Jake Ricciardi was promoted to Assistant Coach on May 13, 2021 after spending one season announced as Northern Arizona men's basketball's Director of Basketball Operations.

Ricciardi, who was initially hired at NAU in August 2020, spent the 2020-21 season as the Lumberjacks' Director of Basketball Operations. In that role, Ricciardi oversaw NAU's day-to-day operations including travel, budget and administrative recruiting work.
 
Ricciardi joined the Lumberjack men's basketball program from South Alabama where he spent two seasons with the Jaguars. Initially hired as a video coordinator in the fall of 2018, Ricciardi was elevated to Director of Player Development in April 2019. This past season, South Alabama tied for second in the Sun Belt with a 13-7 league mark during a 20-win campaign.
 
While at South Alabama, Ricciardi's led the program's video basketball operations in addition to assisting in the day-to-day program operations including academic monitoring and on-campus recruiting.
 
The Waukesha, Wis. native got his coaching career started in his home state at Division III Carroll University where he was an assistant coach from 2016-18. In addition to his coaching duties, Ricciardi also handled all off-court administration tasks including academics, enrollment, travel and financial aid.
 
Ricciardi was a two-year student-athlete at Concordia Wisconsin. As a sophomore, he was team co-captain before suffering a career-ending injury. Following his injury, Ricciardi served two years as a student assistant at Memphis under Josh Pastner from 2014-16. While at Memphis, he assisted the Director of Operations along with video operations.
 
Ricciardi graduated with his bachelor's degree in communications from Memphis in 2016. He is joined in Flagstaff by his wife, Emma, who is a teacher at DeMiguel Elementary School.