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Ryan Kriener - Wikipedia

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Ryan Kriener
No. 5 – Levanga Hokkaido

Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1998-04-24) April 24, 1998 (age 26)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	New Hampton (New Hampton, Iowa) Spirit Lake (Spirit Lake, Iowa)
College	Iowa (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021	Leuven Bears
2021–2023	Ehime Orange Vikings
2023–2024	Shiga Lakes
2024–present	Levanga Hokkaido

Ryan Kriener (born April 24, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Levanga Hokkaido of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Iowa.

Early life

Kriener grew up in Spirit Lake, Iowa and began playing organized basketball in first grade.^[1] He began his high school career at New Hampton High School and averaged 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Kriener transferred to Spirit Lake High School and averaged 19.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, shooting 71.3 percent from the field.^[2] As a senior, Kriener averaged 22.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.^[3] He was named to the First Team All-State.^[4] Kriener played AAU basketball for Martin Brothers alongside future Iowa teammates Jordan Bohannon and Cordell Pemsl. Kreiner received 23 collegiate offers and took a visit to Nebraska, but ultimately signed with Iowa.^[1]

College career

As a freshman, Kriener averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.^[4] Kriener's sophomore season was derailed by two concussions and several injuries.^[5] He averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.^[4] As a junior, Kriener averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and had 15 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Michigan. He largely came off the bench as a senior but started six games when CJ Fredrick was injured.^[1] On December 29, 2019, Kriener scored a career-high 20 points against Kennesaw State. On February 25, 2020, he posted 18 points and seven rebounds in a 78–70 loss to Michigan State.^[6] As a senior, Kriener averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, shooting 54 percent from the floor.^[7]

Professional career

On August 8, 2020, Kriener signed his first professional contract with the Helios Suns of the Slovenian League and the ABA League Second Division.^[8] However he did not play for the team. In January 2021, Kriener signed with the Leuven Bears of the Pro Basketball League.^[9] He averaged 19 points and 7 rebounds per game and was one of the finalists for league MVP. On July 13, Kriener signed with the Ehime Orange Vikings of the Japanese B.League.^[10]

On June 23, 2023 Kriener signed with Shiga Lakes.^[11]

Personal life

Kriener is the son of Rich and Nancy Kriener, and the nephew of Steve Monsrud. He spent many hours at local parks being coached by his "Uncle Steve". His father played basketball at Mankato State and was an all-conference performer.^[5] Kriener has Leo and Rose written on his sneakers, in honor of his grandparents.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Emmert, Mark (March 2, 2020). "Ryan Kriener has been a Hawkeye through thick and thin, and he's had a ball doing it". Hawk Central. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Cuellar, Chris (November 28, 2015). "Iowa Eight: Meet the state's top boys' hoops talent". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Dochterman, Scott (March 4, 2016). "Cleveland-area shooting guard Maishe Dailey picks Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Doxsie, Don (March 3, 2020). "Iowa's Ryan Kriener hoping to add a few last chapters to 'storybook'". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Hlas, Mike (March 2, 2020). "Senior big man Ryan Kriener has come up big for Iowa basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ James, Zach (April 19, 2020). "Ryan Kriener signs with European agency, chases hopes of pro basketball career". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Ruden, Pete (April 14, 2020). "Kriener looking toward future after season cancellation". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "Helios Domzale signs Ryan Kriener". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Bock, Sean (February 6, 2021). "Former Iowa forward Kriener makes debut with Leuven Bears". 247 Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ "Ryan Kriener joining Ehime Orange Vikings". Sportando. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
^ "契約合意（新規）#4 ライアン・クリーナー選手が加入" (in Japanese). Shiga Lakes. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

External links

Iowa Hawkeyes bio
Media related to Ryan Kriener at Wikimedia Commons

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