Ryan Daly Explained

Ryan Daly
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Position:Assistant coach
League:America East Conference
Team:Albany Great Danes
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:225
Nationality:American
Birth Date:6 January 1998
High School:Archbishop John Carroll
(Radnor, Pennsylvania)
College:
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2021
Career End:2022
Coach Start:2022
Years1:2021
Team1:Maine Celtics
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Agua Caliente Clippers
Cyears1:2022–2024
Cyears2:2024-Present
Cteam1:Albany (assistant)
Cteam2:Bryant (assistant)
Highlights:
  • Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020)
  • 2× Third-team All-CAA (2017, 2018)
  • CAA Rookie of the Year (2017)
  • CAA All-Rookie Team (2017)

Ryan Patrick Daly (born January 6, 1998) is an American basketball player who last played for the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens and the Saint Joseph's Hawks.

Early life and high school career

Ryan Daly helped the St. Denis Bulldawgs win the Region 32 Championship in 2010. Daly played for Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, where he was teammates with future NBA player Derrick Jones Jr.[1] In his junior season, he averaged 12.8 points per game, helping his team reach the Class AAA state title game.[2] As a senior, Daly averaged 21.7 points and seven rebounds per game, making 65 three-pointers and leading his team to second place in the Philadelphia Catholic League.[3] Daly was named Catholic League Most Valuable Player, Markward Club City Player of the Year, while earning Class AAA All-State First Team honors.[4] He had originally committed to play college basketball for Hartford but never officially signed with the program. Daly switched his commitment to Delaware after Archbishop Carroll alum Martin Ingelsby was hired as its head coach.[5]

College career

Delaware

On January 7, 2017, Daly scored a freshman season-high 28 points for Delaware in a 91–81 loss to UNC Wilmington.[6] He made a game-winning three-pointer with 12 seconds left, while recording 24 points and 12 rebounds, in a 68–67 victory over Drexel on February 16, 2017.[7] He registered six double-doubles and set school freshman records for points and rebounds.[8] [9] Daly was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year, winning CAA Rookie of the Week six times, and earned Third Team All-CAA honors.[9] [10] As a freshman, he averaged 16 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[11] In his sophomore season, Daly averaged 17.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and was named to the Third Team All-CAA for his second straight year.[8] Daly missed five games in February 2018 with a sprained ankle. He joined Devon Saddler and Jawan Carter as the only players in school history to reach 1,000 career points in their first two seasons, as he scored exactly 1,000. Following his sophomore season, Daly announced that he would transfer from Delaware.[12]

Saint Joseph's

On April 9, 2018, Daly revealed that he was transferring to Saint Joseph's over offers from Temple and Xavier.[13] He sat out his next season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules.[14] On January 11, 2020, Daly recorded 28 points and eight rebounds and made a game-tying circus shot from three-point range to force overtime in an 89–83 loss to Davidson.[15] His shot was ranked number one on SportsCenters Top 10 plays of the day.[16] On February 1, Daly scored a career-high 35 points along with seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 78–73 loss to Saint Louis.[17] As a junior, he averaged 20.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He led the A10 conference in scoring, and led the Hawks in scoring, rebounding and assists.[18] Daly averaged the most points by a Saint Joseph's player since Jameer Nelson in the 2003–04 season. He was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10 and First Team All-Big 5.[19] After the season, Daly declared for the 2020 NBA draft, before withdrawing to return to Saint Joseph's for his redshirt senior year.[20] [21] He averaged a team-high18.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior.[22]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Daly signed with the Chicago Bulls for 2021 NBA Summer League.[23] He was selected with the eighth pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Motor City Cruise.[24] However, he did not make the opening day roster. On December 21, 2021, Daly signed with the Maine Celtics, but was waived the next day after playing one game,[25] being subsequently claimed off waivers by the Agua Caliente Clippers.[26] On January 11, 2022, Daly was reacquired and then later waived by the Agua Caliente Clippers.[27] Ryan has since been employed by the University of Albany men's basketball team as an assistant coach as of 2022.https://ualbanysports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/ryan-daly/2050.Ryan was hired at Bryant University as a men's basketball assistant coach in June of 2024.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Delaware| 32 || 21 || 33.5 || .425 || .339 || .683 || 7.4 || 2.1 || .8 || .3 || 16.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Delaware| 28 || 28 || 37.5 || .431 || .311 || .635 || 6.2 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .1 || 17.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 30 || 30 || 34.7 || .424 || .307 || .733 || 6.9 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .4 || 20.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 10 || 10 || 35.0 || .425 || .291 || .684 || 6.0 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .4 || 18.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 100 || 89 || 35.1 || .426 || .417 || .888 || 6.8 || 2.9 || 3.1 || .3 || 18.0

Personal life

Daly's father, Brian, played college basketball for Saint Joseph's from 1989 to 1992. He later coached in high school and college and was an assistant coach for Penn State.[28] Daly's grandfather, Jim Boyle, played and served as head coach for Saint Joseph's, being inducted to the school's Basketball Hall of Fame, and was an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under Paul Westhead.[29]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Matt . Carroll's supporting cast can't pull it through in AAA title game . . July 21, 2020 . March 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: Verlin . Josh . Hartford gets commitment from Carroll guard Ryan Daly . City of Basketball Love . July 21, 2020 . August 7, 2015.
  3. Web site: De George . Matthew . Boys Basketball All-Delco: Albeit at Carroll, Daly follows in father's footsteps . PA Prep Live . July 21, 2020 . March 31, 2016.
  4. Web site: Selagy . Christy . Game Day Feature: Ryan Daly . Saint Joseph's University . July 21, 2020 . December 29, 2018.
  5. Web site: Tresolini . Kevin . Landing with Blue Hens a dream come true for Daly . . July 21, 2020 . May 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: Bryce hits for 27pts as UNC Wilmington tops Delaware, 91-81 . . . August 9, 2020 . January 7, 2017.
  7. Web site: Ryan Daly hits game-winning 3 to lift Delaware over Drexel . . . August 9, 2020 . February 16, 2017.
  8. Web site: Ryan Daly - Men's Basketball . University of Delaware Athletics . August 9, 2020.
  9. Web site: Tresolini . Kevin . Daly news: Blue Hen guard named CAA rookie of the year . . August 9, 2020 . March 2, 2017.
  10. Web site: The Future of Delaware Basketball: Freshman Phenom Ryan Daly . HERO Sports News . August 9, 2020 . March 2, 2017.
  11. Web site: McCue . Owen . Ryan Daly to finish college career at Saint Joseph's . City of Basketball Love . August 9, 2020 . April 8, 2018.
  12. Web site: Tresolini . Kevin . A bolt from the Blue Hens as leading scorer Daly decides to transfer . . August 9, 2020 . March 23, 2018.
  13. Web site: Tresolini . Kevin . Family ties make Saint Joseph's logical transfer destination as ex-Hen Daly joins Hawks . . August 9, 2020 . April 9, 2018.
  14. Web site: Jensen . Mike . Ryan Daly will be St. Joseph's focal point . . August 9, 2020 . November 1, 2019.
  15. Web site: Young . Ryan . St. Joseph's forced overtime against Davidson after insane one-handed buzzer-beater . . August 9, 2020 . January 11, 2020.
  16. Web site: Jensen . Mike . Ryan Daly talks about his crazy shot, an all-transfer-home team, and other City 6 observations . . August 9, 2020 . January 14, 2020.
  17. Web site: Daly Nets Career-High 35, But Saint Louis Holds Off Men's Basketball, 78-73 . Saint Joseph's University . August 9, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
  18. Web site: Ryan Daly - 2020-21 - Men's Basketball. 2020-11-19. Saint Joseph's University. en.
  19. Web site: Trio of Hawks Earn Big 5 Men's Basketball Honors . Saint Joseph's University . August 9, 2020 . April 15, 2020.
  20. Web site: Phillips . Scott . 2020 NBA Draft Early Entry Tracker . . August 9, 2020 . August 2, 2020.
  21. Web site: Jensen . Mike . St. Joseph's basketball star Ryan Daly waits for the next act in his career . . August 9, 2020 . July 21, 2020.
  22. News: Holmes . C.J. . 'He's going to earn his way': St. Joe's Ryan Daly is already creating opportunities as he pushes for the NBA . October 23, 2021 . . May 3, 2021.
  23. News: Bulls' Ryan Daly: Joining Bulls for Summer League . October 23, 2021 . . July 30, 2021.
  24. Web site: 2021 NBA G League Draft Board . NBA.com . October 23, 2021 . October 23, 2021.
  25. Web site: 2021-2022 Maine Celtics Transactions History. RealGM.com. December 23, 2021.
  26. Web site: 2021-2022 Agua Caliente Clippers Transactions History. RealGM.com. December 23, 2021.
  27. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League transactions. gleague.nba.com. January 11, 2022. January 11, 2022.
  28. Web site: Stein . Linda . Brian Daly taking coaching skills to corporate world . Main Line Times . July 21, 2020 . March 14, 2017.
  29. Web site: Saint Joseph's Mourns Loss of Former Coach Jim Boyle . SJU Athletic Communications . July 21, 2020 . December 23, 2005.