By RICHIE HALL
Reporter Sports Editor
For the past six years, Ryan Osborn has been the right-hand man to Carmel boys basketball coach Scott Heady, during a remarkable run of success for the Greyhounds.
On Friday, Osborn went from right-hand man to right man for the job. Carmel High School announced Osborn as the new head coach for the boys basketball team, moving him up to replace Heady, who is now the head men’s basketball coach at Marian University.
“I’m extremely excited,” said Osborn, a graduate of Logansport High School and IUPUI. Osborn is also a teacher at Carmel High School, and will continue in that role as well.
“Ryan is a first class competitor and leader,” said CHS athletic director Jim Inskeep. “He is a tireless worker and possesses the critical abilities necessary to be an elite head coach. The student-athletes will continue to develop positively as young men and basketball players His work ethic and dedication to continuing the standard of excellence for Carmel Basketball will be evident to the Carmel Community.”
Osborn came to Carmel after spending two years at his college alma mater, where he was the director of basketball operations. After that, he moved to Avon High School, where he was a teacher and coach from 2006-2011. The next stop was Carmel.
“In the last six years, I think I’ve been done a little bit of everything,” said Osborn.
During that time, Carmel has won just about everything as well. The ‘Hounds have posted a record of 131-25 over the past six seasons, including five sectional championships, four Metropolitan Conference titles and two state championships in 2012 and 2013. Carmel has been ranked in the top 10 for six straight seasons, produced three Indiana All-Stars and two Trester Mental Attitude award winners.
Osborn said he met with the players Friday morning, and noted they were “really excited” to begin the road with Osborn as head coach.
“They’ve had great energy, we have a great group of kids,” said Osborn. “It’s hard to keep them out of the gym. I think that’s a good thing.”
Ryan Osborn has been named as head coach for the Carmel boys basketball team. Osborn was an assistant for the Greyhounds for the past six years. (Kent Graham file photo)