Ryan Petrik
Petrik with the Rockingham Flames in 2022 | |
| Perth Lynx | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | WNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 March 1981 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2005–2008 | Rockingham Flames (assistant) |
| 2009–present | Rockingham Flames |
| 2015–2020 | Perth Lynx (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Perth Lynx |
| Career highlights | |
Ryan Petrik (born 4 March 1981) is an Australian basketball coach who currently serves as head coach of the Perth Lynx in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). He also serves as head coach of the Rockingham Flames men's team in the NBL1 West.
Petrik has served as head coach with the Rockingham Flames since 2009. Between 2009 and 2018, he was in charge of the women's team in the State Basketball League (SBL), leading the Flames to two championships (2014 and 2015) and earned SBL Coach of the Year honours in 2012. In 2019, he was reassigned to head coach of the men's team, guiding the Flames to the NBL1 West championship and NBL1 National championship in 2022. During the 2025 NBL1 West season, he took on dual responsibility as head coach of both the Flames men and women.
Between 2015 and 2020, Petrik served as an assistant coach with the Perth Lynx. He was elevated to Lynx head coach in 2020 and was named the WNBL Coach of the Year in 2022.