NBSCA Member

Ryan Curtis is in entering his 5^th season in the NBA in 2023 and currently serves as the Director of Sports Science and Performance Coach with the San Antonio Spurs. He has over 20 years of professional experience serving as a strength and conditioning coach, sports scientist, and athletic trainer spanning across professional sport (San Antonio Spurs, ATP/WTA World Tour, United States Tennis Association), collegiate (University of Connecticut, Kansas State University, University of Missouri), and military settings (United States Marine Corps and Department of Defense). Ryan has authored over 20 peer-reviewed research publications, books, and book chapters, and presented feature lectures at national and international conferences covering a range of sports performance, science, and medicine topics. His professional interests are in optimizing elite athlete health and performance through the integration of evidence-based practice, technology, and analytics.

Dr. Curtis received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Culver-Stockton College in 2006, master’s degree in exercise science from Kansas State University in 2009 and doctoral degree in exercise science from the University of Connecticut in 2019.