Ryan Marks begins his first season as head men's basketball coach at The University of Texas-Pan American.

Marks comes to the Rio Grande Valley after serving five seasons as the St. Edward's Hilltoppers head coach. While at St. Edward's, Marks compiled a 91-54 overall record, while taking the Hilltoppers to three NCAA Division II tournaments. Prior to his arrival, the Hilltoppers had never earned a seed to the tournament. In his final season at St. Edward's, Marks marked the fourth consecutive winning season, a feat that had not been accomplished since the 1959-1962 campaigns.

Prior to leading the Hilltoppers to three NCAA DII tournaments, Marks spent three seasons as the head men's basketball coach at Southern Vermont College. The newly-named head coach posted a 57-29 overall record with the Mountaineers and a 37-12 Great Northeast Atlantic Conference record.

In his first season (2001-02) at Southern Vermont College, the team had a 12-game turnaround making them the second most improved Division III team in NCAA. Proving that his inaugural season was no fluke, in his second season with the Mountaineers, Marks guided Southern Vermont to its first NCAA Division III tournament appearance and its first 20-win season (24-6) in the program's history.

The Mountaineers captured the school's first ever regular season and conference tournament championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. At season's end, Southern Vermont was voted the "Most Improved DIII Team" in New England by N.E. Basketball Coaches Association. In his final season with the Mountaineers, Marks posted the program's third straight 15-plus win season (18-11) and led Southern Vermont to the program's first appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Championship Tournament.

Before joining the Mountaineers, Marks spent six seasons at Northern Illinois University as an assistant coach where he helped lead the Huskies to the 1996 NCAA Division I tournament. Prior to his stint at Northern Illinois, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Central Missouri State University where he guided the Mules to the NCAA Division II tournament both seasons, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1995.

Marks received his bachelor's degree in public relations from The University of Southern California in 1993. While earning his degree, he spent three seasons as the player personnel assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers and two seasons as an assistant coach at Muir High School in Pasadena, CA.