1. Ryan Curran Arcidiacono is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League.
44 Facts About Ryan Arcidiacono
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Ryan Arcidiacono is widely considered among the greatest players in Villanova history.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was born on March 26,1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Ryan Arcidiacono has three older siblings, Sabrina, Nicole, Michael; and younger twin siblings, Christopher and Courtney.
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Ryan Arcidiacono's parents, Joe and Patti Arcidiacono, met at Villanova University, where Joe was an offensive lineman on the football team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono's father installed a 6-foot plastic hoop in the family living room.
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In eighth grade, Ryan Arcidiacono trained with former Penn State player Ben Luber.
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Ryan Arcidiacono attended Neshaminy High School, where he was coached by Jerry Devine.
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Ryan Arcidiacono continued to score at the same pace for the remainder of the tournament, and major college programs took notice.
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Ryan Arcidiacono received recruiting offers from Syracuse, Florida, Texas, and Villanova, among others.
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Ryan Arcidiacono began to feel pain in his lower back shortly after the end of his junior season.
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In May 2011, while attending a basketball camp at the Deron Williams Academy in Chicago, Ryan Arcidiacono complained of poor mobility and soreness.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was diagnosed with a herniated disk in his back, forcing him to miss his senior season.
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Ryan Arcidiacono finished his career at Neshaminy High School as the program's all-time leading scorer.
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Ryan Arcidiacono tallied 1,498 points, 449 rebounds, 378 assists, 178 steals, and 160 three-pointers.
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Ryan Arcidiacono began his freshman season not fully recovered from his back injury.
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Ryan Arcidiacono made his college debut scoring 11 points against the University of the District of Columbia.
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Ryan Arcidiacono earned his fourth rookie of the week honors in the last week of the regular season.
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Ryan Arcidiacono posted averages of 11.9 points, 3.5 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.
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Ryan Arcidiacono started all 34 games and played an average of 34.0 minutes per game, which led the team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was named Philadelphia Big 5 rookie of the year and was selected to the Big East All-Rookie team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was an honorable mention all-Big East selection after the regular season.
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Ryan Arcidiacono joined teammate Darrun Hilliard on the All-Big 5 Second Team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono posted averages of 9.9 points, 3.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest.
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Ryan Arcidiacono started 33 games and played an average of 31.1 minutes per game, leading the team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was selected to the preseason second team All-Big East.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was named to the 36-man Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list.
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Ryan Arcidiacono shared Big East Player of the Year honors with Providence guard Kris Dunn, feeling "kind of shocked" about the selection.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was named to the Second Team All-District V by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was named to the All-Big 5 First Team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was listed on the Oscar Robertson Award preseason watchlist as well as the Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist.
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Ryan Arcidiacono was named one of the ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
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Ryan Arcidiacono helped lead Villanova to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, where he had the game-winning assist to Kris Jenkins in the title game against North Carolina, and was named Most Outstanding Player for his performance.
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Ryan Arcidiacono averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range.
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On July 25,2017, Ryan Arcidiacono signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls, the team he played with the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas As a result, he would split time between Chicago and their G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls throughout the season, with Ryan Arcidiacono spending most of his time out in the Windy City.
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Ryan Arcidiacono became the first player in franchise history to sign a two-way deal.
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Ryan Arcidiacono posted 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and four assists per game in the 2018 NBA Summer League with Chicago.
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On July 31,2018, Ryan Arcidiacono signed a standard contract with the Bulls.
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On July 2,2019, Ryan Arcidiacono signed a three-year contract with the Bulls.
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On September 28,2021, Ryan Arcidiacono signed with the Boston Celtics.
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On January 6,2022, Ryan Arcidiacono signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.
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On January 31,2022, Ryan Arcidiacono was reacquired by the Maine Celtics.
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On September 15,2023, Ryan Arcidiacono signed with the New York Knicks, returning to the franchise for a second stint.
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In June 2012, Ryan Arcidiacono was called up to the United States national under-18 team.