Blue Hens basketball gets Christian Ray from Atlantic 10’s La Salle

The College of Delaware has actually tweezed a basketball gamer from the transfer website that’ll be familiar with heaven Chickens, among them particularly.

Christian Ray was La Salle’s leading rebounder throughout the 2021-22 period with 6.9 per video game. The 6-foot-6 swing guard had period highs of 14 factors and also 16 rebounds in the Travelers’ overtime loss at Delaware.

Ray’s transfer to Delaware rejoins him with previous Haverford College colleague Jameer Nelson Jr., that was third-team All-Colonial Athletic Organization in his initial period at Delaware in 2021-22 after moving from George Washington. Delaware had actually hired Ray when he went to Haverford.

La Salle went 11-19 last period, bring about the termination of trainer Ashley Howard. He was changed by La Salle graduate Fran Dunphy, the previous Penn and also Holy place head trainer.

However Ray stated he’d chosen to look somewhere else prior to the mentoring adjustment after playing 84 video games with 52 begins in 3 years at La Salle. He balanced 5.5 factors and also 5.9 rebounds per video game.

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“They were an excellent 3 years,” Ray stated, “yet didn’t always really feel best and also with that said added COVID year [2020-21 doesn’t count against eligibility] it offers me the possibility to re-set.”

Ray has 2 periods of qualification left. Prior to selecting Delaware, he likewise took into consideration Rice, Duquesne, Bowling Eco-friendly and also going back to La Salle.

“I understood [Delaware associate head coach] Costs Phillips from when he hired me in senior high school so there was count on there,” Ray stated. “I was birthed in Christiana Medical facility and also resided in Newark up until I was 3 while my father [Scott] was obtaining his MBA from Delaware, so it’s a bit of a homecoming. Train [Martin] Ingelsby and also his personnel, on my check out, made it seem like residence.

“As well as, naturally, the evident factor, my friend goes there, plays there,” he included, describing Nelson.

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Ray is likewise aware of Delaware’s Jyare Davis, the Sanford College grad, from having actually bet him in the Wilmington Authorities Athletic Organization.

“Considering that I’m so close with Jameer, I’m simply aware of the people,” Ray stated of his future UD colleagues. “I’m simply thrilled to have fun with every one of them.”

Nelson and also Davis are the leading 2 returning gamers from a Delaware group that won the CAA Event as the 5th seed to gain the 6th NCAA Event berth in institution background. One more essential returning gamer, Andrew Carr, nevertheless, is checking out various other alternatives through the transfer website.

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A local of Space, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster Area, Ray participated in Octorara High prior to moving to the Haverford College in 10th quality. Ray is a money and also accountancy significant that allowed 5 Scholar Professional Athlete of the Year in 2021.

Throughout his 3 La Salle periods, Ray had 13 video games in which he racked up in dual numbers and also 11 in which he had double-digit rebounds. He had 4 double-doubles, consisting of the one last period at Delaware.

“The important things I hang my hat on is my adaptability,” Ray stated. “I’m a bit larger at 6-6, so I use the wing, yet also in the A-10 I was a bit larger for several of the wings. I’m sure in the CAA I’ll be a bit larger.

“I hung my hat on recoiling and also safeguarding at La Salle. I assume offensively talking I didn’t actually take advantage of that I might have come to be. I’m never ever gonna be somebody that is high quantity, obtains a number of shots up. However I do assume I have a great deal much more offensively to offer and also I’m wishing that under trainer Ingelsby I can remain to rebound and also safeguard yet likewise expand offensively.”

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