The 2021-2022 season is Ryan Cohan’s 11th with the Sun Devil women’s basketball program, his sixth as the team’s director of basketball operations. Before being promoted to his current position, Cohan also served as the program’s assistant director of basketball operations (2015-16), graduate assistant (2014-15) and undergraduate volunteer (2010-13).
In his current role, Cohan’s primary responsibilities include serving as the team liaison to various athletic department & campus units, overseeing the program’s operating budget, team travel and booster club, organizing team community service outings and leading grassroots marketing efforts. He also assists with game scheduling and the program’s digital media initiatives.
Prior to the 2014-15 season, Cohan spent two seasons with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, where he held positions both with the club’s marketing and public relations office and its sales staff. During his time with the Mercury, the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals (2013) and won the WNBA Championship (2014).
Outside of Sun Devil Athletics, Cohan serves on Arizona State University’s Staff Council and is also the primary advisor for the men’s rugby club team on campus.
A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Cohan is a two-time Sun Devil graduate. He earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication (2013) and a graduate degree in Higher & Postsecondary Education from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (2015).
In his current role, Cohan’s primary responsibilities include serving as the team liaison to various athletic department & campus units, overseeing the program’s operating budget, team travel and booster club, organizing team community service outings and leading grassroots marketing efforts. He also assists with game scheduling and the program’s digital media initiatives.
Prior to the 2014-15 season, Cohan spent two seasons with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, where he held positions both with the club’s marketing and public relations office and its sales staff. During his time with the Mercury, the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals (2013) and won the WNBA Championship (2014).
Outside of Sun Devil Athletics, Cohan serves on Arizona State University’s Staff Council and is also the primary advisor for the men’s rugby club team on campus.
A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Cohan is a two-time Sun Devil graduate. He earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication (2013) and a graduate degree in Higher & Postsecondary Education from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (2015).