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Lisa Ryckbosch
PROFILE
Years of experience : 24 Years
Last College association : University of Illinois – Chicago
Lisa joins the Blue Star family after serving as the head coach at the University of Illinois – Chicago for nine years. She left UIC as the winningest coach in the program’s history and guided the squad to first-ever postseason appearance at the WNIT in 2007.
Ryckbosch has also steered the Flames to their first-ever Horizon League Tournament title game (2005), first-ever vote in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (Nov. 2002) and highest-ever Horizon League finish (2nd - 2003, 2006).
The Flames also broke the school record for most wins in a season (19, 2006-07).
Ryckbosch came to UIC after spending 11 seasons on the coaching staff at DePaul University, where she served most recently as associate head coach under Doug Bruno. She had been instrumental in bringing top Chicagoland and national talent to the Blue Demons' successful women's basketball program, including five players that competed in the WNBA.
While at DePaul, Ryckbosch helped guide the Blue Demons to five NCAA Tournament appearances and three WNIT berths. DePaul owned a record of 186-140 during her tenure, while winning a pair of Great Midwest Conference titles (1989; 1991) and the first-ever Conference USA regular-season championship in 1996.
Prior to her stint with the Blue Demons, Ryckbosch, got her collegiate coaching start as a member of the UIC staff in 1990-91, serving under then-head coach Eileen McMahon.
Ryckbosch began her coaching career at Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Ill., where she served as the Head Girls' Varsity Basketball Coach and a math teacher for three years.
A standout collegiate athlete at Loyola (Ill.), Ryckbosch was a four-year starter and two-time team captain for the Ramblers from 1980-84 and still ranks fourth on the school's all-time scoring (1,296) and rebounding (765) charts. She played an instrumental role in leading Loyola to a school-record 23 wins and the inaugural North Star Championship - now the Horizon League - in 1984.
Ryckbosch is married with two children & resides in Illinois.
