To complete his college career, Ratliffe chose Missouri over Alabama, Clemson and Arkansas. He averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in his junior season and was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year.[3]
In his senior season, Ratliffe helped lead the Tigers to a 30–5 record and a Big 12 tournament championship. Ratliffe averaged 13.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as the team's primary post presence. At the close of the season, Ratliffe was named second team All-Big 12.[2] On the season, Ratliffe attained a 69.3% field goal percentage, which led the nation for the 2011–12 season and was a Missouri and Big 12 Conference record.[2] Ratliffe spent much of the season chasing the all-time single-season NCAA record of 74.6%, held by Steve Johnson of Oregon State, leading the mark as late as February 2012.[4]
Following the close of the regular season, Ratliffe competed in the 2012 Reese's College All-Star Game at the 2012 Final Four. He scored 21 points and collected 10 rebounds to earn the West team's "Perfect Player" award.[5]
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Ratliffe was not selected in the 2012 NBA draft. However, he was the first American college player selected in the Korean Basketball League. He was selected sixth overall by Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and began his professional career with them in the 2012–13 season.[6]
In 2014, Ratliffe won the William Jones Cup MVP and joined teammates Chang Yong Song and Tae Young Moon on the tournament Best Five. At the William Jones Cup, He averaged 24.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game.
On May 9, 2017, Ratliffe was again called by the Star Hotshots as their import for the 2017 Commissioners Cup.[8] On Game 2 of the 2017 semifinal round against the San Miguel Beermen, Ratliffe recorded 25 points and a career-high 35 rebounds in a 76–77 loss to the Beermen.[9]
Ra Gun-ah signed with Jeonju KCC Egis in 2020. He averaged 17 points, 10.3 rebounds, one steal and 1.3 blocks per game. Ratliffe re-signed with the team on September 26.[10]
At the 2019 FIBA World Cup, although playing in only five games, Ra Gun-ah led the tournament with 23.0 points and 12.8 rebounds per game. The South Korean national team finished the tournament in 26th place of 32 teams, after being eliminated in preliminary group.
References
^"[Herald Interview] More than changing passport". June 29, 2018.
^Walentik, Steve (July 26, 2012). "Ratliffe drafted into Korean Basketball League". Columbia Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^Sacamos, Karlo (March 5, 2016). "Star Hotshots to field new import Ricardo Ratliffe in place of Denzel Bowles in game against TNT Texters". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
^Beltran, Nelson (May 9, 2017). "Star Hotshots bring back Ratliffe". PhilStar. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^"San Miguel 77 - Star 76". EuroBasket. June 12, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^"KCC Egis keep Ratliffe for another season". Asia Basket. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^Lee, Tae-dong (January 22, 2018). "U.S. Basketball Player Becomes Naturalized Korean". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^Denney, Steven; Abrahamian, Andray (July 17, 2018). "A Black Korean in Pyongyang". Foreign Policy.
^"Ra Guna leads fifth window Korean pool for Asian Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
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In this Korean name the family name is Ra Ra Gun ah 1 Korean 라건아 born Ricardo Preston Ratliffe February 20 1989 is an American born South Korean basketball player for Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League KBL and the South Korea national basketball team Ra played collegiately at the University of Missouri Ra Gun ahNo 20 Jeonju KCC EgisPositionPower forwardLeagueKBLPersonal informationBorn 1989 02 20 February 20 1989 age 34 Hampton Virginia U S NationalityAmerican South KoreanListed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight240 lb 109 kg Career informationHigh schoolKecoughtan Hampton Virginia CollegeCollege of Central Florida 2008 2010 Missouri 2010 2012 NBA draft2012 UndraftedPlaying career2012 presentCareer history2012 2015Mobis Phoebus2015 2016Seoul Samsung Thunders2016Star Hotshots2016 2017Seoul Samsung Thunders2017Star Hotshots2018 2020Mobis Phoebus2020 presentJeonju KCC EgisCareer highlights and awards4 KBL champion 2013 2015 2019 3x KBL All Star 2016 2017 2019 3 KBL Player of the Year 2015 2017 2019 KBL Import of the Year 2017 KBL Defensive Player of the Year 2015 Second team All Big 12 2012 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2011 2 First team NJCAA All American 2009 2010 William Jones Cup MVP 2014 FIBA World Cup Top Scorer 2019 Medals Men s basketballRepresenting South KoreaAsian GamesJakarta Palembang 2018 TeamWilliam Jones Cup2014 Taipei2018 Taipei Contents 1 Early life and college career 2 Professional career 3 National team career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and college career EditRa Gun ah was born Ricardo Preston Ratliffe in Hampton Virginia played at Kecoughtan High School and the College of Central Florida While there he twice earned first team National Junior College Athletic Association All American honors He averaged 27 4 points and 11 3 rebounds per game as a sophomore 2 To complete his college career Ratliffe chose Missouri over Alabama Clemson and Arkansas He averaged 10 6 points and 6 0 rebounds per game in his junior season and was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year 3 In his senior season Ratliffe helped lead the Tigers to a 30 5 record and a Big 12 tournament championship Ratliffe averaged 13 9 points 7 5 rebounds and 1 0 blocks per game as the team s primary post presence At the close of the season Ratliffe was named second team All Big 12 2 On the season Ratliffe attained a 69 3 field goal percentage which led the nation for the 2011 12 season and was a Missouri and Big 12 Conference record 2 Ratliffe spent much of the season chasing the all time single season NCAA record of 74 6 held by Steve Johnson of Oregon State leading the mark as late as February 2012 4 Following the close of the regular season Ratliffe competed in the 2012 Reese s College All Star Game at the 2012 Final Four He scored 21 points and collected 10 rebounds to earn the West team s Perfect Player award 5 Professional career EditFollowing the close of his college career Ratliffe was not selected in the 2012 NBA draft However he was the first American college player selected in the Korean Basketball League He was selected sixth overall by Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and began his professional career with them in the 2012 13 season 6 In 2014 Ratliffe won the William Jones Cup MVP and joined teammates Chang Yong Song and Tae Young Moon on the tournament Best Five At the William Jones Cup He averaged 24 3 points 15 7 rebounds and 1 7 blocks per game On March 5 2016 Ratliffe was signed by Star Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association PBA to replace Denzel Bowles who had to leave for the United States after the death of a relative 7 On May 9 2017 Ratliffe was again called by the Star Hotshots as their import for the 2017 Commissioners Cup 8 On Game 2 of the 2017 semifinal round against the San Miguel Beermen Ratliffe recorded 25 points and a career high 35 rebounds in a 76 77 loss to the Beermen 9 Ra Gun ah signed with Jeonju KCC Egis in 2020 He averaged 17 points 10 3 rebounds one steal and 1 3 blocks per game Ratliffe re signed with the team on September 26 10 National team career EditIn January 2018 Ratliffe became a naturalized South Korean 11 Ratliffe played for the South Korean national team against the North Korean national team in Pyongyang Arena Pyongyang during a July 2018 friendly match 12 He was given the Korean name Ra Gun ah after he was naturalized 13 At the 2019 FIBA World Cup although playing in only five games Ra Gun ah led the tournament with 23 0 points and 12 8 rebounds per game The South Korean national team finished the tournament in 26th place of 32 teams after being eliminated in preliminary group References Edit Herald Interview More than changing passport June 29 2018 a b c Ricardo Ratliffe Missouri bio Missouri Tigers Retrieved April 16 2013 2011 Phillips 66 All Big 12 Men s Basketball Awards Announced Big 12 Conference March 6 2011 Retrieved April 16 2013 Fallstrom R B February 14 2012 Ricardo Ratliffe chasing NCAA single season accuracy mark KSDK com Retrieved April 16 2013 Marquette s Crowder Leads East All Stars to Win in Reese s College All Star Game National Association of Basketball Coaches March 30 2012 Retrieved April 16 2013 Walentik Steve July 26 2012 Ratliffe drafted into Korean Basketball League Columbia Tribune Retrieved April 16 2013 Sacamos Karlo March 5 2016 Star Hotshots to field new import Ricardo Ratliffe in place of Denzel Bowles in game against TNT Texters Spin ph Retrieved March 5 2016 Beltran Nelson May 9 2017 Star Hotshots bring back Ratliffe PhilStar Retrieved April 16 2020 San Miguel 77 Star 76 EuroBasket June 12 2017 Retrieved April 16 2020 KCC Egis keep Ratliffe for another season Asia Basket September 26 2020 Retrieved September 26 2020 Lee Tae dong January 22 2018 U S Basketball Player Becomes Naturalized Korean The Chosun Ilbo Retrieved January 25 2018 Denney Steven Abrahamian Andray July 17 2018 A Black Korean in Pyongyang Foreign Policy Ra Guna leads fifth window Korean pool for Asian Qualifiers FIBA basketball External links EditMissouri Tigers bio asia basket commprofile Ra Gun ah FIBA profile Ra Gun ah on Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ra Gun ah amp oldid 1130417013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
