Ryan Stack
Ryan Eugene Stack (born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1975 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cheatham County (Chapmansboro, Tennessee) |
| College | South Carolina (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 1998–2009 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2000–2001 | Gijón Baloncesto |
| 2001–2002 | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
| 2002–2006 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2006–2007 | Olympiacos |
| 2007–2009 | BC Kyiv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Professional career
Stack, a 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (48th overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. He saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Cavaliers, as the backup to All-Star center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas. After playing in just 43 games for the Cavaliers, Stack signed a contract to play in Europe, and played for Gijón team from Spain's ACB for the 2000–01 season.
The next season, Stack moved to Israel and was signed by the Maccabi Ramat Gan team. After the year in Israel, he moved to Greece and was signed by Aris Thessaloniki; he played there from 2002 to 2006. In all of those years with the team, he won the EuroCup Challenge in 2003, the Greek Cup in 2004 and reached the EuroCup final in 2006. He was then the highest paid center in Europe.
Stack was signed by Olympiacos, for whom he played one season, in August 2006. He then signed with the Ukrainian league team BC Kyiv.
While playing for Aris Thessaloniki, Stack adopted the citizenship of and went by the name of Ruan Stik.[1] That way he could play as a European on a Bosman passport, and thus not count as one of the two non-Europeans that were allowed per team in the Greek League at that time. He played for the national basketball team in several FIBA EuroBasket and FIBA World Cup qualifications.
References
External links
- NBA & college stats - basketballreference.com
- Player Profile - ACB.com (in Spanish)