Ryker Pierce - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball

2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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Zak Raskin

2018-19

Appeared in 14 games totaling 104 minutes in his final season
Best game of the year vs Bethesda on January 4th when he played a career-high 22 minutes, totaling six points, two assists and two steals
Hit at least two threes in three straight appearances (1/04 vs Bethesda, 1/23 at Cal Poly and 1/26 at UCI)
Finished the season with 33 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 8 made threes.

2017-18

Appeared in 14 games accumulating 92 minutes in his first season with the Highlanders
In his first career Division 1 game, he scored nine points with two made threes and three free throws in a game at Cal (in 10 minutes)
Played a season high 17 minutes on November 30th vs Pacific
Totaled 19 points on the season shooting 80% from the FT line (8-10) with 6 rebounds and 4 steals

2016-17 (Cowley College)

Averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, while connecting on 46.3 percent of his shots from the field
Shot 40.5 percent from long distance, and 76.9 percent from the free throw line
Led or tied the team in scoring on six occasions and rebounding on four occasions
Scored a season-high 36 points, thanks in part to a season-high six made threes, on February 4 vs. Seward County

2015-16 (Big Bend Community College)

2014-15 (College of Southern Idaho) Redshirted the season

High School

Team went 58-21 during his three years at Madison High School under Head Coach Bill Hawkins
Named Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, First Team-All State as a senior
Team won Districts in each of his three years
Won States in 2011 and finished as runner up in 2012
Was a member of the Presidents Honor Roll with a 3.9 cumulative GPA
Was a member of Phi Theta Kappa, as well as an Eagle Scout
Enjoyed playing golf, spending time outdoors, boating, dirt biking, snowboarding, and working on cars

Personal

Son of Lynett and Sid Pierce
Considers his parents, mentors, coaches and anyone else who really gets to know him to have had the biggest influence on him as an athlete because of their belief and encouragement
Career goal is to get a SoBA Degree (School of Business)
Favorite teams: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite athletes: Reggie Miller and LeBron James
Favorite TV shows: "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Prison Break" and Fantasy Factory"
Favorite movies: all of the Fast and Furious films and Space Jam
Favorite artists: Eminem and Meek Mill
Favorite foods: anything cooked on a hibatchi, sushi, chicken and rice, and Idaho potatoes
Favorite books: "How To Win Friends and Influence People," Unshakeable," "Grit," and "All In"
Hobbies: all sports, eating good food, learning, and meeting new people
Most memorable sports achievement: going from being cut in eighth grade to winning back to back state championships
Will be the first member of his family to earn a degree, and first to play Division I athletics
Served his two-year LDS service mission in Los Angeles