Ryan Pettinella is an American professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. He plays as a Power Forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 and stands 6'9", 245 lbs.

High school

Pettinella graduated in 2003 from McQuaid Jesuit High School

McQuaid Jesuit High School

McQuaid Jesuit High School is an all-male, Jesuit college preparatory high school located in Rochester, New York, USA. Named after Bernard J. McQuaid, the first bishop of the Rochester diocese, McQuaid is located at 1800 Clinton Avenue South, in the suburb of Brighton.McQuaid was founded in 1954 in...

. He earned New York All-State selections for basketball in both his junior and senior year. During his senior season Pettinella led McQuaid Jesuit to the New York Class A State Championship, a 27-1 record, and a third ranking nationally in the USAToday poll.

College

Upon graduation, Pettinella enrolled at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

 where he played two years for head coach Fran Dunphy

Fran Dunphy

Fran Dunphy is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. He succeeded John Chaney in 2006.- Coaching career :...

 before transferring to the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

. At Penn

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

 he helped lead the Quakers to an Ivy League

Ivy League

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...

 Championship in 2005. The following year Pettinella transferred to Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

 where he played his final two seasons with the Cavaliers

Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

. In 2007 the Cavaliers won the ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

 Regular Season Championship. Pettinella achieved a degree in political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 and foreign affairs

Foreign Affairs

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Professional career

After graduating from Virginia in 2008, Pettinella signed with Premiata Montegranaro of the Italian Basketball Federation. The following season, Ryan played in Spain for Ciudad de Vigo Básquet

Ciudad de Vigo Básquet

Ciudad de Vigo Básquet, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of KICS Ciudad de Vigo, is a professional Basketball team based in Vigo, Galicia. After the 2009-10 season, the team was dissolved.-Season by season:-External links:*...

. The Spanish League

Liga Española de Baloncesto

Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

 is considered by most experts to be the second best basketball league in the world, behind the NBA. Pettinella is currently playing for UMFG Grindavík

Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur

Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur is a sport club in Grindavík, Iceland. There are six divisions: Football , Basketball, Judo, Swimming , Taekwondo, Gymnastic.-External links:...

 of the Iceland Express League

Premier league men

Premier league men is the highest basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1951 and until 1978 it was called 1. division. Since 2005-2006 it has been named the Iceland Express League after its sponsor, airline Iceland Express.-Teams:...

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