Cedric Ridle, Jr., a former All-MIAA player who is in the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame, returned to his alma mater to join the LU women's basketball team as an assistant coach in 2023-24.
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A two-time All-MIAA selection, Ridle scored 1,225 points during his three-year career with the Lincoln men's basketball team from 2010-13. Ridle led the MIAA in scoring with 21.0 points per contest in 2012-13, becoming just the fifth player in Lincoln history to accomplish that feat, and he was the only league player to make at least 200 field goals that season, finishing with 213.
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Ridle was named to the All-MIAA second team as a senior, following an all-league honorable mention accolade as a junior, and he currently ranks second all-time in program history in steals with 118. Ridle averaged 16.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds, and his 1.6 career steals per contest are the sixth-most in the history of the team. Ridle was inducted into the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.
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After graduating from Lincoln, Ridle went overseas to play professionally in Iraq, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. He was a three-time selection to the All-Iraqi League All-Imports Team, a two-time All-Iraqi League first team honoree and an All-Iraqi League second team selection. In 2015-16, Ridle was named the league's Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year and Regular Season Most Valuable Player.
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Beyond his playing career, Ridle coached AAU basketball for the Baylor Youth Foundation in northwest Indiana for five years, helping to develop 15 NCAA Division I athletes. Ridle also was an assistant coach for the girl's varsity basketball team at Roosevelt College & Career Academy, and he served as the head junior varsity and assistant boy's varsity coach at Merrillville High School. Since 2021, he has worked as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Goshen College.
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