Ryan Walter Zamroz (born February 20, 1987) is an American-Italian former professional

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player. He played

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for

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before playing professionally in Australia, England, Sweden, France and Spain.

Early life and college career

Zamroz was born in

Perkasie, Pennsylvania Perkasie is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Perkasie is southeast of Allentown and north of Philadelphia. Establishments in the borough early in the twentieth century included silk mills, brickyards, lumber mills, tile works, a stone c ...

. He attended Perkasie's Pennridge High as a freshman before transferring to Faith Christian Academy in nearby Sellersville. Between 2005 and 2009, Zamroz attended

and played for the Mustangs in the

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of the

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. He finished his career as the seventh all-time highest scorer with 1,862 points. He also made 222 3-pointers at 40.6% and 378 free throws at 80.1%.

Professional career

In February 2010, Zamroz moved to Australia to begin his professional career with the Geraldton Buccaneers of the

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(SBL). He went on to be named the SBL Most Valuable Player for the 2010 season. In 31 games for the Buccaneers, he averaged 28.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. On September 2, 2010, Zamroz signed with the

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for the

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. In 43 games during the 2010–11 season, he averaged 18.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. On May 31, 2011, Zamroz signed with

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of the Swedish Basketligan. In 45 games in 2011–12, he averaged 16.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. In June 2012, Zamroz signed with Sorgues Basket Club of the French Third Division. In 27 games in 2012–13, he averaged 18.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. On June 18, 2013, Zamroz signed with Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme of the French

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. He left Saint-Vallier in December 2013 after averaging 11.0 points in 12 games. He subsequently moved to Spain and joined

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of the

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for the rest of the 2013–14 season. In 14 games for Ourense, he averaged 11.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Zamroz returned to France for the 2014–15 season, playing for

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Clermo ...

of the French Third Division. He helped Vichy finish second on the season with a 23–11 record before going on to help them win the NM1 Play-Offs with 16 points in the final against ADA Blois. In 32 games, he averaged 12.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Personal life

Zamroz and his wife, Stacy, have three children. His father, Walt, is a former high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania.

References

External links

LNB player profileBBL player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zamroz, Ryan 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Borås Basket players Club Ourense Baloncesto players JA Vichy players Leicester Riders players The Master's Mustangs men's basketball players People from Perkasie, Pennsylvania Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania American expatriate sportspeople in England