Hall of Fame

Turk

Ryan Turk

  • Class
    2009
  • Induction
    2019
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Turk was a four-year lettermen for the Gorloks men's basketball program and earned First-Team All-SLIAC honors in both 2008 and 2009. Ranks in the Top 10 in numerous career statistical categories, including scoring (8th – 1,188 points), free throw percentage (1st – 82.6 percent), three-point field goal attempts (2nd – 499), three-point field goals made (3rd – 174), assists (4th – 283), free throws made (5th – 228), games played (T-5th – 102), minutes played (6th – 2,454), field goals made (10th – 393) and free throws attempted (9th – 276). His 41.7 three-point field goal percentage in 2007-08 and his 81.8 free throw percentage in 2008-09 are fifth on the school's single-season charts. Was an integral part of Webster's 2007-08 SLIAC Championship squad that was the first-ever team to post a 16-0 record in league play as he led the team in both scoring (14.2 points per game) and assists (3.5 assists per game). As a senior in 2008-09, averaged 18.5 points per game and scored 40 points in his final collegiate game against Westminster (Mo.) College and is one of only two Gorloks to score 40 or more points in the game with the other one being Class of 2010 Hall of Famer Jeff Reis. In addition as a senior, he led the SLIAC and finished 29th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.17). After graduating from Webster in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Turk served as an assistant coach for Chris Bunch in 2009-10, before returning to his home state of Colorado to begin a teaching and high school coaching career. Currently, Turk is an English teacher and assistant varsity and head junior varsity basketball coach at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo. 
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