Ryan Mee - Head Coach of Vassar College Men's Basketball

We’re back with another episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions! This week’s interview is a conversation with Coach Ryan Mee of Vassar College Men's Basketball.

In this wide-ranging episode we discuss topics like:
D1 vs. D3 scrimmages
Keys to a successful recruiting process
Building a coaching network
Lessons learned as a D1 assistant (6+ years at Davidson College)
Advice to future student-athletes

Inside the Episode w/ Coach Ryan Mee (Rochester ‘05)

Ryan Mee (Rochester ‘05) is a former D3 student-athlete turned D3 Head Coach with Vassar College.

During his time as a Student-Athlete, Coach Mee made 4 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, went a combined 97-17, and was part of the winningest class in program history - just to name a few accomplishments.

Prior to taking the head job with Vassar, Coach Mee was an assistant at both the D3 and D1 level - including 6 years at Davidson College under Bob McKillop. “During his time at Davidson, the Wildcats earned three NCAA Tournament bids along with being part of a staff that earned Atlantic 10 Coaching Staff of the Year in 2014-15. Mee helped mentor 14 Wildcat players that earned either Southern Conference or Atlantic-10 yearly honors, while also helping assist three conference Players of the Year and an A-10 Rookie of the Year this past season in Kellan Grady” (via Vassar Athletics)

We caught up with Coach Mee just before Vassar’s 2021-22 season got started with a game against Elizabethtown. Although the Brewers dropped their first two games of the season, they bounced back with three straight wins and currently sit at 3-2.

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