A 13-year veteran of the coaching profession encompassing various roles within the collegiate, high school, and AAU levels, Ryan Devlin enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Siena Men’s Basketball program. Devlin will serve as the Saints’ specialist coordinator as part of his official duties.
“Ryan is someone who I’ve wanted to work with for a long time,” said head coach Jamion Christian upon Devlin’s appointment. “I’ve always loved his ability to connect with families and recruits, and I think his hunger is exactly what we need right now.”
Devlin joins the Saints after spending 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 was instrumental in the development of 2018 NBA Second Round draft pick Tony Carr.
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.
Devlin previously 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. In his lone season with the program, Devlin helped guide Montrose Christian to a 21-3 record and a peak national ranking of No. 1 by the Washington Post, eventually finishing the year ranked sixth nationally by USA Today. He played an integral role in recruiting future NBA lottery pick Terrence Ross and Villanova standout Mouphtaou Yarou to the school.
Devlin first entered the collegiate ranks in 2007-08 at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland. He began his lone season with the school as an assistant coach before being elevated to interim head coach mid-season, helping guide the team to a 23-8 record which marked a 15-win improvement from the previous year. Devlin began his coaching career with a two-year stint at Bowling Brook Preparatory School in Maryland from 2005-07.
A native of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Devlin is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with his 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, are the proud parents of a three-year-old son, Royce, and a newborn daughter, Sadie.
