MARTIN, Tenn. – A meet-and-greet reception for new University of Tennessee at Martin head men’s basketball coach Ryan Ridder and his family will take place from 12-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 on the Champions Club third-floor level of the Hardy Graham Stadium pressbox. The public is invited to attend and required to follow mask/social distancing guidelines.
Skyhawk fans will get their first chance to welcome Coach Ridder, who will be in attendance alongside his wife Jen and daughters Brixton and Remi.
Ridder was named the 12th head coach in UT Martin men’s basketball history on March 30. He joins the Skyhawks after eight highly successful seasons as a head coach at Bethune-Cookman University (2017-21) and Daytona State College (2013-17).
The 36-year-old Lexington, Ky. native was named the 2018 Joe B. Hall Award winner for the nation’s top first-year Division I head coach. Overall, Ridder has a 143-73 record as a collegiate head coach, including a 59-25 mark against conference opponents.