# Ryan Robertson
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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ryan Robertson
| image =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|02}}
| birth_place = [Lawton, Oklahoma](/source/Lawton%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
| high_school = [St. Charles West](/source/St._Charles_West_High_School)
([St. Charles, Missouri](/source/St._Charles%2C_Missouri))
| college = [Kansas](/source/Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball) (1995–1999)
| draft_year = 1999
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 45
| draft_team = [Sacramento Kings](/source/Sacramento_Kings)
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2005
| career_number = 10
| career_position = [Shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard)
| years1 = 1999
| team1 = [Kansas Cagerz](/source/Kansas_Cagerz)
| years2 = {{nbay|1999|full=y}}
| team2 = [Sacramento Kings](/source/Sacramento_Kings)
| years3 = 2000–2001
| team3 = [Kansas City Knights](/source/Kansas_City_Knights)
| years4 = 2001–2004
| team4 = [EiffelTowers Nijmegen](/source/EiffelTowers_Nijmegen)
| years5 = 2004
| team5 = [Panellinios](/source/Panellinios_B.C.)
| years6 = 2004
| team6 = [St. Louis Flight](/source/St._Louis_Flight)
| years7 = 2005
| team7 = [Cholet](/source/Cholet_Basket)
| highlights =
* [Eredivisie champion](/source/List_of_Dutch_basketball_champions) ([2003](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Eredivisie_(basketball)))
* [Dutch Cup](/source/NBB_Cup) winner (2003)
* 3× [First-team All-Eredivisie](/source/DBL_All-Star_Team) ([2002](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Eredivisie_(basketball))–[2004](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Eredivisie_(basketball)))
* [McDonald's All-American](/source/McDonald's_All-American_Game) ([1995](/source/1995_McDonald's_All-American_Boys_Game))
* [Mr. Show-Me Basketball](/source/Mr._Show-Me_Basketball) (1995)
}}
'''Ryan Ashley Robertson''' (born October 2, 1976) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player who was selected by the [Sacramento Kings](/source/Sacramento_Kings) in the second round (45th pick overall) of the [1999 NBA draft](/source/1999_NBA_draft). He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Kansas Jayhawks](/source/Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball) under coach [Roy Williams](/source/Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)).[{{cite news |author1=Joe Posnanski |title=Robertson knows how people talk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/685034310 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[The Kansas City Star](/source/The_Kansas_City_Star) |date=13 March 1998 |pages=D1, D4}}] He scored a career high 31 points in a second round loss to [Kentucky](/source/University_of_Kentucky) in the [1999 NCAA Tournament](/source/1999_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament).
Robertson also played varsity basketball for four years at [St. Charles West High School](/source/St._Charles_West_High_School) from 1991 to 1995. During his tenure at St. Charles West the basketball team made it to the final four in the Missouri State Championship for the first time. Robertson led the team to the State championship in 1995.[{{cite news |author1=Joe Lyons |title=Banner Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97892135/banner-year/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch) |date=14 March 1995 |page=6SC}}]
He started his professional career with the [Kansas Cagerz](/source/Kansas_Cagerz).[{{cite news |author1=Bob Davidson |title=Cagerz take Robertson with first pick |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97892648/cagerz-take-robertson-with-first-pick/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[The Salina Journal](/source/The_Salina_Journal) |date=8 April 1999 |page=D1}}][{{cite news |author1=Harold Bechard |title=Cagerz now awail Robertson's decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97892817/cagerz-now-awail-robertsons-decision/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=[The Salina Journal](/source/The_Salina_Journal) |page=D1}}]
He played one game for the Sacramento Kings during the [1999-2000 NBA season](/source/1999-2000_NBA_season), scoring five points.[{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Ryan |title=I played only one game in the NBA. This is my one regret |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7093460/2026/03/07/ryan-robertson-nba-one-game-lesson/?hss_meta=eyJvcmdhbml6YXRpb25faWQiOiAxOTAxLCAiZ3JvdXBfaWQiOiAxMTA5ODE3LCAiYXNzZXRfaWQiOiAyMjUwODgyLCAiZ3JvdXBfY29udGVudF9pZCI6IDE1NjU1MzEyMSwgImdyb3VwX25ldHdvcmtfY29udGVudF9pZCI6IDIzMzYzMzg5OX0%3D |website=The Athletic |access-date=9 March 2026 |date=7 March 2026}}] He later played professionally for the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) team [Kansas City Knights](/source/Kansas_City_Knights) during the 2000–2001 season. After one season with the Kansas City minor league team, he then moved to Europe to play in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) for [EiffelTowers Nijmegen](/source/EiffelTowers_Nijmegen) during the 2001–04 seasons. With EiffelTowers, he won the Dutch championship and Cup in 2003.
He finished his professional career playing for [Panellinios B.C.](/source/Panellinios_B.C.) ([Greece](/source/Greece)) and [Cholet Basket](/source/Cholet_Basket) ([France](/source/France)) during the 2004–05 season.[{{cite web | url = http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=FRA&PlayerID=16980&AmNotSure=1 | title = RYAN ROBERTSON basketball player profile, stats, bio, career | accessdate = November 28, 2010}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Basketballstats |nba= 1926 |bbr= r/roberry01 }}
{{1999 NBA draft}}
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Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans
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Category:Shooting guards
Category:Sportspeople from Lawton, Oklahoma
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