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Damien Ryan (basketball)
Damien Ryan (born 20 September 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Early lifeRyan was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] In 1997, Ryan attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[2] Professional careerRyan 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 teamRyan was an Australian Boomers squad member in 2005 and 2006.[4] References
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