Damien Ryan (basketball)

Damien Ryan
Personal information
Born (1979-09-20) 20 September 1979 (age 45)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career1998–2011
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
1998–2000Canberra Cannons
2000–2003Brisbane Bullets
2003Carife Ferrara
2003–2005Avellino
2005–2006Teramo
2006–2007Perth Wildcats
2007Snaidero Udine
2007–2008Vanoli Soresina
2008–2009Aurora Basket Jesi
2010Sandringham Sabres
2010–2011Sydney Kings
2011Cimberio Varese
Career highlights and awards

Damien Ryan (born 20 September 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player.

Early life

Ryan was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[1]

In 1997, Ryan attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[2]

Professional career

Ryan debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 1998–99 season with the Canberra Cannons and won the NBL Rookie of the Year Award.[3] He played a second season with the Cannons before joining the Brisbane Bullets in 2000. He played three seasons for the Bullets.[1] He scored a career-high 42 points in January 2003[4] and averaged 18.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the 2002–03 season.[3]

In March 2003, Ryan joined Carife Ferrara of the Italian Lega 2. He played five games to finish the 2002–03 season.[5]

For the 2003–04 season, Ryan joined Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A. He averaged 9.2 points in 30 games.[5] He continued with Avellino in 2004–05 and averaged 10.4 points in 34 games.[5]

For the 2005–06 season, Ryan joined Teramo of the Serie A. He averaged 7.0 points in 33 games.[5]

In December 2006, Ryan signed with the Perth Wildcats for the rest of the 2006–07 NBL season as an injury replacement for Adam Caporn.[6][7][8][9] In 15 games, he averaged 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[1]

In April 2007, Ryan joined Snaidero Udine of the Serie A. He played seven games to finish the 2006–07 season.[5]

For the 2007–08 season, Ryan joined Vanoli Soresina of the Lega 2. He averaged 10.9 points in 36 games.[5]

For the 2008–09 season, Ryan joined Aurora Basket Jesi of the Lega 2. He averaged 12.4 points in 35 games.[5]

In 2010, Ryan played for the Sandringham Sabres of the South East Australian Basketball League. He averaged 9.0 points in 10 games.[5]

In June 2010, Ryan signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2010–11 NBL season.[10] He averaged 6.7 points in 15 games.[5]

In January 2011, Ryan left the Kings and signed with Cimberio Varese of the Serie A until 28 February.[11] He averaged 5.8 points in five games.[5]

National team

Ryan was an Australian Boomers squad member in 2005 and 2006.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Damien Ryan". nblstats.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Damien Ryan". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Damien Ryan". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Damien Ryan". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ^ "'Cats snare Ryan". NBL.com.au. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Ryan ready to go". NBL.com.au. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Wildcats hunt down Kings". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ Pike, Chris (28 December 2006). "Wildcats better with Damien Ryan arrival". authory.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Sydney Kings sign Boomer Ryan". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ Marrello, Matteo (18 January 2011). "Varese, è arrivato Damien Ryan". pianetabasket.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.