Men's Basketball
Devlin, Ryan
Ryan Devlin
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rdevlin67@gwu.edu
- Phone:
- 994-0339
Ryan Devlin enters his third season as an assistant coach at GW in 2021-22.
A 15-year veteran of the coaching profession encompassing various roles within the collegiate, high school, and AAU levels, Devlin joined GW after after spending the prior season on head coach Jamion Christian’s staff at Siena. During his time as a coach, Devlin has worked with five NBA players - Tim Frazier, Josh Reaves, Lamar Stevens, Tony Carr and Carrick Felix.
“I absolutely love Ryan's energy; we value people who are passionate about impacting people’s lives and Ryan has done just that at every place he has been,” said Christian. “He has earned the opportunity to be here through the experience he has gained, and he understands the importance of what we are working to accomplish here at GW.”
Devlin helped Siena to a 17-16 overall record and tied-for-second-place finish in conference play, increasing their win total by nine from the season prior. Under Devlin’s tutelage, senior forward Evan Fisher led the Saints in scoring (15.9) and rebounding (6.0) and was one of the most improved players in the nation. In the season prior to Devlin’s arrival, Fisher averaged 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds. Devlin also helped bring in consecutive future MAAC Players of the Year in Jalen Pickett (2020) and Manny Camper (2021).
Before joining Siena, Devlin spent the previous year with the Albany City Rocks AAU program, where he served as a coach for both the U16 and U17 squads. Devlin first entered the Division I ranks at Penn State, where he spent four seasons as the director of player development under head coach Patrick Chambers from 2013-17, and assisted in the development of 2018 NBA second round draft pick Tony Carr. He also worked with Tim Frazier, who went on to become the G League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2015. Under Devlin's guidance, two players - DJ Newbill and Carr - led the Big Ten in scoring.
Devlin was an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho from 2009-13, which he helped guide to the 2011 NJCAA National Championship. The Golden Eagles posted a 105-32 (.766) overall record and also won the 2011 and 2012 Region 18 regular season and tournament championships during his tenure. Devlin aided in the development of nearly 20 student-athletes who went on to compete at the Division I level, highlighted by 2011 NJCAA National Player of the Year and former Dallas Mavericks guard Pierre Jackson. Additionally, Devlin groomed Jaysean Paige, who ultimately transferred to West Virginia and was the Big 12's Sixth Man of the Year in 2016.
He also has local ties, having spent the 2008-09 season working under Hall of Famer and two-time National High School Coach of the Year Stu Vetter at perennial national powerhouse Montrose Christian School in Maryland, which he helped guide to a 21-3 record and peak national ranking of No. 1 by the Washington Post. He played an integral role in recruiting future NBA first round picks Terrence Ross and Justin Anderson, along with former Villanova standout Mouphtaou Yarou, to the school.
Devlin first entered the coaching ranks with a two-year stint as an assistant at Bowling Brook Preparatory School in Maryland from 2005-07, before spending the 2007-08 season as both an assistant and later the interim head coach at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
A native of Waynesboro, Pa., Devlin is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in social sciences. He starred in both basketball and baseball at Waynesboro High, before going on to pitch collegiately at both Hagerstown Community College and Pitt.
Devlin and his wife, Erin, have two children, Royce and Sadie.
A 15-year veteran of the coaching profession encompassing various roles within the collegiate, high school, and AAU levels, Devlin joined GW after after spending the prior season on head coach Jamion Christian’s staff at Siena. During his time as a coach, Devlin has worked with five NBA players - Tim Frazier, Josh Reaves, Lamar Stevens, Tony Carr and Carrick Felix.
“I absolutely love Ryan's energy; we value people who are passionate about impacting people’s lives and Ryan has done just that at every place he has been,” said Christian. “He has earned the opportunity to be here through the experience he has gained, and he understands the importance of what we are working to accomplish here at GW.”
Devlin helped Siena to a 17-16 overall record and tied-for-second-place finish in conference play, increasing their win total by nine from the season prior. Under Devlin’s tutelage, senior forward Evan Fisher led the Saints in scoring (15.9) and rebounding (6.0) and was one of the most improved players in the nation. In the season prior to Devlin’s arrival, Fisher averaged 7.8 points and 4.9 rebounds. Devlin also helped bring in consecutive future MAAC Players of the Year in Jalen Pickett (2020) and Manny Camper (2021).
Before joining Siena, Devlin spent the previous year with the Albany City Rocks AAU program, where he served as a coach for both the U16 and U17 squads. Devlin first entered the Division I ranks at Penn State, where he spent four seasons as the director of player development under head coach Patrick Chambers from 2013-17, and assisted in the development of 2018 NBA second round draft pick Tony Carr. He also worked with Tim Frazier, who went on to become the G League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2015. Under Devlin's guidance, two players - DJ Newbill and Carr - led the Big Ten in scoring.
Devlin was an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho from 2009-13, which he helped guide to the 2011 NJCAA National Championship. The Golden Eagles posted a 105-32 (.766) overall record and also won the 2011 and 2012 Region 18 regular season and tournament championships during his tenure. Devlin aided in the development of nearly 20 student-athletes who went on to compete at the Division I level, highlighted by 2011 NJCAA National Player of the Year and former Dallas Mavericks guard Pierre Jackson. Additionally, Devlin groomed Jaysean Paige, who ultimately transferred to West Virginia and was the Big 12's Sixth Man of the Year in 2016.
He also has local ties, having spent the 2008-09 season working under Hall of Famer and two-time National High School Coach of the Year Stu Vetter at perennial national powerhouse Montrose Christian School in Maryland, which he helped guide to a 21-3 record and peak national ranking of No. 1 by the Washington Post. He played an integral role in recruiting future NBA first round picks Terrence Ross and Justin Anderson, along with former Villanova standout Mouphtaou Yarou, to the school.
Devlin first entered the coaching ranks with a two-year stint as an assistant at Bowling Brook Preparatory School in Maryland from 2005-07, before spending the 2007-08 season as both an assistant and later the interim head coach at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
A native of Waynesboro, Pa., Devlin is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in social sciences. He starred in both basketball and baseball at Waynesboro High, before going on to pitch collegiately at both Hagerstown Community College and Pitt.
Devlin and his wife, Erin, have two children, Royce and Sadie.
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