Ryan Shanahan Luther (born September 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Manisa BB of the Turkish

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. He played college basketball for

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and

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High school career

Luther attended Hampton High School. During his senior season, he scored 30 points against

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in the Penn-Trafford Basketball Tournament and broke the school scoring record. Luther signed with

on October 25, 2013, choosing the Panthers over Duquesne and

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College career

Luther began his collegiate career at

and played sparingly as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Following Luther's sophomore season, Pittsburgh coach

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left for TCU and was replaced by

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. On December 17, 2016, Luther scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 83-73 win against

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. He averaged 5.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as a junior but missed 12 games with a right foot injury sustained in practice. Luther averaged 12.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior but missed the Panthers' final 22 games after sustaining a season-ending foot injury. He was granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA and opted to transfer to

. As a redshirt senior at Arizona, Luther averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 37.5% from 3-point range. He started 20 of 32 games for the Wildcats, missing several games in the starting lineup due to a finger injury in the

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Professional career

After his graduation from Arizona, Luther signed with

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of the Latvian league on August 12, 2019. He averaged 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game and shot 48.4% from 3-point range before the season was suspended in March 2020. On July 30, 2020, Luther signed with Darüşşafaka Tekfen of the Turkish

. He averaged 8 points and 5 rebounds per game. On July 17, 2021, Luther signed with

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. On July 5, 2022, he has signed with

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in the

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. On June 1, 2023, he signed with Manisa BB.

The Basketball Tournament

Luther joined

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, a team composed primarily of

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alumni, in

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. On July 9, Luther tallied nine points and six rebounds and hit the game-winning layup in a 102-99 comeback win against The Money Team. He scored 11 points as Herd That fell to

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93-76 in the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Luther is the son of Bill Luther, who attended Duquesne. One of Luthers' uncles, Brian Shanahan, was a 1,000-point scorer at Duquesne. Luther's cousin

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played college football for

as a wide receiver. Luther's twin brother Collin played basketball at Elon, and his older brother bill played at

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References

External links

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