Ryan Toolson, first player to sign for BAXI Manresa 2018-19
A gunman arrives at Nou Congost. Ryan Toolson (1.93 and 33 year old shooting guard) arrives with experience in the Liga Endesa after passing through Zenit to Russia, where he was one of the best scorers in the Eurocup, and Turkey.
BAXI Manresa signs the first player for the 2018-19 season. This is the shooting guard Ryan Toolson, who has played last season at Istanbul BB. The American played a season in Gran Canaria and two in Unicaja, and knows the Liga Endesa. He is 33 years old, 1.93m and has signed an agreement for 2 seasons with Bàsquet Manresa.
Ryan Toolson (born in Gilbert, Arizona, on March 21, 1985) arrives at BAXI Manresa for being one of the important men of next season. It is the first new signing -apart of the coach- for the next course. He already played in the Liga Endesa between 2012 and 2015, where he played a leading role in Gran Canaria, which led him to sign for Unicaja, with whom he played league, Copa del Rey and Euroleague two seasons. The shooting guard has reached an agreement for two seasons with BAXI Manresa.
BAXI Manresa hires a proven player, with a lot of scoring talent, and with knowledge of the Liga Endesa. Ryan Toolson will bring quality, staff experience that the Bages team is starting to build for next season. In the last season, Toolson has averaged more than 11 points and almost 42% in triples. In the previous season with the Zenit in St. Petersburg, the one of Arizona was one of the top scorers of the Eurocup, with almost 19 points per game.
Ryan Toolson's trajectory
2003-04 - Utah Valley State (NCAA)
2004-06 - Missionary in Guatemala
2006-09 - Utah Valley State (NCAA)
2009-10 - Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey)
2010-11 - Benetton Treviso (Italy)
March 2011 - Montegranaro (Italy)
2011-12 - Aliaga Petko (Turkey)
2012-13 - Herbalife Gran Canaria (Liga Endesa)
2013-15 - Unicaja (Liga Endesa)
2015-17 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
2017-18 - Istanbul BB (Turkey)