Damien Ryan

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Damien Ryan
Position	Guard
Height	193cm
Weight	88kg
Team	Perth Wildcats (NBL)
Nationality	Australia
Born	September 20, 1979 Melbourne, Victoria
Junior Association	Dandenong
NBL Debut	1998
Previous NBL Clubs	Canberra Cannons 1998 - 2000 Brisbane Bullets 2000 - 2003
Career Highlights	NBL Rookie of the Year (1999) Played in Italy for Avellino and Teramo Current Boomers squad member

Damien Ryan (born September 20, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian basketballer currently playing in the National Basketball League.

Ryan began his NBL career with the Canberra Cannons for the 1998/1999 season and he won the Rookie of the Year award for that season. After only one more season with the Cannons, Ryan signed on to play for the Brisbane Bullets in 2000. Ryan continued with the Bullets for a further two seasons, included a stellar season in 2002/2003 where he averaged 18.62 ppg [1].

After this stint with the Bullets, Ryan left Australia to compete in Serie A basketball league in Italy. He initially played for Avellino from 2004-2005 and then played for Teramo in 2006. During his time in Italy, Ryan was named in the Australian national men's team, the Boomers, in 2005 and 2006.

In late 2006, Ryan returned to Australia and was signed by the Perth Wildcats to replaced injured guard Adam Caporn. His signing was a significant boost to the Wildcats lineup as Ryan provided excellent performances coming off the bench. Ryan has been named as a free agent after the completion of the 2006/07 season.