William Henry Rayman (; born April 1, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player for

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of the

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and the

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. He played college basketball for Colgate, for whom in his senior year he was

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Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot League First Team."2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster; Will Rayman,"
Colgate Athletics.

Early life

Rayman was born in New York City to Graham Rayman (a journalist and author) and Bronwen Hruska (a novelist and head of

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), and grew up on the

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. He has one brother. He is , and weighs .

High school

Rayman had a four-year career at the Millbrook School, in

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. He was named the

New England Preparatory School Athletic Council The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) is an organization that serves as the governing body for sports in preparatory schools and leagues in New England. The organization has 169 full member schools as well as 24 associate ...

Class B Player of the Year after averaging 22 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game as a senior at the Millbrook School. He was named All-Conference both his junior and his senior seasons. He finished his career with averages of 15 points and six rebounds per game. He then played a season at

New Hampton School New Hampton School is an independent university-preparatory school, college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 330 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the ...

, in

New Hampton, New Hampshire New Hampton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,377 at the 2020 census. A winter sports resort area, New Hampton is home to George Duncan State Forest and to the New Hampton School, a private prepara ...

. Rayman earned Region All-Star and All-Conference honors following his

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at New Hampton.

College

As a freshman at

Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...

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, in 2016-17, playing for the Colgate Raiders basketball team Rayman scored 14.6 points per game (9th in the

; while leading all Patriot League freshmen with 14.9 points per league game), set a Colgate first-year season record with 65 three-pointers, had a .691 free throw percentage (9th), and had 4.6 rebounds per game. He also set a Colgate first-year single-game scoring record that (breaking one previously held by Raider All-American and NBA player

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) with 34 points against

Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 18 ...

. He was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year, to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team, and Colgate Athletics Male Rookie of the Year. As a sophomore in 2017-18 Rayman scored 14.6 points per game (10th in the league), pulled down 6.7 rebounds per game (4th), with 0.8 blocks per game (9th), and had a 41.8% three-point shooting percentage, a 44.7% field goal percentage, and an 80.7% free throw percentage (4th in the league). He was named to the All-

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team, Second Team All-Patriot-League, and

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(NABC) All-District Second Team. As a junior in 2018-19, he scored 13.1 points per game, and had 6.5 rebounds (6th in the league), 0.8 blocks (10th), and 1.5 assists per game. Rayman had a 42.9% three-point percentage, a 42.5% field goal percentage, and a 68.1% free throw percentage. He was named Second Team All-Patriot-League, and was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team, and to the Patriot League All-Tournament First Team. As a senior in 2019-20, Rayman had 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds (leading the league), 1.0 blocks (4th), and 1.7 assists per game, with a 44.4% field goal percentage, a 35.9% three-point percentage, and an 80.0% free throw percentage. He was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team and All-Patriot League First Team, and 2020 NABC District 13 second team.

Professional career

In 2020, Rayman played for

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n team Tartu Ülikool in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. In the 2020–21 season, he played for

BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen () is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team plays in Germany's second division, the ProA. History Once ...

in the German

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."Will Rayman"
Global Sports Archive. Rayman has played for

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

since 2021. On August 6, 2023, he signed a 3-year deal with

and loaned to Saint-Quentin of the

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for 2023–24 season.

References

External links

Colgate Raiders bio
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