1. Ryan Jamar Boatright was born on December 27,1992 and is an American and naturalized Armenian professional basketball player for Shahrdari Gorgan of the Iranian Basketball Super League.
25 Facts About Ryan Boatright
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Ryan Boatright has represented the Armenian national basketball team in international competition.
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Ryan Boatright completed his college career at University of Connecticut in 2015.
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Ryan Boatright had originally committed to West Virginia, but changed his mind when the Mountaineers signed another point guard just a day later.
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Ryan Boatright then went on and decided to commit to the University of Connecticut.
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Ryan Boatright was named to the USBWA All-District first-team at the conclusion of the season.
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Ryan Boatright played 39 of UConn's 40 games, starting 38 of them, averaging 12.1 points, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and a career-best 3.5 rebounds.
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Ryan Boatright averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the Final Four and was named to the All-Final Four team.
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Ryan Boatright was one of four Huskies to average double-digit point totals in the inaugural American Athletic Conference tournament.
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Ryan Boatright scored in double-figures in 27 of 39 games and in all six of UConn's NCAA tournament games.
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Ryan Boatright was second on the team this year with 61 steals, which were the most ever for him in a season.
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Ryan Boatright's defense was a key factor in the Huskies' drive to the 2014 Final Four.
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Ryan Boatright was named to the 2014 All-Final Four team and UConn won the national championship.
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Ryan Boatright was a unanimous first-team All-American Athletic Conference team selection in 2015.
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In nine Summer League games for the Nets, Ryan Boatright averaged 14.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
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On July 30,2016, Ryan Boatright signed with Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On November 21,2016, Ryan Boatright signed with Cedevita Zagreb of the Croatian League after leaving China.
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On July 21,2017, Ryan Boatright signed a 1+1 deal with Turkish club Besiktas.
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On January 29,2020, Ryan Boatright signed with BC Avtodor of the VTB United League.
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On November 8,2020, Ryan Boatright signed with BC Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
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On September 25,2024, Ryan Boatright signed with Shahrdari Gorgan of the Iranian Basketball Super League.
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Ryan Boatright acquired Armenian nationality by naturalization in order to be eligible to play for the Armenia national team, and to bypass team quotas on American players in European leagues.
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Ryan Boatright left the team in February 2018, with coach Niksa Bavcevic saying he had demanded special treatment.
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Ryan Boatright is the son of Mike McAllister and Tanesha Ryan Boatright.
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Ryan Boatright has one brother Michael and two younger sisters, Dasia and Deahjay.