Ryan Blaine Spangler (born October 3, 1991) is an American former

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player. He played college basketball for

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and the

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Early life

Spangler was born in

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, He is the son of former

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player Larry Spangler and LeAnn Spangler. He has two older brothers, Robert Spangler and Rustin Spangler.

High school career

Spangler excelled in

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and

in high school. He was named Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year and fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American as a

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. As a

, he averaged 29.2

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, 17.2

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, and 4.3 assists, while shooting .714 from the field (312-for-437) and .720 from free throw line (180-for-250). He led Class 4A in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage and was State Runner-Up. As a

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, he averaged 26.4

and 18.2

to lead Class 3A. Shooting .673 from field and added 3.5 assists. As a

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, he averaged 24.2

and 15.2

, ranking second and first, respectively, in Class 3A. As a

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, he averaged 13.9

and 7.8

. Spangler finished career with 2,513

(23.7 average), 1,564

(14.8) and 313 assists (3.0) while shooting .670 from the field. He started as

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for three years and finished his career with 6,951 passing yards, 71

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s, and 20

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s while completing 466-of-778 passes (.599). He also averaged 37.8 yards per punt as a

College career

Spangler received offers from several

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Division I schools including

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, and

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Gonzaga

Spangler played his freshman year at

before using his

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year and transferring closer to home to play at

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. He averaged 2.5

and 2.4

in 6.6 minutes per game for the 26–7 Bulldogs. Shot .561 from the field in only 22 outings. Spangler led the team in

per minute (0.36). He had pins placed in little finger of left hand Jan 17 and missed five games. Recorded season highs of 12

and 10

in 21 minutes against Longwood on Feb. 27. He contributed four

and team-high eight

in second-round NCAA Tournament win over

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(played 21 minutes).

Oklahoma

After using his

year and sitting out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Spangler finally made his first college start on November 8, 2013, against

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, where he recorded his first

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of the season with 15

and 12

College career statistics

:''Cited from SoonerSports.com''

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Ryan played 2 games in the

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with the

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before moving to Japan to play for the

Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League. The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League.

Professional career statistics

Cited from RealGM.com

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spangler, Ryan 1991 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Oklahoma Centers (basketball) Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players Kawasaki Brave Thunders players Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Sportspeople from Ardmore, Oklahoma Power forwards 21st-century American sportsmen