Gannon University Athletics - Price Resigns from Gannon Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Price Resigns from Gannon Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Assistant coach Ryan Price has accepted a position at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Dan Teliski, Director of Athletic Media Relations

6/16/2009 12:50:11 PM

ERIE, Pa. - Gannon assistant men’s basketball coach Ryan Price has resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. The Lions will be competing at the NCAA Division II level for the first time in 2009-10.

Price recently completed his second season as a member of the Gannon coaching staff after joining the staff in December 2007. The Golden Knights were 56-9 during his time at Gannon, advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament both years. The program won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division regular-season title, the PSAC Tournament championship, the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional title, and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight last season.

Price began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Henderson State (Ark.) University during the first semester of the 2007-08 season while finishing his General Studies degree.

The Roanoke, Va., native led Henderson State to a 23-9 record, the Gulf South Conference West Division Championship, and the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament as a player in 2006-07. The former guard started 32 games that season, averaging eight points and 3.7 rebounds. He shot 48 percent from the field.

Price originally began his collegiate career at Division I McNeese State (La.), where he played three seasons. He was named McNeese State’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year for the Cowboys, a feat accomplished only once in school history by National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Joe Dumars. In all, he scored 851 career points in four seasons.

Price played his high school basketball at William Fleming in Roanoke, Virginia, where he earned all-district and all-region accolades. He graduated from Henderson State in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in General Studies. His father, Tic, is currently an assistant coach at Lamar University after previously serving as the head coach at the University of New Orleans, the University of Memphis, and McNeese State.

Aug

September 2010

Oct

Fri, Sep. 03, 2010

There are no events scheduled.

View Full Schedule

Athletes of the Week

Taryn Millerd

Women's Lacrosse

Millerd captured the final 2009-10 Gannon female athlete-of-the-week honor by breaking the school scoring record for women's lacrosse. The senior midfielder recorded 12 goals, one assist, 13 points, one game-winning goal, two ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover during two matches in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament last week. She opened the tourney with seven goals during a 15-9 victory at Mercyhurst in the quarterfinals. Millerd then added five scores during a late 19-18 loss at West Chester in the semifinals. Against the Golden Rams, she became Gannon's all-time leader in goals with 221. Millerd finished her collegiate career third all-time at Gannon in points (287) and ninth in assists (66).

Drew Deimel

Men's Golf

Deimel earned the final 2009-10 Gannon male athlete-of-the-week honor by qualifying for the 2010 NCAA Division II National Men's Golf Championship May 18-21 at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Indiana. The junior did so after finishing tied for sixth at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional last week at the Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, West Virginia. He is the first Gannon golfer to qualify for the national championship since current head coach Dave Patronik played in the 2003 event as a freshman.Deimel secured the last individual spot with a five-over-par 77 during the final round. He completed the regional with a three-round total of nine-over-par 225. Deimel opened the tournament with a three-over-par 75 during the first round, totaled a one-over-par 73 during the second round, before completing the event with a five-over-par 77. The junior opened the third round with an even-par 36 on the back nine, before turning around and scoring a five-over-par 41 on the front nine. He finished the day with 10 pars, two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey - his first and only of the regional. The Erie, Pa., native recorded back-to-back birdies on the par-3, 180-yard 13th hole and the par-4, 384-yard 14th hole during the last day. It marked the first time Deimel had birdied either hole that week. He previously birdied the par-5, 501-yard 12th hole and the par-4, 420-yard 16th hole during each of the first two rounds. Deimel was one of four golfers who qualified for the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional as an individual. He is the first Gannon golfer to be invited to an NCAA regional since Patronik played in the 2006 NCAA Division II Great Lakes/South Central Regional as a senior.

What Gannon home football game are you most excited about attending?

Lake Erie - September 2
Mercyhurst - October 2
California (Pa.) - October 9
Indiana (Pa.) - October 23 (Homecoming)
Clarion - October 30
Kutztown - November 13

Vote...