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Jenny Ryan 24
Jenny Ryan

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Saginaw, Mich.

High School:
Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central

Height:
5-9

Position:
G

Birthdate:
12/22/1990


At Michigan .... Academic All-Big Ten (2011) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2010-11)... Hustle Award (2011) ... Best Defensive Player Award (2010-11)... Academic Excellence Award (2010-11).

Sophomore (2010-11) ... Earned second varsity letter ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Hustle Award ... Best Defensive Player Award ... Academic Excellence Award (2011) ... Started all 30 games, averaging 7.3 points (219 total) and 5.0 (151 total) rebounds per game ...Led the Wolverines in minutes played (35.9/game), assists (106) and steals (63) ... Scored a career-high 16 points against Indiana State (Nov. 22) ... Set a new career-high with seven assists against Penn State (Feb. 3) ... Concluded the season with five or more assists in four of U-M's last six games ... Recorded two games with double-figure rebounds on the season: 11 against against Boston College (Dec. 22) and 12 at Eastern Michigan (March 17) in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) ... Scored in double figures seven times ... Went 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the closing minutes of U-M's upset road win over Ohio State (Jan. 27) ... Played a career-best 41 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... Concluded the season as the Big Ten leader in assist to turnover ratio (2.1) ... Ryan's 106 assists rank fifth on U-M's sophomore assists list and her 63 steals are third best by a Michigan sophomore.

Freshman (2009-10) ...Earned first varsity letter ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Best Defensive Player Award ... Academic Excellence Award ... Saw action in 35 games, starting 34 ... Averaged 5.6 (195 total) points and 5.8 (204 total) rebounds per game ... Made collegiate debut against Ball State (Nov. 13) ... Scored in double figures four times ... Scored a career-best 12 points three times ... Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds against Detroit (Dec. 19)... Posted double figure rebounds in four games ... U-M's second-leading rebounder with 204 rebounds on the season, setting the freshman record for rebounds in a season ... Posted four games with five or more assists this season ... Led the Wolverines in steals with 67, which ranks eighth on U-M's single season list ... Ryan posted 11 games of three or more steals ... Set a new Michigan record for steals in a Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) game with six steals against Northwestern (March 25) ... Concluded the Big Ten season ranked sixth in steals (1.83 per game) and 13th in rebounding average at 6.1 rebounds per game ... Her 67 steals was the most steals by a Big Ten freshman ... Set a career-high in minutes playing 40 minutes on two occasions.

Prep ... Attended Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central High School (2009), coached by Kris Hengebach ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Led her team to two Class C State Championships (2006 and 2008)Honors and Rankings ...2009 Michigan's Miss Basketball ... Three-time member of the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team ... Three-time selection to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan first team ... Three-time Detroit Free Press All-State first team selection ... Three-time Saginaw News Dream Team selection ... AP Class C Player of the Year (2008) ... ... Named team captain as a junior and senior ... Key Statistics ... Holds two state records in the MHSAA State finals; most points scored in a quarter (17) and most steals in a game (12) ... On the MHSAA all-time scorers list for most points in a state championship game with 30 points in the 2008 finals ... Other Sports ... Also ran track.

Personal ... Jennifer Marie Ryan was born December 22, 1990 ... daughter of Tim and Sue Ryan ... father played basketball at Saginaw Valley State ... has two brothers who play baseball at Oakland University ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Major is Communications.


Season G-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2009-10 35-34 1145 32.7 79-196 .403 12-52 .231 25-41 .610 204 5.8 84 58 14 67 195 5.6
2010-11 30-30 1076 35.9 79-162 .488 22-63 .349 39-52 .750 151 5.0 106 50 9 63 219 7.3
2011-12 24-24 832 34.7 63-142 .444 20-53 .377 29-36 .806 145 6.0 104 37 13 74 175 7.3
Career 89-88 3053 34.3 221-500 .442 54-168 .321 93-129 .721 500 5.6 294 145 36 204 589 6.6
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