Sager signs contract to continue professional play in France
Albany, NY---Former Sage men's basketball player, Ryan Sager has signed a contract to continue his international playing career. He has signed on to play as a member of the Terres Froides (Voiron, France) and will continue his career playing as a member of the NM3 League. He will join his new team in mid-August and play with the team as the season will continue through May of 2015.
A year ago, he accepted a postgraduate scholarship from the University of East London and continued his basketball career internationally, while working towards his master's degree in finance. He played as a team member of the Westminster Warriors and averaged 14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and shot 53.2% from the field. They are members of the England Basketball League - First Division.
He also played for the played for the University of East London (BUCS - First division). The squad was undefeated through the regular-season and earned a spot in the league championship tournament. The only contest they lost was in the semifinals of the Cup Tournament. Over the course of the campaign, he had a number of significant games, including a season-high of 36 points with 14 rebounds in one game.
Sage will be graduating in October with a masters' degree in financial management. He is currently working on his dissertation and is looking to finish it before heading to France to continue his professional career.
As a senior, Sager led the Gators with a blistering 60.6 % field goal percentage and hauled down a team-best 229 rebounds. He capped his career with his strongest showing in his three seasons in a Gator uniform with his 10.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg, while elevating his resume to a program-best 76 blocked shots with a 58.0% career field goal percentage. He added 713 points (No. 3 at Sage) with 521 rebounds (No. 2 at Sage). He was also ranked nationally this year after connecting on nine double-doubles.
