Cormac Joseph Ryan has been a welcome addition to the North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team. A former player of the Stanford Cardinal and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, he was regarded as a four star recruit before starting his college basketball career.
Ryan has also proved to be an impressive rebounder and defender with good shooting skills. Throughout the 2022/23 season with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Cormac Ryan played in 92 games and scored 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Prior to starting his college basketball career, Cormac Ryan played varsity basketball for the Collegiate Dutchmen (Collegiate School) and the Milton Academy Mustangs (Milton Academy).
Cormac Ryan’s Remaining College Eligibility Years
Cormac Ryan has been provided with six years of eligibility for playing college basketball. He debuted as a freshman for the Stanford Cardinal in the 2018/19 season. During his stint with the team, he was notable for scoring 19 points against the UCLA Bruins on February 16, 2019.
This was considered to be his season-best point. After the season, he transferred to Notre Dame Fighting Irish for his sophomore season. This was because he stated (via ndinsider.com) that he felt that Stanford Cardinal was not the best team for him.
At Notre Dame Fighting Irish, he had to redshirt the 2019/20 season because of transfer rules under NCAA. Moreover, Covid-19 caused his sophomore 2020/21 season to be shortened. As a result, he was provided an additional sixth year eligibility for playing college basketball. Throughout his sophomore 2020/21 season, he was notable for his career high 28 points in a victory against the Duke Blue Devils on February 9, 2021.
He followed that up with another career high 29 points during his junior 2021/22 season against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the Round of 64 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. As a senior, he maintained his consistent performance with the team. Notably, he was also the team captain throughout these three seasons with the team.
After the season, he took advantage of his sixth year and transferred to the North Carolina Tar Heels, of which he is a member as of March 2024. Thus, Cormac Ryan is in his last year of college basketball and has completed five full years of playing college basketball.
FAQ's On Cormac Ryan
A. Cormac Ryan is 25 years old as of March 2024.
A. Cormac Ryan represents the North Carolina Tar Heels as of March 2024. He previously represented the Stanford Cardinal from 2018-19 and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2019-23.
A. Cormac Ryan serves as the combo guard for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
A. Cormac Ryan redshirted the 2019/20 season in his college basketball career. This was because of the transfer rules.
A. Cormac Ryan sports jersey #3 for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He previously wore jersey #23 for the Stanford Cardinals and jersey #5 for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
