| Ryan Nembhard | |
| Number: | 0 |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| League: | West Coast Conference |
| Team: | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 2003 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| High School: | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
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Ryan Nembhard (born March 10, 2003) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Creighton Bluejays.
Nembhard attended Montverde Academy, where he played alongside Division I prospects Precious Achiuwa, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Day'Ron Sharpe, Moses Moody, Jalen Duren, Caleb Houstan and Langston Love.[1] Following his freshman season, he opted to reclassify from the class of 2022 to the class of 2021.[2] As a senior, Nembhard helped Montverde defeat Sunrise Christian Academy 62–52 to win the 2021 GEICO High School Basketball Nationals. He finished with 12 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals and won game MVP honors.[3] Regarded as a four-star recruit, Nembhard was ranked No. 68 in his class and the No. 11 point guard according to 247Sports.[4] In June 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Creighton, choosing the Bluejays over Ohio State, Stanford, Florida and Seton Hall.[5]
In his college debut against Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Nembhard posted 15 points and 10 assists in a 90–77 win.[6] On November 16, 2021, he scored 22 points and had five rebounds and five assists in a 77–69 win against Nebraska.[7] On February 23, 2022, Nembhard suffered a wrist injury in an 81–79 win against St. John's which required season-ending surgery. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a freshman.[8] Nembhard started all 27 games and was a six-time Big East Freshman of the Week honoree.[9] He was named Big East Freshman of the Year.[10]
Nembhard has represented Canada in several international competitions. At the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Brazil, he averaged 14.3 points, 9 assists, and 2 steals per game. In the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, Nembhard averaged 15.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game, leading his team to the bronze medal. He scored 21 points in the third-place game against Serbia.[11]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| 27 || 27 || 34.8 || .404 || .311 || .732 || 3.1 || 4.4 || 1.3 || 0 || 11.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| 37 || 37 || 34.0 || .432 || .356 || .871 || 4.0 || 4.8 || .7 || .1 || 12.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga| 35 || 35 || 35.8 || .445 || .321 || .752 || 4.0 || 6.9 || 1.2 || 0 || 12.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 99 || 99|| 34.8 || .429 || .332 || .789 || 3.7 || 5.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 12.1
Nembhard is the son of Mary and Claude Nembhard. His older brother Andrew plays professionally for the Indiana Pacers.[12]