2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2019-20 (Redshirt Senior)
• Graduated in May of 2019, and pursued his master's in Educational Leadership during the 2019-20 academic year
• Only Dayton men's basketball player to be a part of three A-10 championship teams
• Started all 31 games, averaging 8.5 points and 4.7 rebounds
• Second on the team in blocked shots (20)
• Seth Davis gave him honorable mention status on his "All-Glue" team. (Dayton was the only school with two players on the All-Glue list)
• Was named the winner of the Dr. George Rau Spirit Award
• Named Academic All Atlantic-10 for the second consecutive year
• Named to the Dayton All-Academic team
• Ended his career with 847 points, 70th all-time at UD
2018-19 (Redshirt Junior)
• Played in all 33 games for the Flyers, starting 32
• Averaged 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game
• Recorded the team highest free throw percentage of .811 (60-of-74), and received the Alex Schoen Memorial Free Throw trophy as a result
• Shot .506 (117-of-231) from the field and .339 (40-of-118) from the 3-point line
• Named Academic All Atlantic-10
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• A member of the 2018-19 NABC Honors Court
• Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 (Junior)
• Sat out the season rehabbing from off-season surgeries on both hips
• Named to 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 (Sophomore)
• One of only four Flyers to see action in all 32 games, starting in 24 games
• Finished the season with 665 minutes (20.8 mpg), 183 points (5.7 ppg), and 125 rebounds (3.9 rpg)
• Shot .455 (65-of-143) from the field and .333 (19-of-57) from the 3-point line
• Scored his season-high 16 points against St. Bonaventure going 6-9 on FGs and 2-3 from behind the arc
• Recorded a career high 11 rebounds against Vanderbilt
2015-16 (Freshman)
• Saw action in 22 games for the Flyers, scoring 67 points
• Averaged 8.0 minutes, 3.0 points, and 1.5 rebounds per game
• Shot .490 (25-of-51) from the field and .333 (11-of-33) from the 3-point line
• Career-high 21 points vs. Southeast Missouri State in first collegiate game leading all scorers
• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on November 16, 2015
• Thomas M. Luppe Award winner given to the first-year player on the team who best demonstrates the courage, desire, and integrity of former Flyer freshman Tom Luppe
High School
• First Team All-State selection (2015)
• District Player of the Year (2015)
• Averaged 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.4 blocks (2015)
• High School Coach was Eric Rosenbeck
Personal
• Full name is Ryan Richard Mikesell
• Son of Reed and Lisa Mikesell
• Has three siblings -- Lanee, Andy, and Ally Mikesell
• Born on Dec. 29, 1996
• Major league baseball player Wally Post is a distant relative
• Majored in Mechanical Engineering
• AUU Team was Team Ohio
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Forward
6'7"
195 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
Forward
6'7"
210 lbs
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2017-18Junior
Forward
6'7"
215 lbs
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2018-19Redshirt Junior
Forward
6'7"
215 lbs
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2019-20Graduate Student
Forward
6'7"
217 lbs
