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  Ryan Woolsey

Ryan Woolsey

Player Profile

Hometown:
Valliant, Okla.

High School:
Valliant HS

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 225

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
08/22/1984

Experience:
1VL

Athletic post player who tallied valuable minutes last season . . . finishes well with either hand around the basket . . . excellent range from beyond the arc.

Freshman (2004-05): Saw playing time in 26 of the team's 28 games . . . filled in as a backup at the "P" position and averaged 10.5 minutes per contest . . . scored 2.5 points per game and pulled down an average of 1.0 rebound per contest . . . tallied a career-high nine points on 2-of-3 shooting from the floor in the Bulldogs' lopsided 73-44 victory over Morehead State (Feb. 12) . . . led the team with three assists on the road against Notre Dame (Dec. 30) . . . shot a near-perfect 9-of-10 from the free-throw line . . . scored seven points in only 17 minutes of play at home versus Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 10) . . . logged a career-high 20 minutes in the team's 68-30 win against Tennessee Wesleyan (Dec. 9) . . . pulled down a career-high four rebounds versus Central Connecticut in the championship game of the 2004 Mohegan Sun Classic . . . earned his first varsity letter.

2003-04: Redshirted.

High School: Averaged 22.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and five blocked shots per game for head coach Gene Davis at Valliant High School . . . connected on 74 percent of his shots from the floor and 84 percent from the free-throw line as a junior . . . named the Preseason Oklahoma 3A Player of the Year for the 2002-03 season by the Oklahoma Tip-off Magazine . . . scored 42 points against the No. 2-ranked team in the state to win the regional tournament as a senior . . . also lettered in baseball and track.

Personal: Full name is William Ryan Woolsey . . . born Aug. 22, 1984 . . . son of Bill and Kathy Woolsey . . . his older sister played basketball at Murray State Junior College in Tishimingo, Okla., and then at Southeastern Oklahoma State . . . majoring in business management.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH WOOLSEY
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Tree
People (past or present) I would most like to meet: My granddads
Favorite place to eat: Moe's
Favorite cartoon character: Boomhauer (King of the Hill)
Favorite athlete: Mickey Mantle



 

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