Ryan Pannone serves as Head Coach for Arkansas State University's Men's Basketball program in Jonesboro, Arkansas. On March 30, 2025, Arkansas State announced the hiring of Ryan Pannone as the Red Wolves’ 18th head men’s basketball coach. Pannone, with 23 years of experience, has built a reputation as one of the nation’s top offensive minds and player-development coaches.
A 2025 selection to Silver Waves Media's prestigious Elite 75 Future Head Coach Power Lunch, Pannone (pronounced Puh-Known) comes to A-State after most recently spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama. The Crimson Tide boasted the nation's highest scoring average both years as Pannone helped lead the program to Final Four and Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24 and 2024-25, respectively. However, his path to Jonesboro also went through six different countries, including the United States, China, Germany, Israel, Korea and Slovakia. Pannone owns a wealth of experience at numerous levels, including NCAA Division I, NBA, G-League, various professional leagues overseas, junior college, high school and AAU.
