Ryan Lancaster


Ryan Lancaster is a former American professional basketball player who most recently played with InderValle, of Colombia's Copa Federacion for the season. He plays both the shooting guard and point guard positions and is 1.93m in height. He played college basketball for four years at Holy Family University. He played the season with Norwegian BLNO club Gimle, and season with Germany Pro A club TV Langen, before touring with the Washington Generals and Harlem Globetrotters.

Early career

Lancaster was raised in Galloway Township, New Jersey. He enrolled his freshman year at Holy Spirit High School before transferring due to academic problems. Lancaster then moved to Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and attended Egg Harbor Township High School his sophomore year in 2002. Lancaster did not play a game for EHT until his junior year of high school. Despite only playing in summer camps, Lancaster was recruited by several Division I colleges before he even played in a high school game. He was an all-conference selection his only two years of high school basketball, and averaged over 23 points in his senior campaign.

College career

Lancaster was recruited out of Egg Harbor Township High School by coach Alfred Johnson. During his four-year career, Lancaster was an all-conference selection three straight seasons. He earned All-CACC first team honors his senior season with Holy Family University in Philadelphia which reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Lancaster scored 1636 career points, which ranked 7th on the schools all-time scoring list.