David Ragland

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Evansville

| current_conference = Missouri Valley

| current_record = {{Winning percentage|33|66|record=y}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|28}}

| birth_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1999–2001

| player_team1 = Missouri Southern

| player_years2 = 2001–2003

| player_team2 = Southern Indiana

| coach_years1 = 2004–2005

| coach_team1 = Frank Phillips (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2005–2008

| coach_team2 = Vincennes (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2008–2010

| coach_team3 = Vincennes

| coach_years4 = 2010–2014

| coach_team4 = Indiana State (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2014–2015

| coach_team5 = Bowling Green (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2015–2016

| coach_team6 = Northern Kentucky (assistant)

| coach_years7 = 2016–2018

| coach_team7 = Valparaiso (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2018–2021

| coach_team8 = Utah State (assistant)

| coach_years9 = 2021–2022

| coach_team9 = Butler (assistant)

| coach_years10 = 2022–present

| coach_team10 = Evansville

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|33|66|record=y}} (NCAA)
{{Winning percentage|44|19|record=y}} (NJCAA)

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| tournament_record = 1–1 (CBI)

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David Ragland (born April 28, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Evansville Aces men's basketball team.{{Cite web|url=https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/david-ragland/894|title=David Ragland - Men's Basketball Coach|website=University of Evansville Athletics}}

Playing career

Ragland attended his first two years of college at Missouri Southern State, competing on the men's basketball team before transferring home to play for Southern Indiana.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/college/evansville/2022/05/24/what-know-evansville-mens-basketball-coach-david-ragland/9838495002/|title=This is what you need to know about Evansville men's basketball head coach David Ragland|first=Chad|last=Lindskog|website=Courier & Press}}

Coaching career

Ragland began his coaching career in the junior college ranks, starting at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas as an assistant coach for one season before moving on to Vincennes, where he'd serve as an assistant for three seasons before being elevated to head coach for two seasons, going 44–19.{{Cite web|url=http://www.athstats.vinu.edu/mensbasketball/2009/teamcume.htm|title=Vincennes - Season Statistics|website=www.athstats.vinu.edu}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.athstats.vinu.edu/mensbasketball/2010/teamcume.htm|title=Vincennes University - Season Statistics|website=www.athstats.vinu.edu}} In 2010, Ragland would move to the Division I ranks, joining Greg Lansing's staff at Indiana State.{{Cite web|url=https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/david-ragland/192|title=David Ragland - Basketball Coach|website=Indiana State University Athletics}} He'd then join Bowling Green and Northern Kentucky as an assistant coach for back-to-back seasons, before landing on the coaching staff at Valparaiso.{{Cite web|url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/athletics/staff/8485/david-ragland/|title=David Ragland - Men's Basketball Coaches - Official Website of Valpo Athletics|website=www.valpoathletics.com}} He'd then head west as an assistant coach under Craig Smith at Utah State where he was on staff for three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, two Mountain West Conference tournament titles and Mountain West regular season title.{{Cite web|url=https://utahstateaggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/david-ragland/5|title=David Ragland - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches|website=Utah State University Athletics}} Ragland would return to the state of Indiana, joining LaVall Jordan's staff at Butler for a single season.{{Cite web|url=https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/david-ragland/3199|title=David Ragland - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches|website=Butler University Athletics}}

On May 24, 2022, Ragland was announced as the new head men's basketball coach at Evansville, replacing Todd Lickliter.{{Cite web|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/5/24/david-ragland-named-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-ue.aspx|title=David Ragland named head men's basketball coach at UE|website=mvc-sports.com}}