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  Ryan Willen

Ryan Willen

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

High School:
Notre Dame

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 215

Position:
Forward

Major:
Biology

General: Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection who is likely to start at forward for the Leopards...well-rounded player whose aggressiveness on the boards led him to be the team's top rebounder in 2008-09...brings strength and scoring ability to the front court...can also take his game outside, knocking down 32 three's as a rookie.

2009-10: (As of March 8, 2010) Scored 15 points against Holy Cross (3/7)...contributed 12 points and six boards against Colgate (3/3)...led team with 17 points at American (2/27)...netted 15 points at Army (2/24)...led team with 22 points, seven rebounds, four steals, two assists and a block against Lehigh (2/21)...contributed nine points and four boards at Bucknell (2/17)...netted 12 points and grabbed six from the glass against Colgate (2/10)...led team with 14 points and five boards at Holy Cross (2/6)...netted 17 points and had four assists against Army (1/27)...led team with 12 points and had five rebounds at Lehigh (1/23)...contributed six rebounds against Bucknell (1/20)...led team with 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists at Navy (1/16)...scored 19 points and tied his career high with three steals at Colgate (1/13)...scored 20 points and pulled down seven boards against Holy Cross (1/9)...had a career-high 27 points and grabbed five from the glass against Columbia (1/6); went 9-for-11 from the field...chipped in 12 points against Penn (1/3)...went 4-of-6 from the line and grabbed six from the glass at Delaware (12/29)...contributed 13 points at St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/22)...scored a season-high 18 points and added nine rebounds against FDU (12/9)...snatched five rebounds at Princeton (12/6)...had four assists against St. Peter's (11/30)...scored 10 points vs. Hartford (11/24)...had five assists and three rebounds against St. Francis (Pa.) (11/19)...had 14 points at Sacred Heart (11/15)...contributed 15 points and five rebounds against Wagner (11/13).

2008-09: Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team...played in 30 games with 16 starts in his rookie season...led the team in rebounding (4.8 rpg) and is the team's top returning scorer at 10.7 ppg, reaching double figures 13 times in 2008-09...hit 32 three-pointers and shot 78 percent from the free throw line...paced the team in the scoring department five times and on the glass in nine games...selected as Patriot League Rookie of the Week (2/23) after posting eight points and four rebounds in win at Lehigh (2/22) and sinking two free throws with two seconds remaining en route to career-high 20-point performance, securing win against Bucknell (2/18)...tallied third double-double of season with 14 points and career-high 12 rebounds at Navy (2/14)...led team with 16 points, all scored within 13 minutes of the second half, at Colgate (2/11)...tallied 17 points and added team-high seven rebounds vs. Holy Cross (2/7)...sank 8-of-8 from free throw line en route to 10 points at FDU (2/2)...posted 10 points, five rebounds, season-high three assists and two steals at American (1/31)...dropped in 10 points at Army (1/28)...tallied second double-double of career vs. Lehigh (1/24) with 11 points and game-high 10 rebounds, including six offensive boards...dropped in a team-high 14 points including a 6-for-6 stint at the line in a win over Colgate (1/14)...contributed 13 points in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/10) in first career start...scored 17 points to lead team at Penn (1/6)...posted nine points and a team-high six rebounds vs. Robert Morris (12/17)...grabbed team-high seven boards against Colorado (11/25)...finished a rebound short of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds vs. Rider (11/23)...recorded team's first double-double after scoring 15 points and grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds against Stony Brook (11/18)...tallied seven points and three rebounds in 20 minutes in first career game against Wagner (11/14) while knocking down crucial free throws in the final minute.

High School: Led Notre Dame to a 24-6 record and a Class AAAA state title in 2007-08...selected First-Team All-State...contributed 23.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior...earned Southeast Missourian Conference Player of the Year Honors for the second-consecutive year...also earned All-State First-Team honors in soccer...received Academic All-State accolades while maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average....Born 7/18/89.

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