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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
McMahon, Ryan
Jersey Number 30
Ryan McMahon
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Mooney
Bio
Senior Year
- Made at least three 3-pointers in 11 games as a senior. He made 36-of-79 three-pointers over the last 15 games (.456). He made a three-pointer in 29 of 31 games in 2019-20 and in 86 games for his career.
- Honored on the 2020 All-ACC Academic team for the second straight year.
- Scored a season-high 23 points against NC State on Feb. 1 -- one below his career-best -- while knocking down a career-high 7-of-10 from the three-point line.
- His .913 career free throw percentage is a UofL record. He missed his first free throw of 2019-20 against Michigan after making 31 straight reaching back to the previous season. He missed just three free throws as a senior (41-of-44), a .932 percentage that is the third-best ever at UofL.
- Scored his 700th career point against Virginia on his first made three-pointer. He finished his career with 765 points at UofL.
- Starter in 15 games for the Cardinals as a senior.
- Had 27 career double-figure scoring outings (756 career points). He has 182 career three-point goals, ranking him eighth on the Louisville career list.
- His .395 career three-point percentage (182-of-461) ranks sixth at Louisville.
- Played a career-high 36 minutes against Pitt on Dec. 6 while scoring 11 points and knocking down 3-of-6 from behind the arc.
- Dished out a season-best six assists against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 14, the 12th game of his career with at least four.
- Earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing from UofL in 2019 and played his final year while adding to that degree.
- Buried five 3-pointers against USC Upstate on Nov. 20, finishing with 15 points.
- 68 of his 81 field goals as a senior were three-pointers.
- Led the team in free throw percentage, connecting on 95 percent on the year (57-of-60). He made his last 21 free throw attempts.
- Fifty-three of his 68 field goals for the season were three-pointers, and 150 of his 181 field goal attempts were from three-point range.
- Honored on the 2019 All-ACC Academic team.
- Led the Cardinals with five assists against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament, his third game with as many, and contributed 12 points.
- Matched his season-high with four 3-point field goals made in a game against Virginia on Feb. 23. His four treys were the most since the win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 4.
- Scored 17 points at Virginia Tech while knocking down 4-of-5 from behind the arc, including three consecutive treys, and hit 5-of-5 from the line. He scored 12 points in 83 seconds during a second-half stretch.
- Scored 12 points at Wake Forest on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range. It was his 12th career double-figure scoring outing and the fifth this season. He was third on the team with 60 assists (1.8 per game). He hit his 100th career three-pointers at Florida State.
- Hit a three-pointer with 36 seconds remaining to stretch a tight Cardinals lead to four-points in UofL’s win at Seton Hall.
- Scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Cards in scoring against No. 9 Michigan State, while knocking down 12-of-13 free throws (including 7-of-8 in overtime).
- Handed out a career-best nine assists against Miami while scoring 12 points. The nine assists were the most for a Cardinal since Terry Rozier had nine at Florida State on Feb. 28, 2015.
- 42 of his 54 field goals as a sophomore were three-pointers.
- Connected on 25-of-60 three-pointers in UofL’s 18 ACC games (.417). He scored at least nine points in nine games and made a three-pointer in 23 of his 29 games.
- Scored 10 points against Northern Kentucky and tied a career-high with 15 points against Middle Tennessee in the NIT, his fifth and sixth double-figure scoring games of the season. He made 7-of-13 threes in the three NIT games.
- Knocked down a three-pointer and two free throws in the final minute at No. 23 Florida State to help lead the Cardinals to the road win.
- Produced career-highs of five rebounds and four steals against Georgia Tech. Also tied his career high with five assists and a blocked shot while scoring six points.
- Tied a career-high with 15 points against Albany, connecting on a career-high five three-pointers.
- After nearly two months out with a broken rib, he saw his first action of the season against Indiana, scoring four points while dishing out three assists and collecting two steals in 11 minutes played.
- Suffered a broken rib on his left side in a collision during UofL’s first intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 13 and had two full practices with the team before playing vs. Indiana. He had participated in non-contact drills for two weeks prior to that.
- His father Dave played basketball at Valparaiso, his mother Kim played volleyball and his sister played volleyball at Jacksonville.
- Saw action in 28 games as a freshman.
- Scored a career-high 15 points and handed out five assists at Pitt, connecting on 5-of-7 three-pointers in 15 minutes of action.
- Scored seven points in overtime at Syracuse, including the first five points of the period and the final two game-clinching free throws. He followed that performance hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers against Virginia Tech.
- 19 of his 20 field goals on the season were three-pointers.
- Buried a pair of three-pointers against No. 15 Purdue.
- Quality 15 minutes against Long Beach State with six points, five assists and three rebounds, connecting on both of his three-point attempts.
- Redshirted during the 2015-16 season, he is the best long-range shooter for the Cardinals.
- Averaged 26.4 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals last season in leading Cardinal Mooney to a 26-4 record and the state final four for the first time in school history. He made 51 percent of his three-pointers (127 of 249) and 83 percent at the free throw line.
- Honored as the 2015 Florida Class 3A Player of the Year.
- Finished third in the 2015 voting for Florida Mr. Basketball and was named to the Class 3A all-tournament team after scoring 16 points as his team fell in the state semifinals.
- In Cardinal Mooney’s double-overtime victory in the 2015 regional championship game, McMahon scored a team-high 30 points, including burying three free throws in the closing seconds.
- As a junior at Cardinal Mooney, McMahon averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 steals and 3.5 assists.
- Has been compared to Mark Price who played 12 years in the NBA, was a four-time all-star and was of a similar physical stature to McMahon.
- Candidate for a redshirt year to allow for physical development.
- Participated in the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival Classic all-star game played in Louisville’s Freedom Hall, setting a record in the three-point competition semifinals with 26 points (17-of-25 shooting) before finishing third in the finals. He also played on the U.S. All-Stars squad in the Capital Classic.
- Also played lacrosse as a midfielder in high school.
- Scored nine points against the Puerto Rico Junior Team in August in the Cardinals’ opening game.
- His father Dave played basketball at Valparaiso, his mother Kim played volleyball and his sister played volleyball at Jacksonville.
Personal
- Born Sept. 22, 1996 ... Son of Kim and Dave McMahon ... Has three siblings (Hanna, Keri, MJ) ... Major is business (finance).
- Personal goal at UofL is to “become a true point guard.”
- Best moment of his athletic career to date was winning his high school regional title and earning the best record in his high school's history.
- Enjoys collecting watches and playing video games.
- Chose to attend UofL because “the opportunity to play for this city was too great.”
- Best basketball advice given to him was “don’t hesitate if you’re shooting.”
- Few people know that “I love singing and dancing.”
- His father and former coach John Jones have had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
- When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Steve Nash.
- Feels Matt Damon would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
- Among reality shows, he feels he would fare best on America’s Got Talent.
- If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is that it is clean.
- Most proud of “having incredible friends.”
- Best thing about being a Cardinal is the fans.
- Would most like to meet Drake.
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