Cormac Joseph Ryan (born October 26, 1998) is an American

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player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the

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, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and

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Early life and high school

Cormac Ryan was born on October 26, 1998. Growing up, his hometown was Manhattan in

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, 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 them to the semifinals of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) playoffs. Ryan's production increased his senior year, with him averaging 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists, which contributed to Milton finishing as the runner-up in the NEPSAC playoffs. In total, Ryan scored 1,423 points for Milton Academy, additionally being nominated to the All-NEPSAC team all three years at Milton, with him being nominated as player of the year for the NEPSAC in both his junior and senior years.

Recruiting

In high school, Ryan was rated as a four-star recruit. He was ranked No. 63 by ESPN, No. 64 by 247Sports, 247Sports Composite and No. 77 by Rivals.com, Rivals. Additionally, Ryan was considered a top-three player from the state of New York (state), New York. Ryan chose to sign with Stanford Cardinal men's basketball, Stanford under coach Jerod Haase despite predictions that he would sign with Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball, Northwestern. Besides Northwestern, Ryan also received other offers from Florida Gators men's basketball, Florida, Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana, Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, Notre Dame, Villanova Wildcats men's basketball, Villanova, and Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan.

College career

Stanford

2018–19 season

Ryan came into Stanford as the highest-rated recruit for the Cardinal. In his college debut, Ryan scored 16 points with 4 rebounds and 1 assist against 2018-19 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team, Seattle. Ryan scored double-digit points against teams ranked in the top ten, scoring 14 points in a loss against No. 7 2018-19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, North Carolina and 12 points in an overtime loss against No. 2 2018-19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Kansas. On January 6, Ryan scored 18 points against 2018-19 USC Trojans men's basketball team, USC. Ryan scored a season-best 19 points in a win over 2018-19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, UCLA on February 16. Overall, Ryan started 17 out of 24 games for Stanford and averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists with ten games in which he scored double-digit points.

Notre Dame

2019–20 season

Before the 2019–20 season, Ryan transferred to Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball, Notre Dame. Ryan redshirted in his first year at Notre Dame and thus did not play the entire season.

2020–21 season

In his debut game for Notre Dame, Ryan was named a starter and scored 13 points with 1 rebound and 3 assists against No. 13 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State. On January 30, Ryan tied his career-high with 19 points in a win over 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Pittsburgh. He set a new career-high in points on February 9, scoring 28 in Notre Dame's second win all-time at 2020–21 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Duke. Ryan started 16 out of 25 games for Notre Dame and averaged 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, with an increased twelve games with double-digit scoring.

2021–22 season

Entering his redshirt junior year, Ryan was again named a starter before the beginning of the season. In the quarterfinal game of the ACC Tournament, he scored 20 points despite Notre Dame's elimination by eventual champion 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, Virginia Tech. Ryan recorded a career-high 29 points against 2021–22 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Alabama, upsetting them in the Round of 64 in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2022 NCAA tournament. Overall, Ryan started 22 out of 35 games, averaging 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, helping Notre Dame advance to the Round of 32 before losing to 2021–22 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Texas Tech.

2022–23 season

Ryan was named a starter before the season began his redshirt senior year. As a part of the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, Ryan scored 23 points to help Notre Dame win against No. 20 2022–23 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State. On December 7, Ryan scored 21 points in a win against 2022–23 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team, Boston University. In the final win of the season and Ryan's career at Notre Dame, he scored 20 points against No. 25 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Pittsburgh. Ryan started all 32 games of the season and averaged 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.

North Carolina

2023–24 season

Before the beginning of the 2023–24 season, Ryan transferred to North Carolina, using the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA because of the shortened 2020–21 season. In his debut game for North Carolina, Ryan recorded 13 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists against 2023–24 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team, Radford. As a part of the CBS Sports Classic, Ryan recorded 20 points in a loss to No. 14 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Kentucky. On March 9, Ryan set a new career-high in points with 31 in a win against No. 9 2023-24 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Duke. Ryan started 34 out of his 36 games played and averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Ryan joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2024 NBA Summer League and on September 27, 2024, he signed with the team.

Personal life

Ryan is the son of Michael and Rosemary Ryan. Both Michael and one of Cormac Ryan's four brothers, Thomas, played basketball at Yale Bulldogs men's basketball, Yale.

Career statistics

College

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Redshirt (college sports), Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Notre Dame , 25 , , 16 , , 29.4 , , .387 , , .344 , , .822 , , 4.4 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Notre Dame , 35 , , 22 , , 30.0 , , .454 , , .407 , , .806 , , 4.8 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .2 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Notre Dame , 32 , , 32 , , 34.0 , , .409 , , .344 , , .827 , , 4.0 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, North Carolina , 36 , , 34 , , 30.3 , , .382 , , .354 , , .874 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .4 , , 11.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 152 , , 121 , , 30.6 , , .395 , , .352 , , .825 , , 3.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 10.4

References

External links

North Carolina Tar Heels bioNotre Dame Fighting Irish bioStanford Cardinal bio
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