-day operations of the program, coordinated all nationwide recruiting efforts, planned and implemented practices and game preparation, and was in charge of individual in-season player workouts, working closely with Cardinal guards as a specialized position coach. Hyland developed five all-conference guards, including Bryson Fonville, who was named first team All-Landmark Conference last year, Steve Limberiou, who was named to the second team and is a 1,000-point career scorer, and Shawn Holmes, who was named to the first team in 2012-13 and is also a 1,000 point career scorer. Hyland also coached Darrell Caroll, the only Division III player among the finalists for the Arthur Ashe Award in 2011-12, the same year that the team tied for its best start in school history at 11-0.
During the 2012-13 season, Hyland coached Chris Kearney, a D3hoops.com second team all-american, Jostens Trophy finalist, Conference Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year. In that same year, the Cardinals were rewarded with the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, after finishing with the best assist/turnover ratio and recording the second fewest turnovers in the nation. They were ranked in the top 25 in the nation every week of the season (as high as No. 6), and they finished with 22 regular season wins for just the third time in 102 years of basketball. This past season, the Cardinals enjoyed another solid year at 14-12.
Hyland was born in New York City and is from Breezy Point, N.Y.