Ryan Luehrsmann

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA High School: Washington HS Position: Guard

Hawk-Item - Set an Iowa freshman record with .396 (19-48) shooting percentage from three-point range in 1997.

1999-00 - Played in 25 games, with 17 starts...suffered fracture in left hand during practice on Feb. 24 and missed the final five games of the season...averaged seven points and 2.9 rebounds per game...second on the team with 50 assists...seven points and three assists at Purdue while holding PU's Jaraan Cornell to no points...eight points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. Kansas...matched career-high with 14 points at Wisconsin, hitting 5-6 FGs...10 points and three rebounds vs. Illinois...14 points and career-high 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Michigan...five points, three rebounds and a career-high four steals at Penn State...four points, four assists and two rebounds at Minnesota...10 points and five rebounds in win over Northwestern...nine points, three rebounds and three assists at Missouri...seven points, two assists and two rebounds at Iowa State...10 points and two rebounds at Northern Iowa...10 points and three assists vs. Ohio University...eight points and two rebounds at Maryland...nine points and two assists at Creighton...eight points, three rebounds and three assists vs. Eastern Illinois...six points, three assists and three steals vs. Stanford...eight points vs. Connecticut, including two free throws with three seconds remaining to give Iowa a five point advantage...nine points, four rebounds, five assists and a steal vs. World All-Stars.

1998-99 - Co-winner of Most Improved Player award...played in 29 games, with 16 starts...second on the team in assists (72) and fourth in steals (26)...five points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals vs. UAB...six points and three steals in win over Arkansas...five assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. Wisconsin...six rebounds, six assists, four points and three steals at Indiana...seven points, seven assists and four rebounds in win at Illinois...seven points, three rebounds and five assists vs. Ohio State...11 points (4-4 FGs), three rebounds and two assists vs. Minnesota...eight points, three rebounds and four assists vs. Michigan State...six points, two rebounds and two steals at Michigan...10 points and a steal vs. Penn State, hitting 3-4 FGs and 4-6 FTs...three points, two rebounds and two steals at Michigan State in return to starting line-up...missed win at Northwestern due to injury and played just nine minutes in win over Illinois...11 points (4-6, 2-2 treys) and three rebounds vs. Indiana...seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and a career-high six steals in win over Missouri...career-high 12 points in win over Iowa State and four rebounds ...hit 3-5 FGs and 6-6 FTs...six points on 3-3 FGs at Kansas, including clinching basket with eight seconds remaining...six points, six assists and three rebounds in win over Detroit...nine points, two rebounds and four assists vs. Creighton...matched career-high with 11 points in win over Northern Iowa...matched career-high eight assists vs. Western Illinois and added nine points in career-high 31 minutes.

1997-98: Matched career-high with three steals vs. Georgia and also had five assists and four rebounds...10 points (2-3 FGs, 4-4 FTs), five rebounds and two assists at Illinois...nine points and four assists in win over 5th-ranked Purdue...10 points, four rebounds and two assists vs. Ohio State...five assists and two steals at Michigan State...six points, two assists and a steal in career-high 29 minutes at Wisconsin, where he started for the second time this season...four assists, no turnovers and matched career-high with three steals vs. Michigan...six assists, two steals and just one turnover in career-high 26 minutes at Penn State...matched career-high with eight assists at Missouri to go with two points, two steals and two rebounds...seven assists, two points, three rebounds and two steals before suffering broken nose vs. Illinois...eight points, four assists and two steals vs. Northwestern...nine points and three assists vs. St. Bonaventure...eight points, seven assists and two steals vs. Southern Mississippi...six points and five assists vs. Mayaguez...four points, four assists, one steal and just one turnover in win at Iowa State...three points, three assists and three steals vs. Weber State...career-high eight assists and three rebounds in win over Rice...two points, five assists and four rebounds in win over Drake...career-high in assists (six), steals (three), and minutes (23) in first start of season vs. Long Island...matched career-high with 11 points on perfect shooting vs. North Texas, including 3-3 treys and 2-2 FTs...also had two assists and two steals...scored two points and had two assists vs. Chicago State while playing just seven minutes due to sprained elbow.

1996-97: Averaged 3.5 points while playing in 29 games and starting once...five points and a steal in win at Northwestern...nine points and four assists in home win over Purdue...seven points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals in win at Ohio State...had career-high in points (11), rebounds (9), steals (2) and minutes (22) in win over Michigan...four rebounds vs. Minnesota, along with two points, one assist and one steal...five points in seven minutes at Michigan State...six points on 2-3 three-pointers at Illinois...career-high four assists and 22 minutes while scoring five points vs. Illinois...four rebounds and one blocked shot at Minnesota...five points on 5-6 FTs vs. Ohio State...shot 2-for-3 from three-point range for six points vs. Austin Peay...career-high 10 points vs. Grambling, hitting 3-4 FGs and 4-6 FTs...five points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Chaminade...six points, two assists and two steals vs. LSU...five points, two assists and a steal vs. California in first career start.

High School - Earned first team all-state honors in Class 4A as a senior and as a junior...named Player of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior and senior...three-year all-metro and all-conference selection...honorable mention all-USA by USA Today as junior and senior...named to Future Stars top 100 and College Sports top 75...named Silver All-Star at 1995 Nike All-American camp...scored 1,375 points to rank second in career scoring at Washington and fourth in Cedar Rapids metro area...averaged 24.3 points, 5.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game as a senior, shooting 51% from the field and 80% from the free throw line...averaged 21.8 points and 5.7 assists as a junior, shooting 59% from the field and 81.8% from the foul line...career record-holder with 312 assists...also holds school records for free throw percentage (90%), steals in a season (62), free throws in a game (14), three-point field goals in a game (six) and career deflections (235)...three-year starter and Washington's first and only four-time letterman in boys basketball...career-high 40 points came in win over city rival Kennedy to win conference title...team captain and MVP as junior and senior...earned four letters in basketball and two in golf.

Personal - Born 8/14/77...communications major...high school coach was Tom Kummer...member of National Council on Youth Leadership, National Honor Society, No. 1 Club, Academic Recognition Club, President's Education Award Program and served as vice-president of Student Senate...earned Iowa State Bar Association Citizenship Award and U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete award...was a ball boy at Iowa basketball games as a youth.

YEAR	G/GS	FG-A	PCT	3-PT	PCT	FT-A	PCT	RB	AVG	AS	TO	BK	ST	PTS	AVG
Fresh.	29/1	31-85	.365	19-48	.396	21-32	.656	49	1.7	26	24	2	16	102	3.5
Soph.	31/3	40-113	.354	23-59	.390	22-35	.611	60	1.9	115	47	3	41	125	4.0
Jun.	29/16	56-124	.452	18-47	.383	39-56	.696	71	2.4	72	52	1	26	169	5.8
Sen.	25/17	69-169	.408	16-57	.281	22-32	.688	72	2.9	50	42	6	17	176	7.0
Career	114/37	196-491	.400	76-211	.360	104-155	.671	251	2.2	263	165	12	100	582	5.1