Coaches
Ryan Kane, Head Men's Basketball Coach
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On May 4, 2012, Ryan Kane was named the 26th head coach in the history of the Ripon College men's basketball program. In addition to his coaching duties, Kane is also in his second year as Director of Athletics at Ripon College.
In his eight seasons as head coach, Kane has led Ripon to a 131-69 overall record, which includes an 102-46 Midwest Conference record. The Red Hawks have appeared in the four-team MWC Tournament in seven of Kane's eight seasons, winning the Tournament in 2017 and 2020, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in both years.
The Red Hawks have won at least 15 games in seven consecutive seasons. They have compiled a 62-23 home record during Kane's tenure, making Weiske Gymnasium one of the toughest places to play in the MWC.
In just eight years, Kane has already coached five MWC Players of the Year (Taylor Koth, Ty Sabin (three times), and Trent Jones), a Central Region Rookie of the Year (Sabin), three All-Americans (Koth and Sabin (twice)), and 11 All-Conference selections.
During his tenure at Ripon, Kane's teams have set single season school records for points (2,174), 3-pointers made (218), and free throw percentage (.797). In the 2016-17 season, Ripon led all 416 NCAA Division-III men's basketball teams in both field goal percentage (.516) and 3-point percentage (.452).
A native of Green Bay, Wis. and a Pulaski High School product, Kane came to Ripon after spending four years as the top assistant coach at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he coordinated all aspects of the recruiting process and was instrumental in the development of seven All-Conference selections and one All-Region performer. Prior to his time at Loras, Kane spent one year as an assistant coach at MWC-rival Lawrence University and a five-year stint at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., while also coaching one year at Ashwaubenon High School.
Kane is a 1999 graduate of St. Norbert College, where he earned a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Leadership Studies, while participating on the Green Knights' basketball and golf teams. As a senior, Kane earned the basketball team's Most Improved Player award, as part of a St. Norbert team that recorded their highest win total in 17 years. Kane was also a four-year member and two-year captain on the golf team, helping the team win four MWC North Division championships. Kane went on to receive his Master's Degree in Sports Administration from Valparaiso University in 2007.
An NCAA Regional Advisory Council representative for the Midwest Conference, Kane also serves as a member of the Bevo Francis Award Committee and is a Certified Trainer for Impact Basketball Academy.
Kane and his wife Paige currently reside in Ripon with their three daughters.
Logan Flora, Assistant Coach
Logan Flora is in his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Ripon College men's basketball team. He came to Ripon from the University of Mary, where he spent three seasons as the Top Assistant coach and Recruiting Coordinator.
During his time at Mary, Flora led all individual workouts in the spring and fall and assisted with scheduling, practice planning and managing of team budgets.
Prior to the University of Mary, Flora spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he assisted in scheduling, practice planning, individual workouts and camps.
Flora also spent one season as the Head Coach at UW-Superior, leading the Yellowjackets to their second-most wins since the 1978-79 season and advancing to the conference tournament semifinals for just the third time in school history. Flora also served as camp director and grew the extended team camp from 19 to 32 teams. He served as UW-Superior's top assistant and recruiting coordinator during the prior season.
Flora also spent two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at UW-Green Bay. During his time in Green Bay, he administrated day-to-day operations in the men's basketball program, including videotape exchange, coordinating team travel and managing their budget, academic monitoring, on-campus recruiting and scouting reports. Additionally he was in charge of coordinating camps and oversight of team managers and office workers.
Flora came to Green Bay after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Northern State University under legendary head coach Don Meyer. The Wolves compiled a 27-6 record in his one season with the team, advancing to the sweet sixteen round of the Division-II national tournament and losing to eventual National Champion Winona State.
He has additional coaching experience that includes Appleton West, Appleton Xavier and Oshkosh North high schools. While at Appleton West, he helped with a variety of teams. At Appleton Xavier, he was the freshman and JV head coach, leading them to a 32-5 record and winning the conference title in both years. At Oshkosh North he was an assistant coach on a team that finished with a 19-3 record.
Flora currently resides in Appleton, Wis.
Mamadou Diallo, Assistant Coach
A 2019 graduate of West Virginia University, Diallo earned his bachelor’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies with a focus in Athletic Coaching, Sports and Exercise Psychology and Public Relations.
After playing two years of NAIA basketball at York College and Simpson University, Diallo transferred to WVU for his last two years of college to finish his degree.
Diallo is a native of Los Angeles,Calif. and has worked at multiple college basketball camps, some of which includes UCLA, BYU and Loyola Marymount University. Diallo has also worked the Snow Valley Basketball Camp in Iowa.
Ty Ketz, Assistant Coach
Ty Ketz is in his first year as an assistant coach for Ripon's Men's Basketball Team.
No stranger to Ripon, Ketz played three years for the Red Hawks under current Head Coach Ryan Kane, while playing his freshman season for long-time coach Bob Gillespie.
A two-time Academic All-Conference performer, Ketz currently holds the school record for career free throw percentage (.871), while also holding the single season record (.914 in 2015-16). He finished his college career with 974 points (11 points per game), while also averaging 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. He shot 39 percent in his career from 3-point range, making 142 shots from beyond the arc.