Ryan Blackwell

Ryan Blackwell

Syracuse Stallions
Position	Assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1976-12-08) December 8, 1976 (age 48) Champaign, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
High school	Pittsford Sutherland (Pittsford, New York)
College	Syracuse (1996–2000)
Career history
As player:
2000	Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2001	Gary Steelheads
2001–2002	Ginásio C.F. (basketball)
2002–2003	Brighton Bears
2004–2005	EA Sports All-Stars
2005–2006	Club Trouville
2006–2008	Sendai 89ers
2009–2010	Osaka Evessa
As coach:
2010–2012	Osaka Evessa
2012–2013	Gunma Crane Thunders
2014–2015	Syracuse Shockwave
2015–	Liverpool HS
2022–	Syracuse Stallions (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
First-team Parade All-American (1995)

Ryan Marcus Blackwell (born December 8, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. Previously he was head coach of the Osaka Evessa and Gunma Crane Thunders in the Japanese Bj League.[1]

College career

Blackwell started his college career at the University of Illinois in 1995–1996. He appeared in 30 games his Freshmen season before transferring to Syracuse and sitting out the 1996–1997 season due to transfer protocols. Blackwell debut for Syracuse in the 1997–1998 season. In three years at Syracuse Blackwell started every game for the Orange averaging 11.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game and helping to lead the Orange to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and two Sweet 16 appearance (1998 and 2000)

Blackwell is best remembered by Syracuse fans for making the game winning, buzzer beating shot, in overtime, against St. John's in the 1998 Big East Tournament. The 69–67 win sent the Orange to Big East Championship game where they would fall to Connecticut 69–64.

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Osaka Evessa	2010–11	50	32	18	.640	2nd in Western	4	3	1	.750	3rd place
Osaka Evessa	2011–12	52	35	17	.673	2nd in Western	3	1	2	.333	Lost in 2nd round
Gunma Crane Thunders	2012–13	44	14	30	.318	11th in Eastern	-	-	-	–	-
Gunma Crane Thunders	2013	20	3	17	.150	Fired	-	-	-	–	-

References

1. Odeven, Ed (15 December 2013). "Blackwell out at struggling Gunma". Japan Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018.