Ryan Bell (basketball)

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Ryan Bell
Personal information
Born (1984-04-17) April 17, 1984 (age 37)
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school Colonel By
College Carleton
Playing career2008–2010
Position Guard
Career history
2008–2009 Schalke 04
2009–2010 Espoon Honka

Ryan Bell (born April 17, 1984) is a retired Canadian basketball player from Orleans, Ontario (suburban Ottawa, Ontario). Bell lastly played as guard for Espoon Honka in Finland.

Bell has won four national championships as a member of Carleton University Ravens, winning in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He studied sociology at Carleton University. Before Carleton, he attended Colonel By Secondary School.

Bell joined the Canada national men's basketball team in 2006. He represented Canada at the 2007 Pan American Games and the FIBA Americas Championship 2007. Canada's team at the 2007 Pan American Games included his fellow Carleton teammates Osvaldo Jeanty and Aaron Doornekamp along with Assistant Coach Dave Smart. [1]

Bell is a cousin of professional soccer player Jamar Dixon. [2]

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References

  1. "Ryan Bell stats". Canada Basketball. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15.
  2. "Jamar Dixon". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 21 January 2020.