Ryan Petrik is the head coach of the Perth Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). He started his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Rockingham Flames Men’s SBL team before being elevated to the head coaching role of the Flames Women’s SBL team, where over 10 seasons he guided them to three grand finals and two championships while earning WSBL Coach of the Year honours. Between 2015 and 2020, he served as an assistant coach with the Lynx, and between 2019 and 2021, he served as head coach of the Flames men’s team. His took the Mens Rockingham Flames team to both a NBL1 West and NBL1 National title in 2022. He took the Perth Lynx to a WNBL Grand Final Series in 2021/22 and was named WNBL Coach of the Year.
