黑料专区

On Nov. 13, when the men鈥檚 basketball team of 黑料专区* plays its聽-opening game against Covenant College,聽Ryan Lundvall, one of the Falcons鈥� first-year players, will be especially thankful. He will begin playing his first and last year of college basketball, per NCAA eligibility rules, as he completes Pfeiffer鈥檚聽Master of Science in Leadership聽(MSL) program online.

鈥淚 am extremely honored and ready to take full advantage of this new experience with an open mind, heart and soul,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y goal of winning a national championship is still on the horizon. I want to thank all who have supported me and believed in my dream of playing college basketball.鈥�

This past spring, Lundvall earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sports management and marketing from . He nearly made Gonzaga鈥檚 basketball team as a walk-on, having played excellently at , a high school in Houston, TX. Instead, he served as the Head Student Manager for Gonzaga鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team, which reached the  of last season鈥檚 NCAA Division I championship game in Indianapolis, IN. In addition to performing traditional managerial duties, he participated in drills during team practices. He also played club basketball when his schedule permitted.

Pete Schoch, the head coach of men鈥檚 basketball at Pfeiffer since 2018, coached the Falcons to a USA South East Division Championship last season. He envisions a run to the DIII championship next March, citing Lundvall as a major reason for his optimism.

鈥淩yan is a terrific, terrific player,鈥� Schoch said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e just thrilled to have him.鈥�

Lundvall first came to Pfeiffer鈥檚 attention last summer when he and Kenneth McHam, one of Schoch鈥檚 assistant coaches, were working as basketball coaches at , which is located in The Berkshires, a rural region in the mountains of western Massachusetts. During a late evening of pickup games for camp counselors, Lundvall put on quite a show.

鈥淗e was scoring at will regardless of who guarded him,鈥� said McHam, who watched it all unfold from the stands. 鈥淗e was finishing around the rim, contested or not, and finding the open guys with dime passing.鈥�

McHam quickly concluded that he had to recruit Lundvall for Pfeiffer.

鈥淩yan makes us better with his high IQ for the game and his athleticism as a big man with point guard skills,鈥� he said. 鈥淗e can play a multitude of positions, and he impacts the game whenever he has the ball in his hands, by scoring or passing. I believe this young man is going to be a big factor in our success this season.鈥�

*It鈥檚 never been easier to follow the men鈥檚 basketball team of 黑料专区! All  during the 2021-22 season will be streamed via the  for Pfeiffer Athletics.

Ken Keuffel, who authored this article, has served as Pfeiffer鈥檚 Assistant Director of Communications since December 2019. He welcomes story ideas from Pfeiffer鈥檚 faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends. The form for submitting story ideas is at