Ryan Pettinella

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Ryan Pettinella
Power forward
Personal information
Born (1984-07-12) July 12, 1984
Rochester, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, New York)
College Penn (2003–2005)
Virginia (2006–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Sutor Montegranaro
2009 Prima Veroli
2009–2010 Vigo Básquet
2010–2013 UMFG Grindavík
2013–present Recanti

Ryan Pettinella (born July 12, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He stands 6'9" tall, weighs 245 lbs, and plays as a forward-center.

High school

Pettinella graduated in 2003 from McQuaid Jesuit High School. He earned New York All-State selections for basketball in both his junior and senior year. During his senior season Pettinella led McQuaid Jesuit to the New York Class A State Championship, a 27-1 record, and a third ranking nationally in the USAToday poll.

College

Upon graduation, Pettinella enrolled at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he played two years for head coach Fran Dunphy before transferring to the University of Virginia. At Penn he helped lead the Quakers to an Ivy League Championship in 2005. The following year Pettinella transferred to Virginia where he played his final two seasons with the Cavaliers. In 2007 the Cavaliers won the ACC Regular Season Championship. Pettinella achieved a degree in political science and foreign affairs.

Professional career

After graduating from Virginia in 2008, Pettinella signed with Premiata Montegranaro of the Italian Basketball Federation. The following season, Ryan played in Spain for Ciudad de Vigo Básquet. The Spanish League is considered by most experts to be the second best basketball league in the world, behind the NBA. In 2010 Pettinella signed with UMFG Grindavík of the Iceland Express League. He continued the following two seasons with Grindavik winning back to back Championships in the Icelandic Premier League. In August 2013, Pettinella returned to Italy joining Basket Recanati of the Legadue Basket.

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