Ryan Thorne

Background

He grew up in LaSalle, Quebec, where he learned to play basketball and polish his game at Ouellette Park, a basketball court that was a hotbed for basketball talent coming out of, not only the city of LaSalle but of Montréal as well.

Career

Prior to that he was the assistant coach of the McGill Martlets basketball team He was a basketball star while attending high school at Argyle Academy, in Verdun, Québec. After high school, he went on to star, and become an All-Canadian basketball stand out at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, on Montréal"s West Island.

At John Abbott College he was also, the team captain and team Most Valuable Player. He was heavily recruited by all the major universities in Québec, including some Division II National Collegiate Athletic Association colleges in the United States, particularly in Florida.

Achievements

• He opted to attend Bishops University, in Lennoxville, Québec, were again he achieved All-Canadian honours and won a National CIAU (now Commonwealth of Independent States ) Championship, as well as team Most Valuable Player, and was team captain.