Daniel Ritter

Bio

Dan Ritter joined the Garden City Broncbusters coaching staff after serving as a Graduate Assistant at NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University from 2023–2025. During his time at LMU, Ritter was instrumental in player development, recruiting, operations, video analysis, academic oversight, and social media strategy.

While at LMU, Ritter helped guide the Railsplitters to a 49-15 overall record, including back-to-back South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Regular Season Championships and just one home loss over two seasons. He played a key role in the development of standout players Wes Enis and Elyjah Freeman. Enis earned NABC All-American honors, SAC Player of the Year, and SAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Freeman was named SAC Freshman of the Year. Both players received NABC All-District and D2CCA All-Region recognition.

Before beginning his coaching career, Ritter played collegiately at Youngstown State University (2017–2018) as a walk-on before transferring to NCAA Division III Westminster College (PA). At Westminster, he scored 1,026 career points and averaged 16 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 85% from the free-throw line. Ritter was a two-time All-Conference selection, earning First Team honors in 2020–2021 and Second Team in 2021–2022. He served as team captain from 2020 to 2022 and helped lead the Titans to a PAC Championship in the 2020–2021 season.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Ritter starred at South Range High School, where he helped lead the Raiders to a 23-2 record— the best regular season in school history. He was inducted into the South Range High School Hall of Fame in 2024.

Ritter holds a B.S. in Sports Management from Westminster College and an M.B.A. in Sports Management from Lincoln Memorial University.