|| — | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota | style="text-align:left;"| | 31 || 7 || 24 || || style="text-align:center;"|(fired) || — || — || — || — | style="text-align:center;"|— |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 137 || 43 || 94 || || || — || — || — || — || Academic career Ryan Saunders joined University of Northwestern-St. Paul as an adjunct instructor for the Spring 2022 semester where he will teach Sports Leadership in the College of Behavioral & Natural Sciences. Personal life When Saunders was born, his father Flip Saunders was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Ryan Saunders grew up in Wisconsin and South Dakota, as Flip later worked as head coach for CBA teams in those states (specifically, the Rapid City Thrillers (1988–1989), La Crosse Catbirds (1989–1994), and Sioux Falls Skyforce (1994–1995)). In 1995, the Saunders family returned to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area when Flip Saunders became head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a position he would maintain for the rest of Ryan's childhood. Saunders married his wife Hayley in 2017, and they had a son in 2019. Saunders has taken part in multiple basketball camps for the youth and charitable organizations in Minnesota. References External links Minnesota bio from 2007 to 2008 media guide, p. 64 1986 births Living people American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Minnesota Basketball players from Minnesota Guards (basketball) Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coaches Minnesota Timberwolves head coaches People from Wayzata, Minnesota Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Washington Wizards assistant coaches