Ryan Stack

Ryan Stack

Personal information
Born	(1975-07-24) July 24, 1975 Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American / Macedonian
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Cheatham County (Chapmansboro, Tennessee)
College	South Carolina (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1998–2009
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	10
Career history
1999–2000	Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2001	Gijón Baloncesto
2001–2002	Maccabi Ramat Gan
2002–2006	Aris Thessaloniki
2006–2007	Olympiacos
2007–2009	BC Kyiv
Career highlights and awards
Greek League Best Five Team (2006)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Ryan Eugene Stack (born July 24, 1975) is an American and Macedonian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

Stack, a 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (48th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. He saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Cavaliers, as the backup to All-Star center Žydrūnas Ilgauskas. After playing in just 43 games for the Cavaliers, Stack signed a contract to play in Europe, and played for Gijón team from Spain's ACB for the 2000–01 season.

The next season Stack moved to Israel, and was signed by the Maccabi Ramat Gan team. After the year in Israel, he moved to Greece and was signed by Aris Thessaloniki, and played there from 2002 to 2006. In all of those years with the team, he won the EuroCup Challenge in 2003, and reached the Eurocup final in 2006. He was then the highest paid center in Europe.

Stack was signed by Olympiacos in August 2006, for whom he played one season. He then signed with the Ukrainian league team BK Kyiv.

Macedonian national team

While playing for Aris Thessaloniki, Stack adopted the citizenship of Macedonia. That way he could play as a European on a Bosman passport, and thus not count as one of the two non-Europeans that were allowed per team in the Greek League at that time. He played for Macedonia in several European and world championship qualifications.

External links

• NBA & college stats - basketballreference.com
• Player Profile - ACB.com Template:Es icon