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Ryan Schooler '06: BNI Boys Head Basketball Coach
Originally published April 23, 2024
Bishop Noll Institute’s next boys basketball head coach has been selected from within the Warrior family.
Ryan Schooler, a 2006 BNI graduate, was a four-year varsity player while at Noll. An assistant coach in 2023, Schooler played a significant role in helping the Warriors post a 20-8 record that included conference and sectional championships.
“Being named the varsity basketball coach at Bishop Noll is a dream come true,” Schooler, 37 of Munster, said. “The outpouring of love and support I continually receive will forever be a source of pride and inspiration for me.”
BNI Principal Lorenza Jara Pastrick said. “His work ethic and team focus showed how invested he truly is in the development and growth of our young student-athletes on and off the court, and his desire for the program and its members to achieve success in all facets.”
A shooting guard who set BNI season and career records for three-point baskets, Schooler was a member of Bishop Noll’s 2004 sectional championship team under Coach Ed Fierek. He went on to play at Lincoln College in Illinois, and earned a degree in applied science. He subsequently studied management at Purdue University Calumet. Since 2007, he coached basketball at the AAU, CYO and town youth league levels before coaching at Bishop Noll last year.
“I will work tirelessly to cultivate and maintain a winning culture; help to develop players physically, academically and spiritually; and give our team and our players an advantage through advance scouting, game planning and program development.”
Bishop Noll Institute, a diverse, Catholic college preparatory school, partners with local faith communities to empower young adults to live their faith in Christ through ministry, scholarship, and leadership.