14 year old Slam Dunk Legend Ryan Wetzel mix tape! Must See!!!

This action packed video show's you a Montana athletes career above the rim. The short video starts out with college and high school dunk footage (0:48-2:22). Then ends with a true phenomenal JUNIOR high school dunk session (2:23-4:32). The remainder of the video is a compilation of all three levels (4:33-5:38 college, high school, junior high).

Born August 1980, Ryan's skills came to him at an early age. Son of Blackfeet Native American Basketball legend, Don Wetzel Sr., Ryan would inherit all athletic ability as well as size. At the age of 13, Ryan stood 5'11'' and had a 31 inch vertical leap. Unheard of for a kid that age. By the time he reached 14 years old, Ryan stood 6'1'' and had a 36 inch vertical leap. With his size and leaping ability, Ryan would lead his team to the 8th grade State tournament championship that year. Hitting for 50 of his teams 79 points, Ryan would help St. Francis beat St. Labre in the championship 73-79.

Ryan would go on to play four years varsity for Billings Central. As a freshman in High School, Ryan was already the best athlete in the state of Montana. During his freshman year of high school, Ryan earned the sixth man spot for the Rams. That year he would help the Rams win their very first state title. It was the first and currently the only state title the school has received in boys basketball. The most memorable achievement for the then 15 year old Ryan was his two alley-oop dunks he had against a tough Belgrade team in the first round of the 1996 State A tournament. Some people say he was the most exciting player they have ever watched on a basketball court.

After missing most his sophomore year to injuries, Ryan would return as a junior and help lead the Rams to a 2nd place finish in the 1998 State A tournament. Previous to his senior year, Ryan would win a dunk contest at the FILA national high school camp in Kansas City Missouri. He was the only kid from Montana to attend the camp. He beat out top high school players from around the country. During his senior year, Ryan would lead his team to a #1 ranking in the State. They would be upset in the divisional tournament.

With many Division 1 offers, Ryan, now 6'4'', wanted to stay close to home so he decided to attend Northwest Junior College in Powell Wyoming. His reputation of being a dunker soon grew in the college ranks as he displayed his 44 inch vertical during a dunk contest that included players from the University of Montana, University of Wyoming, University of South Dakota, Montana State University, Sheridan College, and more. He received a perfect score of 50 on every dunk he did except one he received a 49. He would win the contest with ease. The very next day in a game against Black Hills State, Ryan broke the previous tournament record by hitting 7 three pointers and finishing with 47 points. He also hit for 39 points against Dickinson State that same tournament.

In the same tournament the following year, Ryan failed to repeat as the dunk champion. Instead he took 2nd place in the competition. He didn't leave empty handed. On his last dunk attempt Ryan did a reverse windmill and hit his head on the rim. When he landed the crowd erupted into a frenzy. At the time he didn't know it, but he had bent the rim after the monster dunk. Out of respect they gave him the rim as a 2nd place trophy.

After finishing his two years at Northwest, Ryan would go on to play college ball at Montana State University-Billings (NCAA D2) . He would only play 4 games before re-injuring his leg and would never finish his college basketball career.

In 2006, Ryan turned pro and played in the National Indian Athletic Association Tournament held in Hollywood Florida. He would lead his team to a 2nd place finish and receive All Star honors. Later that year Ryan was invited to work out with two CBA teams but failed to make either roster. In December 2007, at the age of 27, Ryan won the dunk contest at the Randall Huggins Memorial tournament held in Hollywood Florida. He also helped lead the team to the tournament title and received the sportsmanship award.

In 2008, Ryan was selected to the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Men's National team. He would hit a career best 22 points in one game. 6 of those shots were three pointers.

In the summer of 2009, Ryan went over to Germany and played preseason pro ball for two teams. One was UBC-Tigers of Hannover. In one game he had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assist, and 1 block. He would stay with the team for only a short time after before being released. He also worked out with Giraffes of Langen Germany but was never offered a contract.

Ryan now works as a prevention specialist in Western Montana. He specializes in raising awareness on the affects of drugs and alcohol abuse. He also speaks to youth about his journey of life on and off the floor. He is a true role model.

(Note: ALL dunks in this video were done on regulation height basketball rims-10 feet).

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Don Wetzel
• Montana Grizzlies
• Blackfeet Native American
• German
• UBC Tigers
• Pro Basketball
• Slam Dunks
• 14 year old dunks.

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I'm 6 foot and 15 and I can dunk one handed check out the video on my profile!

[chazdrezlife]

I use to go to school at dawson and i remember seeing you play for northwest Region 9 had some good teams back then

[MsWetzy]

brendan wetzel from australia mate come play down here u kick ass

[ARIS3theBOSS]

@rwetz32 i am from GREECE and that RYAN can do nobody can do here in greece

[countdown321able]

WHAT!!!! If this is for real, why didn't this dude go to the league? I have never seen a 14 year old do what this dude was doing on the basketball rim. Where is he playing now? Blackfeet Indian with hops. Best I've seen from that race!

[ARIS3theBOSS]

how high is the basket in america?how they can dunk 14 years old?

[apwarrior99]

hey Wetz..wat do ya do 4 your hops? do u do plyos, weightlifiting, just jump alot, or jus play ball and get like that..oh pleez tell me..i wanna dunk too!

[HawaiianUkulele]

DUde that is sick! Nice job Mr. Wetzel. May God bless you

[runnennative]

I played this dude back in the day at All West Native Classic. Dude was sick. He had like 6 or7 dunks against us.