(Excerpt from The Columbus Dispatch article on July 17, 2005 featuring Ryan Pedon, class of 1996.)  7/29/05

Miami staff has definite local influence

Ryan Pedon, a 2000 Wooster graduate who spent the next two years at Miami as an administrative assistant, has been hired as assistant basketball coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Pedon left his position as director of basketball operations at Kent State to return to Miami as the No. 3 assistant.

“I know it sounds corny, but this really is a special place,” Pedon said. “I always wanted to come back here. I kept in close contact with all those guys, waiting for something to open.”

Head coach, Charlie Coles, a 1965 graduate of Miami, welcomed the opportunity to mentor another bright young assistant.

“Ryan quickly became a valued member of our staff when he was here before,” Coles said. “He made a great impression on not only the basketball staff but the athletic department as a whole. He has always wanted to come back to Miami, and we have always wanted to bring him back.”

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