Ryan Gomes ’05 returns to Friartown as assistant coach
Ryan Gomes ’05 returns to Friartown as assistant coach
Friar great Ryan Gomes ’05 joined the men’s basketball program as an assistant coach in June 2025.
One of the top players ever to compete for the Friars, Gomes played in the NBA for eight seasons and worked in coaching and player development for nine years, most recently as player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.
“After a long and prosperous career in the NBA, he is the perfect addition to help our student-athletes understand what it takes to have success here at Providence and beyond,” said men’s basketball coach Kim English. “What stood out about Ryan as we went through this process was the profound impact he has made on so many throughout his career.”
Gomes is the Friars’ all-time leading scorer. Over four seasons, he scored 2,138 points, averaging 18.4 points per game and shooting better than 50 percent from the field with 1,028 rebounds. He is one of only two players in PC history to score at least 2,000 points and register 1,000 or more rebounds.
Gomes was selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA Draft in 2005 and also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, and Oklahoma City Thunder. He began his coaching career in 2016.
Gomes is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut. He and his wife, Danielle, are the parents of two daughters, Ryelle and Skyler.
