Towson University Athletics

2007-08 SEASON: A walk-on, Ryan appeared sparingly during the season ... played in 8 games for a total of 9 minutes ... scored his first points at Towson when he hit a three-pointer at Temple ... tallied two points on 1 for 1 shooting at VCU ... also saw action against the Rams in the CAA quarterfinals ... scored on a 1 for 2 effort at Georgia State where he also picked up his first career rebound ... an outstanding student Ryan is carrying a 3.951 GPA as an Exercise Science major.

2006-07 SEASON:  Appeared briefly in two games for the Tigers last year ... played a minute in the 85-63 win over Delaware and a minute against George Mason ... did not score.

AT BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Ryan was the only freshman to start for the Hornets in 2005-06 ... he averaged 9.5 points while shooting 43 per cent from beyond the arc ... scored a season high 19 points against Cayuga Community College ...  shot a team best 42 per cent from three-point range ... named to the conference All-Academic team ... inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society ... a member of the National Dean’s List.

AT CHATFIELD H.S.: The Player of the Year in Jefferson County in 2004-05 ...  a two-time first team All-Conference and second team All-State selection ...  he was the league MVP and the Pocono Invitational MVP in his senior year ... played in the all-state games ... averaged 18.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists during his high school career as a starter ... scored a career high 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Lakewood ... helped the Chargers to back-to-back league titles and a Denver Prep Showcase championship ...  played football  (linebacker) as a freshman and sophomore ... graduated in the top 5 per cent of his class.

BACKGROUND/PERSONAL: Surname is Ryan Patrick Kannegieter ... one of four children in the family ... all are attending college (Sean at the University of Colorado, Cory at the University of Wyoming and sister Sammi at the University of Arizona) ... Ryan’s ambition is to become a basketball trainer ... most memorable experience was the road trip he and his family took this past summer to Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park and San Diego ... an excellent student, Ryan is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars ... a Dean’s List student every semester ... works part-time at the university as a tutor in math, science and economics ... his dad, a graduate of Palmer College, is a chiropractor ... his mom is a graduate of the University of Iowa ... son of Curtis and Debi Kannegieter ... born July 15, 1986 in Littleton, Colo. ... Ryan is an Exercise Science Major.