Ryan Pearson (born February 27, 1990) is an American professional

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player. He is known for his

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college career at

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College career

Pearson, a 6'6"

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from

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, New York, played high school basketball at

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in Queens. He committed to play college basketball at

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for head coach Jim Larranaga. In his freshman season of 2008–09, Pearson 7.0

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and 3.6

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, earning a spot on the

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(CAA) All-rookie team. As a sophomore, Pearson entered the Patriots' starting lineup, averaging 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. As a junior, Pearson led the Patriots to a 26–7 record and a CAA regular-season championship. George Mason went to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, losing to #1 seed

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in the third round. Pearson increased his averages to 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and gaining second-team all-CAA honors. In his senior year, Pearson led the Patriots to a 24–9 record in new coach Paul Hewitt's first season. Pearson again improved his production, averaging 17.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Pearson was named CAA player of the year and an honorable mention

by the

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. For his career, Pearson scored 1,626 points and collected 806 rebounds.

Professional career

On August 9, 2012, Pearson signed his first professional contract with BC Hoverla of the Ukrainian Super League. Pearson started the 2013–14 season with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Super League. After a few games with Ashdod he moved to the

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in Belgium. On July 14, 2019, he signed with

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of the

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. On November 6, 2022, Pearson signed with the

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of the

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(PBA) to replace

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as the team's import for the

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