Ryan Kersten (born 21 April 1986) is an Australian former professional

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player. Kersten attended the

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(AIS). In 2004, he averaged 8.5 points per game, while in 2005, he averaged 10.2. In 2005-06, Kersten attended college at the

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in America, averaging 4.7 points per game and 1.6 assists per game, starting in 15 matches. He established a career high of 16 points while playing against

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. He was later named to the 2005 Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament team. On 12 March 2007, it was announced that Kersten had left the team to return home. On 6 April 2007, Kersten signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played with the

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of the NBL during the 2008–09 season.

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External links

Kersten's New Mexico player profile Kersten's Australian NBL profile
1986 births Australian men's basketball players Living people New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players New Zealand Breakers players Point guards Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Basketball players from Adelaide {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub