2016-17: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team for the second consecutive year…
Received GLIAC All-Academic Team honors for the third year in a row…Appeared in all 29 games and was only Laker to start all 29 contests, playing a team-high 29.2 minutes per game…Averaged team-best 13.5 points and added 4.1 rebounds per game…Ranked 13th in the GLIAC in free throw percentage (80.9) and made free throws (72)…Also finished 19th in the league in made field goals (136), 20th in points (391), 21st in offensive rebounds (41), and 22nd in points per game (13.5)…Notched solid shooting percentages from the field (42.4), three-point range (35.6, with team-high 47 three-point makes), and at the line (80.9, with team-high 72 made freebies)…Voted team’s most outstanding offensive player…Finished tied for 16th place all-time in Laker history with 1,313 career points…Also finished just outside the GVSU top-10 in career three-pointers (137) and free throws (282)…Became 34th member of GVSU’s 1,000 Point Club by hitting a three-pointer in the opening minute of a 92-68 neutral site win over Salem International (11/26)…Team’s leading scorer in nine games this year, while scoring in double-figures in 21 games…Tallied five 20-plus point scoring efforts…Drained game-winning three-pointer with 2.2 seconds to play in 61-58 home win over Findlay (12/1)…Also nailed clutch tie-breaking triple with 44 seconds remaining to help GVSU pull ahead of Wayne State (1/19) and win 63-56 at home, capping a 21-point effort, which included 11-of-12 made free throws…Delivered 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting (4-of-7 triple tries) in 88-55 home win over Grace Bible (11/21)…Notched 20 points in 87-75 home victory against Ashland (12/19)…Tallied consecutive 20-point efforts in a pair of Laker home wins; 24 points and 9-of-9 at the line in 94-83 home win over Northwood (2/9), while making 5-of-8 three-pointers and scoring 23 points two days later in 71-69 win over Lake Superior State (2/11)…Supplied 19 points in 93-78 road victory at Northwood (1/12)…Pulled down five or more rebounds in 12 games…Made at least one three-pointer in 21 of 29 games, including multiple trifectas in a dozen contests.
2015-16: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team…Earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors for the second straight year…Played in and started all 29 games, one of just two Lakers to do so, along with backcourt mate Aaron Hayes…Averaged 13.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in a team-high 30.3 minutes per game…Ranked 19th in the league in total points (392) and three-pointers made (47), 21st in field goals made (139) and minutes played (878), 22nd in points per game (13.5) and 24th in free throw percentage (76.1)…Led team in made field goals and three-pointers, while finishing third in made free throws (67) and fourth in rebounds (126), assists (47), and steals (26)…Produced strong shooting percentages for the season: 43.7 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from three-point range, and 76.1 percent at the free throw line…Increased his scoring (6.1 to 13.0 to 13.5) and rebounding (2.3 to 4.0 to 4.3) averages during each of his first three seasons…Finished fifth on the team in plus/minus with a +116 season total…Chosen as GVSU’s co-most valuable player and shared team’s offensive player of the year award…Scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games, including seven games of 20+ points…Poured in season-high 26 points in home win over Salem International (11/28), shooting 10-of-16 from the field and season-best 5-of-9 from three-point range, while also adding season-high three steals…Tallied 24 points on season-high 11-of-17 shooting (2-of-3 three-pointers) and added eight rebounds in road win at Ohio Dominican (12/13), while followed 20-point effort (7-of-14 field goals, 4-of-8 three-pointers) on the same road trip at Tiffin (12/11)…Notched 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting with a pair of three-pointers and five boards in home victory over Lake Superior State (2/11)…Shot 9-of-15 from the floor and scored 21 points in 76-73 home win over #12 Saginaw Valley State (2/18)…Totaled 21 points and six rebounds, shooting 7-of-13 overall and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in home victory against Ferris State (2/25)…Made 4-of-7 three-pointers and shot 8-of-12 from the floor in 21-point outing against Grace Bible (11/23)…Pulled down season-high nine rebounds in GLIAC Tournament at Ashland (3/1), with three more games of eight rebounds…Drained a three-pointer in 22 games, making multiple trifectas in 17 contests.
2014-15: Named to GLIAC All-Academic Team…Played in all 28 games (one of just four Lakers to do so) and started in 16 contests (fourth-most of any GVSU player), including final 15 games of the season…Averaged 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 26.9 minutes per game…Ranked seventh in the GLIAC in free throws made (100) and 11th in attempts (121), good for the 10th-best free throw percentage (82.6) in the league…Also was 16th in the GLIAC in points per 40 minutes (19.4), 19th in steals (34), and 20th in scoring…Finished second on the team in free throws made and attempted, free throw percentage, and steals, while ranking third in scoring, field goals made (119), and three-pointers made (27)…Pulled down fourth-most offensive rebounds (31) and defensive boards (81), while notching fourth-most assists (27) and blocks (seven)…More than doubled his scoring effort from his freshman season (6.1 points per game) to sophomore campaign (13.0)…Scored in double figures in 21 of 28 games and had four 20-plus point scoring efforts…Reached career-high 29 points in a pair of games…First 29-point outing was in team’s four overtime loss at Ashland (12/4), where he made 9-of-14 field goals and added six boards…Also reached 29 points in overtime against Ferris State (2/2), making 10-of-18 shots (4-of-8 three-pointers) and pulled down eight boards…Tallied 20 points and nine rebounds against Lake Superior State (1/22)…Recorded 21 points and seven rebounds in rematch at Lake Superior State (2/12)…Over final 15 games (all starts), he averaged 16.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, with 22 steals, 15 made three-pointers, and 83.8 free throw percentage (67-of-80)…Made a three-pointer in 16 games, including multiple trifectas in eight contests…Played just five games in which he did not make a free throw, making five or more freebies in a dozen games.
2013-14: Played in all 27 games as a true freshman, making 13 starts in the middle of the season...Averaged 6.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game...Finished fourth on the team in made three-pointers (16), fifth in free throw percentage (.717) and offensive rebounds (17), and seventh in scoring...Reached double figures in scoring six times, including career-high 17 points (in just 20 minutes) of road win at Malone (1/11)...First double-digit scoring effort came in home win over Grace Bible (12/21) when he scored 16 points in 23 minutes...Added 10 points in road win at Northern Michigan (1/16)...Supplied 12 points in home victory over NMU (2/6)...Finished season with 11 points and season-best three trifectas in GLIAC quarterfinals at Michigan Tech (3/5).
High School: Played at Schoolcraft High School under head coach Randy Small...Named an Associated Press Class C First Team All-State selection during both his junior and senior seasons...Tabbed as a unanimous First Team All-State honoree as a senior...Led Schoolcraft to a 91-10 record in his four seasons, including a 27-0 record in 2010-11 and the Class C state championship...Eagles also won three regional titles, three Kalamazoo Valley Association championships, and made a state semifinal appearance...Totaled 1,769 points in his career (in 101 games), which is the Schoolcraft all-time scoring record...Averaged 23.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 assists as a senior...Put up figures of 23 points and 10 rebounds a game as a junior, when he was named a First Team All-State selection and won district and regional titles...During state championship sophomore season, averaged 17 points and eight rebounds...Recorded 12 points, four boards, and two blocks as a freshman...Two-year varsity captain and four-year varsity starter...Earned Kalamazoo Gazette Player of the Year honors as a junior...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Personal: Son of Doug and Kelli Ryskamp...Enjoys basketball, hunting, and cleaning cars...Sister Erika was a four-year starter for the Laker women's basketball team and a key figure of the 2005-06 Division II National Championship team.
