Recruiting report: Ryan Briscoe (2016)
SPRINGFIELD — One of the St. Louis area’s most accomplished guards, Duschesne 2016 Ryan Briscoe teamed with four other guards to help lead the St. Louis All-Stars to the MBCA All-Star Challenge title on Saturday at Drury University. Briscoe, a…
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Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD — One of the St. Louis area’s most accomplished guards, Duschesne 2016 Ryan Briscoe teamed with four other guards to help lead the St. Louis All-Stars to the MBCA All-Star Challenge title on Saturday at Drury University.
Briscoe, a strong, 5-foot-11, 175-pound guard, was an all-state performer this past season, averaging 19 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He knocked down 61 3-pointers while shooting 45 percent from long distance.
“My game is full of effort on both ends of the court,” he said. “I am a balanced scorer that can also find the open man. I am always trying to make the right play.”
With SIU signee Aaron Cook out of Saturday’s line-up with an injury, St. Louis had just five players, but no matter as threw crew ran away with a 116-88 win over South Central in the title game.
“The Missouri Challenge was some of the most fun I had playing basketball,” Briscoe said. “It was competitive but also relaxed to where you could have fun with it. I didn’t know the guys on my team very well at all. I had only previously played with Aaron (Shepherd) last AAU season and Malik (Barnett), briefly, a couple years ago.”
Briscoe played AAU basketball for St. Louis Gateway for six years (12U-17U).
“It helped my game grow more and more every year because we were always playing the best competition in the country,” Briscoe said.
He will be attending Quincy next season and chose the school over Columbia College and Missouri Baptist.
“I chose Quincy because I felt it was the best fit for me and it’s a good program with a great coaching staff,” he said. “I feel like I’m going to fit right in with Quincy; they need a point guard in the future and I will excel with their style of play.”
Briscoe said his father has had the biggest influence on his basketball career because he has been his coach since he was five-years-old.
On the court, Briscoe says he looks up to the Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas.
“He is a smaller point guard that has overcome his size by working hard,” Briscoe said. “I try to use some of his finishing moves at the basket because he is still successful even with his size.”