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Cormac Ryan
Cormac Joseph Ryan (born October 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball, Stanford Cardinal, Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina Tar Heels. Early life and high school Cormac Ryan was born on October 26, 1998. Growing up, his hometown was Manhattan in New York City, New York, New York, where he first attended Collegiate School (New York City), Collegiate School. Ryan played basketball as a freshman and sophomore at Collegiate School. After his sophomore year, Ryan transferred to Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, where he reclassified as a sophomore and would play basketball for the rest of his high school career. In his junior year, Ryan averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists for Milton and helped lead the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
