Ryan Perryman (born April 13, 1976) is a retired American expatriate basketball player who spent time playing professionally in Hungary, South Korea, Chile, the Dominican Republic and Argentina. He is best remembered, however, for his collegiate career at the University of Dayton between 1994–95 and 1997–98. Perryman played for the Flyers after attending Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan. During his four-year career, the , 228-pound power forward compiled 1,524

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and 1,156

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in 1997–98, Perryman led NCAA Division I in rebounding with a 12.5 per game average. He holds the school records for rebounds in a game (23) and offensive rebounds in a season (166). Perryman did not get selected in the NBA draft but had tryouts with the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings. Perryman came out of college in 1998, the year of the NBA lockout so tryouts with teams were cut short. He then went on to spend his first year out of college as a teacher in Michigan before becoming a professional basketball player. He had the most success while playing for

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in Buenos Aires. He led the Argentine league in rebounding every single season he was there and even developed a cult following among the team's fans. He also played briefly in the

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for the Grand Rapids Hoops during the 1998–99 season, averaging 3 points and 5 rebounds per game in limited action.1999-2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 296 Today he is a district sales manager for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is married with 3 children.

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* * * * 1977 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Chile American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic Basketball players from Michigan Dayton Flyers men's basketball players Grand Rapids Hoops players People from Oak Park, Michigan Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio American men's basketball players {{collegebasketball-stub

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