Ryan Pettinella

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Ryan Pettinella
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Personal information
Born (1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 39)
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, New York)
College
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2014
Position Power forward
Career history
2008–2009 Sutor Montegranaro
2009 Prima Veroli
2009–2010 Vigo Básquet
2010–2013 UMF Grindavík
2013–2014 Recanati
Career highlights and awards

Ryan Pettinella (born July 12, 1984) is a retired American-Italian [1] professional basketball player. He stands 6'9" tall, weighs 245 lbs, and played as a forward-center. He played in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A with Premiata Montegranaro and was a two-time national champion with Icelandic club UMF Grindavík.

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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 Lega Basket Serie A. The following season, Ryan played in Spain for Ciudad de Vigo Básquet.

In 2010 Pettinella signed with UMFG Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He continued the following two seasons [2] [3] with Grindavik winning back to back national championships.

In August 2013, Pettinella returned to Italy joining Basket Recanati of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.

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References

  1. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (11 April 2013). "Pabbi er minn helsti aðdáandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (18 January 2012). "Grindavík þarf ekkert að borga fyrir Pettinella - Er huldumaðurinn pabbi hans?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (24 December 2012). "Pettinella til Grindavíkur á ný". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.


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