BIO: Ryan Bathie was born in Melbourne (VIC)
Ryan Bathie made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Ryan Bathie played one season in the NBL. He averaged 1 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.1 assists in 8 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 22 | Melbourne | 11-17 (6) | 8 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22% | 0 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 37% | 0% | 2 | Totals | 8 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22.2% | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 22 | Melbourne | 11-17 (6) | 8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 22% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100% | 37% | 0% | 2 | Total | 8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 22.2% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Bathie joined Melbourne Tigers for the 2009 Big V State Championship Men season, averaging 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Tigers’ Big V team. In a June game against Waverley, he scored 19 points with six rebounds as Melbourne lost 109–104.
Bathie joined Kilsyth for the 2010 SEABL season, where the Cobras finished the regular season at 19–8. He averaged 14.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists, delivered six 20-point games and was named SEABL East Conference Australian Youth Player of the Year after receiving 23 votes from opposing coaches and captains.
Kilsyth entered the 2010 SEABL finals and lost 57–55 to Bendigo in the first semi-final, with Bathie scoring early in the second term and hitting a three-pointer before half-time to tie the game. Tim Lang and Bathie led a late fightback before Bendigo held on, and Kilsyth then lost 76–75 to Knox in the next playoff game.
Bathie played college basketball at Nicholls State during the 2003–04 season before returning for the 2004–05 campaign, and he then transferred to St. Mary’s College of California, where he competed from 2005 to 2007.
In the 2003–04 season at Nicholls State, which finished 9–17 overall and 6–10 in Southland Conference play under head coach J.P. Piper, Bathie appeared in 24 games and started 9, totaling 182 points (7.6 points per game) while shooting 65-for-151 from the field (43.0%), 6-for-27 from three-point range (22.2%), and 46-for-67 at the free-throw line (68.7%).
Across those 24 games as a freshman, he recorded 94 total rebounds (3.9 per game), including 33 offensive and 61 defensive rebounds, along with 14 assists, 13 steals, 11 blocks, 37 turnovers, and 426 total minutes played (17.8 minutes per game).
In 2004–05 at Nicholls State, the Colonels went 15–13 overall and 9–7 in conference play, and Bathie appeared in 28 games with 24 starts, scoring 244 total points (8.7 points per game) while shooting 89-for-203 from the field (43.8%), 11-for-44 from three-point range (25.0%), and 55-for-81 from the free-throw line (67.9%).
During that sophomore season he totaled 141 rebounds (5.0 per game), with 47 offensive and 94 defensive boards, adding 28 assists, 18 steals, 18 blocks, 53 turnovers, and 694 total minutes played (24.8 minutes per game).
After transferring to St. Mary’s, Bathie joined the Gaels for the 2005–06 season under head coach Randy Bennett, as the program went 16–13 overall and 8–6 in West Coast Conference play, finishing tied for third in the league standings.
In 2005–06, he appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts, totaling 169 points (6.0 points per game) while shooting 63-for-148 from the field (42.6%), 7-for-32 from three-point range (21.9%), and 36-for-56 at the line (64.3%).
Across that junior season he recorded 118 total rebounds (4.2 per game), including 44 offensive and 74 defensive rebounds, along with 21 assists, 18 steals, 14 blocks, 39 turnovers, and 517 total minutes played (18.5 minutes per game).
In his senior season of 2006–07 at St. Mary’s, the Gaels finished 17–15 overall and 9–5 in conference play, again placing third in the WCC, and Bathie appeared in 32 games with 22 starts.
During that 2006–07 campaign he scored 260 total points (8.1 points per game), shooting 94-for-211 from the field (44.5%), 14-for-53 from three-point range (26.4%), and 58-for-84 at the free-throw line (69.0%).
He collected 160 total rebounds (5.0 per game) as a senior, with 63 offensive and 97 defensive boards, while also recording 34 assists, 24 steals, 23 blocks, 58 turnovers, and 787 total minutes played (24.6 minutes per game).
Across his four NCAA seasons between Nicholls State and St. Mary’s, Bathie played 112 total games and made 65 starts, accumulating 855 career points (7.6 per game), 513 rebounds (4.6 per game), 97 assists, 73 steals, and 66 blocks while shooting 311-for-713 from the field (43.6%), 38-for-156 from three-point range (24.4%), and 195-for-288 from the free-throw line (67.7%).
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