Ryan Looney
{{Short description|American college basketball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ryan Looney
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Idaho State
| current_conference = Big Sky
| current_record = {{winning percentage|68|112|record=y}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|8}}
| birth_place = Spokane, Washington, U.S.
| death_date =
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1996–1998
| player_team1 = Eastern Oregon
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 1999–2001
| coach_team1 = UW-LaCrosse (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2001–2002
| coach_team2 = North Idaho (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2002–2004
| coach_team3 = MSU-Moorhead (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 2004–2009
| coach_team4 = Eastern Oregon
| coach_years5 = 2009–2016
| coach_team5 = Seattle Pacific
| coach_years6 = 2016–2019
| coach_team6 = Point Loma
| coach_years7 = 2019–present
| coach_team7 = Idaho State
| overall_record = {{winning percentage|398|244|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 3–2 (NAIA)
11–9 (NCAA DII)
| championships =
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Ryan Looney (born November 8, 1975) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head men's basketball coach at Idaho State University.
Coaching career
Ryan Looney was formerly coach at Seattle Pacific University.[http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/seattle-pacific-mens-basketball-coach-ryan-looney-leaves-to-take-job-at-point-loma/ Ryan Looney - Seattle Times Site] In 2013-14, SPU finished with an overall record of 26–6, won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) regular season and tournament titles, reached as high as second in the NABC national poll, and advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament. Looney was recognized as the 2014 GNAC Coach of the Year and the 2014 NABC West Region Coach of the Year. During the 2012–13 season SPU finished with the best overall record in program history at 27–4, won the GNAC tournament championship, reached as high as second in the NABC national poll, and advanced to the NCAA Division II West Region Final.{{cite news |url=http://www.spufalcons.com/news/2013/3/19/MBBALL_0319134914.aspx|title=SPU Men Meet WWU in NCAA Regional Final|work=SPU Sports Information|date=March 19, 2013|accessdate=March 31, 2013}} In 2011-12 his team finished 23-8 overall and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II tournament. SPU compiled a 20–10 record in 2010-11 en route to an NCAA Division II tournament berth. The Falcons were the GNAC's last team standing in the 2010-11 playoffs after upsetting fifth ranked Central Washington 76-63 during a first-round game in Ellensburg, which they accomplished despite losing All-American point guard Chris Banchero to a mid-season knee injury. The 2009-10 West Region Player of the Year, Banchero was averaging 22.4 points and 5.6 assists per game before being sidelined for the final 19 games.[http://www.spufalcons.com/staff.aspx?staff=6 Ryan Looney Profile - Seattle Pacific University Official Athletic Site]
Looney led Seattle Pacific to a 22–6 record in 2009-10 and became the first coach to direct the Falcons to a conference championship in his inaugural season. Looney, who led his alma mater Eastern Oregon University to the quarterfinals of the 2009 NAIA Division II Tournament, was hired May 26, 2009 as the coach at SPU.{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/collegesports/2009266235_webspu27.html|title=SPU hires Ryan Looney as men's basketball coach|work=The Seattle Times|date=May 27, 2009|accessdate=March 31, 2013}} He won his opening nine games on the SPU sidelines, the first coach to win more than his first three for the Falcons. Looney, 43, has a 330-131 (.716) career record, including a 164-51 (.763) at SPU.{{cite news |url=http://www.gnacsports.com/mbasketball/news/2012-13/1485/spus-looney-gnac-coach-of-month-for-february/|title=SPU's Looney GNAC Coach of the Month for February|work=GNAC|date=March 16, 2013|accessdate=March 31, 2013}} He was voted the 2009-10 GNAC Coach of the Year. Looney compiled a 97-53 (.647) record in five seasons with Eastern Oregon and directed EOU to back-to-back NAIA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.
Looney and the Mountaineers had a breakout season in 2005–06, which produced the best record at EOU since 1969. The season was the second largest turnaround in school history. The 2005-06 Mountaineers also notched some memorable victories as well. During the 2006–07 season the Mountaineers finished with an overall record of 23–8, advanced to the finals of the 2007 Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) tournament, and were ranked as high as 17th in the NAIA national poll. The 2007-08 Mountaineers put together the most memorable season in program history. They finished with an overall record of 26–6, won the school's first conference championship in 38 years, advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history, and were ranked as high as third in the NAIA national poll. For his efforts Looney was recognized as the 2007-08 CCC Coach of the Year. The 2008-09 Mountaineers did not disappoint either. They finished with an overall record of 25–8, won the CCC championship, advanced to the Elite Eight of the NAIA tournament, and were ranked as high as sixth in the NAIA national poll.
Looney was named the 10th head men's basketball coach at Eastern Oregon University in May 2004. He came to LaGrande after two seasons as the top assistant at NCAA Division II Minnesota State University Moorhead. After graduating from EOU with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, Looney spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at NCAA Division III University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. While at UWL, Looney also obtained a Master of Science in Athletic Administration.[http://www.eousports.com/ Ryan Looney Profile - Eastern Oregon University Athletic Site]
Personal life
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason= | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Eastern Oregon
|startyear=2004
|conference=CCC
|endyear=2009
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 6–20
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2007–08
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 26–6
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2008–09
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Eastern Oregon
| overall = 97–53 ({{Winning percentage|97|53}})
| confrecord = 57–36 ({{Winning percentage|57|36}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Seattle Pacific
|startyear=2009
|conference=GNAC
|endyear=2016
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009–10
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 20–10
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2012–13
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 27–4
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2013–14
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 26–6
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2014–15
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 22–9
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Seattle Pacific
| overall = 164–51 ({{Winning percentage|164|51}})
| confrecord = 96–30 ({{Winning percentage|96|30}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Point Loma
|startyear=2016
|conference=PacWest
|endyear=2019
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Point Loma
| overall = 17–13
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Point Loma
| overall = 21–10
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2018–19
| name = Point Loma
| overall = 31–5
| conference = 20–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division II National Runner-Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Point Loma
| overall = 69–28 ({{Winning percentage|69|28}})
| confrecord = 46–16 ({{Winning percentage|46|16}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Idaho State Bengals
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019–20
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 8–22
| conference = 4–16
| confstanding =T–10th
| championship =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2020–21
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 13–11
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = T–4th
| championship =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2021–22
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 7–23
| conference = 5–15
| confstanding = T–10th
| championship =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022–23
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 11–21
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 5th
| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2023–24
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 14–20
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–7th
| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2024–25
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 15–15
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 4th
| championship =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Idaho State
| overall = 68–112 ({{Winning percentage|68|112}})
| confrecord = 42–66 ({{Winning percentage|42|66}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 398–244 ({{Winning percentage|398|244}})
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.spufalcons.com] Seattle Pacific University
- [http://www.gnacsports.com] Great Northwest Athletic Conference
- [http://www.eousports.com] Eastern Oregon University
- [http://www.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2020543359_regional13.html] Seattle Times
- [http://www.cascadeconference.org] Cascade Collegiate Conference
- [http://blog.oregonlive.com/cascadeconference/2009/05/eastern_oregons_ryan_looney_na.html] Oregonian
- [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2011-11-02-3075312822_x.htm] USA Today
- [http://www.plnusealions.com/coaches.aspx?rc=789&path=mbball] Point Loma Nazarene University
- [http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/seattle-pacific-mens-basketball-coach-ryan-looney-leaves-to-take-job-at-point-loma/] Seattle Times
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