Ryan Williams aka Special FX (G-F) player profile

Ryan Williams
Vitals
Height: 6’5” (196cm)
Weight: 225lbs (102kg)
Position: Guard or Forward (2 or 3)
Date of Birth:December 25, 1982
Passport: United States
Eurobasket player ID# 73262
vertical leap: 48"+
aka "Special FX"
Outlook
Ryan aka "Special FX" is an explosive and extremely athletic player who can finish at the basket like few others because of his ability to play above the rim. An amazing offensive rebounder with great physical strength who can excite the crowd with follow tip dunk. Ryan can also shoot the 3-pointer with good accuracy. He also is a strong defender and is a shot-blocker because of his quick leaping ability. A highly competitive player who plays with high energy. Very coachable, always working on ways to improve his game, plays hard and always hustles.
St John's Head Coach Norm Roberts on Williams: "Ryan is Mr. Energy. He is a guy that can be a tremendous offensive rebounder. He really came on late last year and did a tremendous job for us, ...I believe Ryan is going to be a big factor for us..."
Pro Basketball Experience
2008 Eurobasket Summer League -- Salt Lake City CHAMPIONS (Sevilla Delta Jammers Play2Win)
Eurobasket Summer League Director on Ryan Williams: He only played two games but scored 25 and 36 in each contest and was phenomenal and had some show-time dunks. This guy has a NBA body and the crazy athleticism and attacked the basket with an array of moves. If he would have played the final game he definitely would have been MVP and the game would have been a lot easier for the Sevilla team. He will make a team in Europe looking for a very athletic swing very happy.
“Ryan Williams was outstanding and unstoppable as he scored 36 pts, 7rbs, 5ast and 5 steals including some amazing dunks which were the highlights of the day at the ESL. He is definitely one of the most athletic players the ESL has seen this summer by far and he is difficult to stop as he gets to the basket at will. “
2008 New York ProCity (Queensbridge) CHAMPIONS
2007 Ball4Real Tour
2006 ESPN StreetBall television series - "Special FX" featured contest player and finalist
2004-2005 through 2005-2006: St. John's University: NCAA division 1 – Big East Conference
05-06 22 games ; 2.6ppg; 2.3rpg

04-05 27 games: 5.1 ppg: 4.3 rpg; FG% 44.3%; 3PT FG% 42.3% Appeared in all 26 games in his first season with the Red Storm, drawing three starts ... averaged 5.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in his first year at St. John's and reached double-figures in scoring three times ... netted a career-high 14 points, drilling all three of his 3-point attempts, against Georgetown in ONLY 10 minutes of playing time (Feb. 20) ... started vs. Boston College (Jan. 22) and scored 12 points, hitting 6-of-7 shots from the field, with six rebounds ... tallied 11 points on 5-of-9 field goals and nearly notched a double-double with nine rebounds against Illinois State (Dec. 4) ... scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in his Red Storm debut vs. Wagner (Nov. 20) ... registered five points and three boards vs. Canisius (Dec. 28) ... tallied four points and six rebounds in 12 minutes during the Holiday Festival win over No. 17 NC State (Dec. 30) ... netted seven points and grabbed four rebounds against Syracuse (Jan. 5) ... came off the bench to score seven points and grab six boards at West Virginia (Jan. 8) ... played 31 minutes at Notre Dame (Jan. 15), scoring eight points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds ... totaled four points and had three rebounds in a win against No. 18 Pittsburgh (Jan. 18) ... recorded six points at Georgetown (Jan. 25) ... tallied seven points and posted nine rebounds off the bench against Rutgers (Feb. 2) ... amassed eight points and six boards at Pittsburgh (Feb. 8).

2002-2004: Monroe College -- NJCAA

Played for two seasons at Monroe in Bronx, N.Y., in 2002-03 and 2003-04 ... led the Mustangs to the District III championship and the regional title in his first year, earning all-region honors ... named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Tournament team in 2003, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds after lifting his squad to a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament.

2002 Cardozo High School: captained the 1999 Cardozo squad which won the New York City Public School Athletic League championship ... was named to the all-Queens team in 1999 and captured the city slam dunk title ... earned all-city honors in 2000... spent one year at Redemption Christian Academy prep school in Troy, N.Y., and was rated a top 15 prep prospect.

Awards/achievements

2008 Eurobasket Summer League (ESL) All-Tournament Team Salt Lake City

2008 Eurobasket Summer League - Salt Lake City Champions (Sevilla Delta Jammers Play2Win)

2008 New York ProCity CHAMPIONS (Queensbridge)

2008 Slam Magazine/Dunkman of the Year National Champion - US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

2008 Slam Magazine/Dunkman Rucker Park Slam Dunk Champion

2003 NJCAA All-Tournament team (Monroe)

2003 NJCAA Tournament Final Four (Monroe)

2003 All Region honors (Monroe)

2003 Regional Champions (Monroe)

2003 District III Champions (Monroe)