Ryan Francis Rossiter (born September 14, 1989) is a US-born Japanese professional

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for the

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of the

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. Rossiter was named

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player of the year and an

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as a senior at

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College career

Rossiter, a 6'9" big man out of

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, played college basketball at

. Rossiter showed signs of potential as a freshman, starting 11 games as the Saints made the 2008 NCAA tournament. As a sophomore, he started all 34 games and averaged 10.0

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and 7.9

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as the Saints made another NCAA tournament appearance. As a junior Rossiter broke out, averaging 13.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game and leading the conference in rebounding and

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(.571). Rossiter was named first team all-conference as the Saints won their third straight MAAC title and NCAA appearance. As a senior, Rossiter improved again. He averaged 18.7 points and 13.2 rebounds per game (placing him second nationally in rebounds per game to Morehead State's

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). Rossiter was named MAAC player of the year and an honorable mention

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All-American. Rossiter graduated as Siena's all-time leading rebounder with 1,151 in his four years. He finished with 1,457 points and 167

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s (third in school history).

Professional career

After the completion of his college career, Rossiter was not selected in the

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. He signed with Denain ASC Voltaire of the French

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in August 2011. For the season, Rossiter averaged 13.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. In 2012, Rossiter made the roster of the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. On August 21, 2013, Rossiter signed with

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of the National Basketball League in Japan. He won the National Basketball League's MVP Trophy for the month of December 2013, a month in which he averaged 24.1 points per game and 13.1 rebounds per game. On June 12, 2014, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. In July 2014, he played for Chongqing Fly Dragons of National Basketball League In China. On August 20, 2015, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. On June 30, 2016, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. During the 2017 B.League Semifinals, He hit a game winning layup with 2 seconds remaining to send his team to the finals, which they then won. On July 14, 2017, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. On July 12, 2018, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. On June 7, 2019, he re-signed with Link Tochigi Brex. In December 2019, he became Japanese citizen, became naturalised player in

. On June 8, 2020, he re-signed with

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. On June 21, 2021, Rossiter signed with

of the

. On June 22, 2022, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo. On June 16, 2023, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo. On June 12, 2024, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo.

The Basketball Tournament

Ryan Rossiter played for Saints Alive in the 2018 edition of

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. He scored 26 points and had 17 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to Team Fancy.

Career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Tochigi , 54, , 54, , 32.9, , .580, , .306, , .737, , 11.8, , 1.8, , 0.9, , 1.1, , 21.3 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Tochigi , 53, , 52 , , 33.5, , .538, , .500, , .645, , 13.3, , 3.1, , 1.1, , 1.1, , 19.9 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Tochigi , 47, , 47 , , 35.7, , .552, , .231, , .527, , 12.6, , 3.1, , 1.9, , 0.9, , 23.7 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2016-17† , align="left" , Tochigi , 59, , 59 , , 30.7 , , .507 , , .284 , , .445 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 13.3* , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , 0.8, , 17.3 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" , Tochigi , 57, , 56 , , 28.3 , , .465 , , .339 , , .426 , , 10.2 , , 4.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.3, , 13.5 , -

References

External links

NBA D-League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossiter, Ryan 1989 births Living people Alvark Tokyo players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Staten Island Canton Charge players Chongqing Fly Dragons (NBL) players Denain Voltaire Basket players Japanese men's basketball players Japanese people of American descent Monsignor Farrell High School alumni Naturalised basketball players Naturalized citizens of Japan Power forwards Siena Saints men's basketball players Utsunomiya Brex players