Education
To complete his college career, Ratliffe chose Missouri over Alabama, Clemson and Arkansas.
To complete his college career, Ratliffe chose Missouri over Alabama, Clemson and Arkansas.
Ratliffe played collegiately at the University of Missouri. Ratliffe, born in Hampton, Virginia, played at Kecoughtan High School and the College of Central Florida. While there, he twice earned first team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honors.
He averaged 27.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
He averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in his junior season and was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year. In his senior season, Ratliffe helped lead the Tigers to a 30-5 record and a Big 12 tournament championship.
Ratliffe averaged 13.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as the team"s primary post presence. At the close of the season, Ratliffe was named second team All-Big 12.
Ratliffe spent much of the season chasing the all-time single-season National Collegiate Athletic Association record of 74.6%, held by Steve Johnson of Oregon State, leading the mark as late as February, 2012.
Following the close of the regular season, Ratliffe competed in the 2012 Reese"s College All-Star Game at the 2012 Final Four. He scored 21 points and collected 10 rebounds to earn the West team"s "Perfect Player" award. Following the close of his college career, Ratliffe was not selected in the 2012 National Basketball Association Draft.
However, he was the first American college player selected in the Korean Basketball League.
He was selected sixth overall by Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and began his professional career with them in the 2012-2013 season. At the William Jones Cup, He averaged 24.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.
On March 5, 2016, Ratcliffe was signed by Star Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (Proceedings of the British Academy) to replace Denzel Bowles who had to leave for the United States after the death of a relative.