Ryan Turell has his eyes set on becoming the first Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA. The 22-year-old made his professional debut on Monday night when Detroit's G-League basketball team, the Motor City ...

When he was the nation’s leading scorer at Yeshiva University, Ryan Turell didn’t have to worry about suiting up on Shabbat — the school, which is affiliated with Orthodox Judaism, never schedules ...

Ryan Turell hasn’t played much for the Motor City Cruise this season, but he’s made a splash when he has gotten into the game. Turell is trying to become the first Orthodox Jew to make it into the NBA ...

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Game complete, Ryan Turell gathered his stuff, changed into a clean pair of sweats and began saying goodbye to his teammates. "You’re not coming back with us?" a few asked as they saw him preparing to ...

During his senior year of college at Yeshiva, a small Jewish university in Washington Heights, New York City, Ryan Turell averaged 27.1 points per game — leading all of men’s college basketball. Some ...

Ryan Turell is looking to make history. The senior guard at Yeshiva University in New York City told ESPN he is entering the 2022 NBA draft with the intention to become the first Orthodox Jewish ...

Ryan Turell is trying to make the difficult transition from Division III college basketball to the pro leagues. He also is trying to become the first Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA. Right now, he is ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Yeshiva University's Ryan Turell will forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN. "My full intention is to play professional basketball ...

(JTA) — Elliot Steinmetz knows something about firsts: last July, his son Jacob became the first known Orthodox baseball player to get picked in the MLB draft. The elder Steinmetz is also the head ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Yeshiva University star basketball player Ryan Turell was not selected in Thursday’s NBA Draft, putting his dream of being the first Orthodox Jewish player in the league on ...

Turell played wearing a custom Detroit-branded yarmulke to cover his head throughout Monday night's game Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The ...