#22 Ryan Short

6-2, 205, Sr, G
Springfield, OH
Shawnee High School

Ryan Short is Cedarville's top returning player and is becoming one of the best to ever play for the Yellow Jackets.....a team captain who has played in every game during his career and started each contest over the past two years.....averaged a team-high 16 points per game and led the squad with 94 assists last winter.....became the 44th player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points.....NAIA Division II All-America Third Team selection after leading CU to the Elite Eight.....NCCAA All-America First Team and Midwest Region Player of the Year.....named to the five-player All-AMC South Division First Team.....received the coveted NAIA Emil S. Liston Award which annually goes to one junior basketball player recognizing scholarship, character, and playing ability.....NAIA and NCCAA Scholar-Athlete.....scored in double figures 23 times including eight games of 20 or more points.....fired in a career-high 33 points in a win versus Malone in the season finale that clinched a share of the league title.....tallied 27 points in a win over Evangel in the first round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament.....scored 26 points in a victory against NCAA Division II Central State.....totaled 28 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists at NCAA Division III No. 1 Wooster.

2005-06 - Ranked second on the team in scoring as a sophomore at 15.4 points per game.....led the squad in free throws made (105) and assists (125).....voted to the All-AMC South Division Second Team and the NCCAA Midwest Region Second Team.....scored a season-high 25 points with 10 rebounds in a win over Indiana Tech.....hit for double figures in 21 contests.....scored 20 or more points in a game ten times including 24 in an AMC Tournament semifinal win at Point Park.....handed out a career-high 10 assists in a victory over Rio Grande.

2004-05 - Played in all 38 games during his rookie season with 21 starts.....averaged 7.4 points per game with 10 games in double figures.....voted to the All-AMC South Division Freshmen Team.....matched his season-high of 22 points in a 76-70 upset of No. 1 seed William Jewell in the second round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament.....also had a team-high 22 points in a win versus Wilberforce.

High School - Produced an outstanding career at Shawnee High School.....three-year varsity starter, who graduated as the school's second all-time leading scorer.....Division II District IX Player of the Year and Clark County Co-Mr. Basketball as a senior after averaging 22.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.....All-Southwest District First Team selection.....all-state special mention.....led team to back-to-back Central Buckeye Conference championships.....averaged 20.5 ppg as a junior and 10.2 as a sophomore.....participated in his only season of track & field as a senior and won the CBC high jump title.....played two seasons of baseball with one letter.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Dean's List student as an exercise science major at Cedarville University.....born 5/18/86 in Springfield, OH.....son of Greg and Belinda Short.....younger sister, Libby, is a junior starter on the Lady Jacket volleyball team.

Career Statistics (thru 2006-07)

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2004-05   38-21   860/22.6   96-246  .390   29-77   .377   60-95   .632  14-38    52  1.4  79-0   59  59   6  32  281/7.4
2005-06   31-31  1059/34.2  170-378  .450   32-103  .311  105-161  .652  64-110  174  5.6  74-2  125  98   9  33  477/15.4
2006-07   31-31   977/31.5  188-392  .480   37-101  .366   82-123  .667  55-97   152  4.9  65-1   94  64   7  27  495/16.0
TOTAL    100-83  2896/29.0  454-1016 .447   98-281  .349  247-379  .652 133-245  378  3.8 218-3  278 221  22  92 1253/12.5