Ryan Toolson

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ryan Toolson

| image = Ryan Toolson Photo Credit David Iba.jpg

| caption=Ryan Toolson in a college basketball game at Utah Valley University

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 198

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|03|21}}

| birth_place = Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.

| high_school = Gilbert (Gilbert, Arizona)

| college = {{nowrap|Utah Valley (2003–2004, 2006–2009)}}

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

| years1 = 2009–2010

| team1 = Pınar Karşıyaka

| years2 = 2010–2011

| team2 = Benetton Treviso

| years3 = 2011

| team3 = Sutor Montegranaro

| years4 = 2011–2012

| team4 = Aliağa Petkim

| years5 = 2012–2013

| team5 = Gran Canaria

| years6 = 2013–2015

| team6 = Unicaja

| years7 = 2015–2017

| team7 = Zenit Saint Petersburg

| years8 = 2017–2018

| team8 = İstanbul BB

| years9 = 2018–2020

| team9 = Manresa

| highlights =

• Liga ACB three-point field goal percentage leader (2015)
• Turkish League All Star (2010)
• All-VTB United League Second Team (2016)

}}

Ryan Toolson (born March 21, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, he plays at the shooting guard position.

==Professional career==

In June 2013, Toolson signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Unicaja.{{cite news|title=UNICAJA MALAGA tabs shooting ace Toolson |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/114251/8177/unicaja-malaga-tabs-shooting-ace-toolson |accessdate=3 September 2013 |newspaper=Euroleague.net |date=10 June 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701112837/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/114251/8177/unicaja-malaga-tabs-shooting-ace-toolson |archivedate=July 1, 2014 }} In June 2014, he re-signed with Unicaja for one more season.{{cite news|title=Unicaja Malaga re-signs Ryan Toolson|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/124368/unicaja-malaga-re-signs-ryan-toolson.html|accessdate=June 27, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=June 26, 2014}}

On July 10, 2015, Toolson signed a one-plus-one year contract, with the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.{{cite news|title=Zenit tabs sharpshooter Toolson|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/66wrgkcspup7px38/zenit-tabs-sharpshooter-toolson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712124917/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/66wrgkcspup7px38/zenit-tabs-sharpshooter-toolson|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2015|accessdate=July 11, 2015|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=July 11, 2015}} On June 8, 2017, he parted ways with Zenit.{{cite news|title=Zenit St. Petersburg, Ryan Toolson part ways|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/236461/zenit-st-petersburg-ryan-toolson-part-ways.html#refresh_ce|accessdate=June 9, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=June 8, 2017}}

On November 10, 2017, Toolson signed with Turkish club İstanbul BB.{{cite news|title=Ryan Toolson signs with Istanbul BB|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/turkey/bsl/253417/ryan-toolson-signs-with-istanbul-bb.html|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=November 10, 2017}}

On July 12, 2018, Toolson signed with Spanish club Baxi Manresa.{{cite news |title=Manresa signs Ryan Toolson |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/281409/manresa-signs-ryan-toolson.html |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=Sportando |date=12 July 2018}} During the 2019-20 season he averaged 14 points and 2 assists per game. On May 22, he agreed to part ways with the team.{{cite web |title=Ryan Toolson, Manresa part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ryan-toolson-manresa-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=May 23, 2020 |date=May 22, 2020}}