Chuck Ruffing - Men's Basketball Coach

Chuck Ruffing

Title:
Assistant Coach

Chuck Ruffing joined the Iowa State Men's Basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2026-27 season.

Ruffing spent the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach at Western Illinois. The two previous seasons, Ruffing was the head coach at Bryant & Stratton College in Wisconsin, leading the Bobcats to two of the most successful seasons in program history. His 2023-24 team went 23-10 and played in the regional championship game. The next season, the Bobcats made history with a 29-7 overall record and 21-1 record in regional play. After winning the NJCAA Region 4 Championship, Bryant & Stratton advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in program history. The Bobcats beat Orange County C.C. in the consolation round for their first national tournament win in program history.

Prior to his two years leading the Bobcats, Ruffing served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III programs Marian, Wisconsin Lutheran and Rockford. While at Marian, he helped the Sabres to their second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Ruffing also spent one season as the head coach of the West Bend East High School boys' basketball team.

The De Pere, Wisconsin native played collegiately at Marian and Concordia Chicago. He appeared in 50 games for Marian, while he was a NACC Scholar-Athlete in his time at Concordia Chicago.