Courtney Ryan

Courtney Anne Ryan (born September 21, 1990) is a 2.0 point American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. In 2017, she played for the Sydney Metro Blues in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League in Australia.

Early life Courtney Anne Ryan was born in San Diego, California, on September 21, 1990,

Ryan played only five games in 2010. During the fifth, against Colorado Mesa University on October 8, 2010,

Career Pete Hughes, the head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats women's wheelchair basketball team saw Ryan play a game in which she sank a game-winning buzzer-beater. After the game, he offered her a scholarship. She entered the University of Arizona in the fall of 2012. She enrolled in its College of Education, majoring in special education, with an emphasis in rehabilitation, planning to earn a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling or disability studies. She played with the national team at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto. The United States came fourth.

In 2017, Ryan played for the Sydney Metro Blues in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League in Australia. The Blues went on to win the league championship.

In August 2019, Ryan became the assistant coach of the University of Arizona women's wheelchair basketball team.

She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.

In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal. As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics. On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life Ryan is married to her former University of Arizona teammate Molly Bloom.