BOYS’ BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Ryan Yankee

Posted 7/21/16

Junior shooting guard Ryan Yankee is this year's Boys' Basketball Athlete of the Year after a season in which he ranked sixth overall in the state in scoring and second in Division III. Yankee helped the 16-1 Panthers secure the top seed for the D-III

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Ryan Yankee

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Junior shooting guard Ryan Yankee is this year’s Boys’ Basketball Athlete of the Year after a season in which he ranked sixth overall in the state in scoring and second in Division III.

Yankee helped the 16-1 Panthers secure the top seed for the D-III tournament with his consistent scoring all season long.

The knock-down shooter averaged an even 19 points per game, just a tick behind Warwick Vets’ Jake Gonsalves (19.1) for the division lead.

He did, however, score the most points in D-III with 437, while splashing 55 3-pointers and shooting 70 percent from the charity stripe.

Johnston went on to get upset in the D-III quarterfinals by Warwick Vets, but its standout regular season was good enough to earn the Panthers their first state tournament berth.

Johnston drew a matchup with eventual state champion Bishop Hendricken in the opening round and was handed a 77-48 loss, but Yankee shined against some of the best players in the state, netting a team-high 20 points.

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