2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ryan Appleby
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stanwood, Wash.
- High School:
- Stanwood
2003-04 (Freshman) -- Started the Gator's two exhibition games and the season opener against Montana State...Had 10 assists and just four turnovers in the two exhibition games, playing 26 minutes against EA Sports and 27 against Team Nike, starting both games ... Recorded 27 assists to 22 turnovers on the year, seeing time in 23 games ... Played in the final 11 games of the season, picking up an expanded role with the departure of Christian Drejer ... Recorded six assists and grabbed five rebounds in first game playing in a Gator uniform against Montana State... In that same contest was perfect from the field (2-for-2), finishing with six points in a season-high 19 minutes of action ... Posted career-highs in steals (2) and blocked shots (1) against then-No. 3 Arizona in the MassMutual Classic ... Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes of action against Vanderbilt ... Three points on 1-of-2 shooting from behind the arc and recorded an assist in 11 minutes of play vs. Ole Miss ... Scored five points and recorded one assist in six minutes of playing time against Kentucky in the SEC Championship game ... Recorded double digits playing time in six games (19 vs. Montana State, 14 vs. FAMU, 13 vs. EKU, 11 vs. Ole Miss, 10 vs. Arkansas, and 10 vs. Georgia) ... Converted a three-point field goal in four games (2 vs. Montana State, 1 vs. EKU, 1 vs. Ole Miss, 1 vs. Kentucky) ... Committed to Florida on July 18, 2002 ... Originally chose Florida over Washington, Oregon and Gonzaga…Transferred to the University of Washington for the 2004-05 season.
Stanwood High School (Stanwood, Wash.)
Averaged 24.0 points and 9.0 assists per game en route to earning First Team All-State honors (Wash.) in 2002-03... Earned first team all-state honors along with three other top Division I signees, Aaron Brooks of Oregon and Loderick and Roderick Stewart of USC...Runner-up for Mr. Basketball in the state of Washington... Rated the No. 43 high school prospect in the country by Rivalshoops.com and a consensus top 10 point guard by all major recruiting services... Left Stanwood High as the school's all-time leader in points (1,709) and assists (763)...Averaged 18.2 points per game and 10.1 assists during his junior season, including a career-high 22-assist performance ... Helped Stanwood High School reach the Washington Class 4A State Tournament in both his junior and senior seasons, reaching the semifinals in 2002... Invited to try out for the U.S. Junior National Team in 2002.
