Ryan Daly

Biography

Ryan Daly was hired as an assistant coach at Syracuse in April 2026. He joined Gerry McNamara’s staff following a year as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth. DALY COACHING CAREER Working on the staff of Phil Martelli Jr. at VCU, Daly was instrumental in helping the Rams to a 28-8 overall record, the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. VCU defeated #21 North Carolina before losing to #13 Illinois. Daly served as an assistant under Martelli Jr. at Bryant in 2024-25. The Bulldogs were 23-12, claimed an America East Championship, and competed in the NCAA Tournament. Daly worked with Earl Timberlake, the 2025 America East Player of the Year, and conference Newcomer of the Year Barry Evans. He had a two-year tenure, from 2022 to 2024, as an assistant coach at Albany. Daly was on the staff of coach Dwayne Killings. DALY PLAYING CAREER He was the Philadelphia Catholic MVP, Markward Club City Player of the Year, and the Delaware County Player of the Year as a senior at Archbishop Carroll High School (Pa.). He also earned first team AAA All-State, first team All-Main Line, and first team All-City. Archbishop Carroll advanced to the 2015 Pennsylvania state finals. Daly began his collegiate playing career at Delaware. He was named the 2016-17 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year after averaging 16.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. He was the CAA Rookie of the Week six times during the campaign. As a sophomore, he contrib