University of Missouri - St. Louis Athletics

Dale Ribble enters his sixth season as an assistant men's basketball coach, including his third on head coach Bob Sundvold's staff.

He spent his first three seasons at UMSL working under Steve Tappmeyer, where he helped the program to three straight winning seasons and the 2011-12 GLVC West Division crown.

In two years as an assistant under Bob Sundvold, the Tritons have also produced back-to-back winning seasons.

Before his appointment at UMSL, Ribble spent three seasons as the head coach at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo., where he directed the program to 19, 15 and 20 win seasons.

Before his stint at State Fair, Ribble spent five seasons as an assistant at fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member Drury University. During his time with the Panthers, the program won 20 or more games four times, won or shared a conference championship three times and made three appearances in the NCAA Division II national tournament.

Ribble also spent one season as an administrative assistant to head coach Barry Hinson at his alma mater Missouri State University during the 2001-02 season and was head coach at Lindenwood University from 1997-2001.

During his time at Lindenwood, Ribble guided the program to its first national tournament appearance (1999-2000), the most wins in a season (23, 1999-2000) and its first back-to-back 20-win seasons (1999-2000, 23; and 2000-01, 21).

Ribble got his start in college coaching as a graduate assistant at Hastings (Neb.) College.

The Omaha, Neb., native played college basketball at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) for Coach Charlie Spoonhour, participating on two NCAA tournament teams and two NIT tournament teams. He was also an all-Missouri Valley Conference Academic Team selection and an Academic All-American candidate.

Ribble earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Missouri State in 1994 and a Master of Arts in teaching from Hastings College in 1997.