Ryan Carroll
Full Name: Ryan Carroll
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 204
Birthdate: August 1, 1979 (Tyler, TX)
High School: Longview HS (Longview, TX)
College: Texas Christian
Spent the 2001-02 season with Scaligera Basket Verona in Italy. Appeared in 36 games, averaging 8.1 points and 3.1 rebounds.
Played in 118 career games at TCU, starting 86 times. Finished collegiate career sixth on school’s all-time scoring list with 1508 points, and TCU’s all-time leader in three-point field goals made with 233. Participated in the NBA Chicago Pre-Draft Camp at Moody Bible Institute in 2001.
As a senior, averaged 17.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. Started all 31 games for a 20-11 team. Set career-high with a 40 point performance on 15-for-21 shooting against Central Oklahoma on Dec. 9. Was named WAC Player of the Week after that game and a 28 point performance against Virginia Commonwealth on Dec. 6. Scored 27 points including six three-pointers against UTEP on Mar. 1. Scored 26 points in a key 102-88 win over Fresno State on Feb. 15. Led TCU in scoring 15 times.
As a junior, averaged 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. Started 25 of 28 games. Finished second on the team and eighth in the conference in scoring. Led team in three-point field goals made, which was good for second in the conference. Scored season-high 36 points against Northwestern State on Nov. 30. Almost registered a triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists against Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 27. Led TCU in scoring in five games. Averaged 14.2 points in WAC regular season play.
As a sophomore, averaged 14.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. Started 30 of 31 games. Ranked third on the team in scoring, and was the top three-pointer shooter in the WAC. Notched a double-double against Air Force on Jan. 21. with a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds. Also scored 24 and blocked four shots against Central Oklahoma on Dec. 12. Scored in double figures in all but three games.
As a freshman, averaged 3.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.9 minutes a game. Reached double figures in scoring twice, with a high of 17 points against Morgan State. Set season-high of six rebounds against San Diego State. Tipped in a missed shot with one second remaining against Tulsa for the winning basket in a 102-100 overtime win.
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