Bowling Green State University men’s basketball head coach Chris Jans has announced the addition of David Ragland to his coaching staff effectively immediately.

Ragland comes to Bowling Green after spending four years on the coaching staff at Indiana State University under head coach Greg Lansing.

"I am extremely excited to add Coach Ragland to our staff at BGSU," commented Coach Jans. "I have known David for 10 years and he will bring a wealth of talent and a strong work ethic to our program. Coach Rags’ ability to build relationships with current and potential student-athletes, parents, and coaches will be a tremendous asset to BGSU."

This past season, Ragland helped to guide the Sycamores to one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history with a 23-11 overall record and a spot in both the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Game and in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Indiana State also posted a 12-6 record in Missouri Valley Conference play, which placed the Sycamores in second-place overall in the conference standings behind Coach Jans and the Wichita State Shockers.

"I am really looking forward to the opportunity here at BGSU," stated Ragland. "I believe in Chris Jans and am excited about the direction of BGSU athletics under Chris Kingston. I’ve been fortunate to work at some great places with great people while having some success. BGSU has the feel of something special and I look forward to being a part of the process."

Over his four years at Indiana State, the Sycamores posted 79 wins overall and made four straight trips to postseason play with an NCAA National Championship Tournament appearance in 2010-11, a CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament showing in 2011-12 and two consecutive NIT berths in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

With Ragland on the bench, the Sycamores posted a total of four wins over nationally ranked top-25 opponents – No. 21 Notre Dame (2013-14), No. 14 Wichita State and No. 13 Creighton (2012-13), and No. 25 Vanderbilt (2011-12).

At Indiana State, Ragland mentored Jake Odum who was both a 2013-14 and 2012-13 First-Team All-Conference selection, a 2011-12 Second-Team All-Conference honoree and a 2010-11 All-Conference Honorable Mention pick. In 2010-11, Odum was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team, the All-Freshman Team and the All-Defensive Team as a freshman. Odum was also a three-time Missouri Valley Conference Championship All-Tournament Team recipient and was named to the 2013-14 First Team All-District 16 selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Ragland also coached seven Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete Team members and four all-tournament selections during his time at Indiana State, as well as Khristian Smith who was named the 2013-14 MVC Sixth Man of the Year and to both the Missouri Valley Conference’s All-Bench and Most Improved Teams in 2013-14.

Before his time at Indiana State, Ragland posted a 44-19 record in two seasons as the head coach at Vincennes University, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). In 2009-10, the Trailblazers went 22-10 and reached the NJCAA district tournament finals. Their 22 wins garnered the program’s 29th consecutive 20-victory season.

Prior to taking over the VU program before the 2008-09 season, Ragland was an assistant at VU for three seasons, helping the Trailblazers to a 79-20 record during that span. Ragland also spent one season at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas, helping that program put together a 25-5 record.

Ragland, a native of Evansville, Ind., began his collegiate playing career at Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, Mo. During his freshman season, the Lions posted a 30-3 mark and made it to the NCAA Division II Final Four. Following his sophomore season, Ragland returned home to Evansville to play at the University of Southern Indiana, where the Screaming Eagles went 47-14 in his two seasons there.

A 2003 graduate of Southern Indiana with a degree in Communications, Ragland and his wife, Annie, have two children, six-year old Ava and four-year old Joshua.

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