Lisa Ryckbosch

Biography

Lisa Ryckbosch was named assistant coach in September of 2017, returning to Lincoln Park after also serving on the Blue Demon staff from 1991-2002. Ryckbosch returned to DePaul following nine seasons at the head women's basketball coach at University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). Since returning to the Lincoln Park, DePaul has continued to experience tremendous success on the court. Starting with the 2013-14 season, the Blue Demons have won six BIG EAST regular-season titles, and the 88-74 triumph over Marquette on March 9, 2020 was their fifth BIG EAST Tournament crown in a span of seven years. Prior to taking the head coaching position at UIC, Ryckbosch served as the associate head coach at DePaul during the 2001-02 season and was an assistant coach from 1991-2001. Ryckbosch's return to the bench coincided with the program's amazingly consistent NCAA Tournament run. In 2019, DePaul advanced to its 17th consecutive NCAA postseason. Only women's college basketball's elite programs (Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee) can also make that claim out of 349 Division I programs nationwide. Ryckbosch contributed to the program winning 20 games or more 12 seasons in a row. DePaul earned an 18th consecutive berth in the 2020 NCAA tournament which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. In her first stint at DePaul, Ryckbosch's leadership as Director of Corporate, Professional and Community Relations, the Blue Demons stepped up their community service efforts and conti