Missouri State

Background
Played for the Knox Raiders, an Australian semi-professional club in the NBL1 South league in 2025, where is averaged 2.0 points per game as an 18-year-old rookie ... Was a two-time captain (2023 and 2024) for coach Steve Blackley at Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne where he led the squad to its first-ever AGSV championship in 2024 ... Was named one of the breakout stars at the 2025 U20 Australian National Championship, serving as the captain of the Victoria Navy squad while averaging 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the tournament ... In that event, he shot 46.7 percent from the field for the championship team ... Competed internationally in multiple basketball events since 2022 ... In 2024, he represented Australia at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup and was co-captain for the U18 Victoria Metro squad that won the Austrlian national championship ... In 2023, he was also on the Australian U16 national championship team and was a national team representative that earned a gold medal at the U16 Asian Championship ... In 2022, the co-captain participated in the U15 Oceana Championship, scoring 10.7 and 11.8 points per game, respectively, in that event.

Personal
Ryder Nicholas Cheesman was born 1/20/07 in Melbourne, Australia ... Son of Wayne and Peta Cheesman of Melbourne ... Has a brother Cooper and sister Kendra ... Majoring in Sports Medicine.