Ryan is a young player with a very bright future Riders coach Rob Paternostro

Leicester Riders have made free-scoring guard Ryan Zamroz the latest addition to their squad for the 2010/11 season.

The American, 23, scored 29 points per game while playing for Geraldton Buccaneers in Australia and also added 4.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds per match.

Coach Rob Paternostro said: "He is a multi-skilled guard who has the ability to make plays from all over the floor.

"He has good size and strength and is someone that caught my eye the first time I watched him play."

Paternostro added: "He had a fantastic college career and put up huge numbers in his first season of professional basketball."

Zamroz, who played a key role in helping the Buccaneers to the SBL play-off semi-finals in Australia in the summer, also has a sensational three-point shooting record, netting 113 long-range efforts at a 46% accuracy rate.

"I'm looking forward to working with Ryan as I believe he is a young player with a very bright future who is looking to excel at the professional level," Paternostro added.

"He is a great long-range shooter who isn't just a shooter, he finds many ways to put the ball in the basket and has shown an ability to adjust and read whatever the defence gives him."

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