Ridge Gonzales joined the NHTI Women's Basketball coaching staff as Assistant Coach prior to the 2026-27 season. Coach Gonzales is a graduate of Bentley University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Marketing, Ethics and Social Responsibility. Upon graduation, Coach Gonzales worked for Fortune 500 company Boston Scientific as a Field Sales Business Analyst (Endoscopy) before realizing his goal of having a direct and meaningful impact on the development and success of NHTI’s community of students, serving as a Residential Director within Residence Life and Student Engagement.
Coach Gonzales was a two-sport varsity high school athlete (basketball and baseball) at The Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he earned several honors, including the NHIAA & NADA Scholar-Athlete Award, the Lamplighter Athletic Award, and the 2020 Class of '70 Award for Basketball.
Coach Gonzales is passionate about teaching basketball and deeply committed to the development and success of NHTI’swomen’s basketball student-athletes, both on and off the court.
