Ryan Francis Rossiter (born September 14, 1989) is a US-born Japanese professional

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for the

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of the

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. Rossiter was named

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player of the year and an All-American as a senior at

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College career

Rossiter, a 6'9" big man out of

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, played college basketball at

. Rossiter showed signs of potential as a freshman, starting 11 games as the Saints made the

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. As a sophomore, he started all 34 games and averaged 10.0

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and 7.9

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as the Saints made another NCAA tournament appearance. As a junior Rossiter broke out, averaging 13.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game and leading the conference in rebounding and

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(.571). Rossiter was named first team all-conference as the Saints won their third straight MAAC title and NCAA appearance. As a senior, Rossiter improved again. He averaged 18.7 points and 13.2 rebounds per game (placing him second nationally in rebounds per game to Morehead State's

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). Rossiter was named MAAC player of the year and an honorable mention

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All-American. Rossiter graduated as Siena's all-time leading rebounder with 1,151 in his four years. He finished with 1,457 points and 167

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s (third in school history).

Professional career

After the completion of his college career, Rossiter was not selected in the

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. He signed with Denain ASC Voltaire of the French

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in August 2011. For the season, Rossiter averaged 13.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. In 2012, Rossiter made the roster of the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. In 2013, he joined

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Retrieved on September 12, 2013. Rossiter won the Japan National Basketball League's MVP Trophy for the month of December 2013, a month in which he averaged 24.1 points per game and 13.1 rebounds per game. Rossiter returned to play for

for the 2014-2015

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season. During the 2017 B.League Semifinals, Rossiter hit a game winning layup with 2 seconds remaining to send his team to the finals, which they then won.

The Basketball Tournament

Ryan Rossiter played for Saints Alive in the 2018 edition of

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. He scored 26 points and had 17 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Team Fancy.

Career statistics

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References

External links

NBA D-League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossiter, Ryan 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Canton Charge players Denain Voltaire Basket players Japanese people of American descent Monsignor Farrell High School alumni Power forwards (basketball) Siena Saints men's basketball players Sportspeople from Staten Island Utsunomiya Brex players