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The current generation of parents, Generation X, grew up playing basketball in their driveway. They didn’t look at playing basketball as something their parents were making them do. They didn’t have fancy uniforms. And they didn’t play in a tournament halfway across the state every single weekend. They turned on their boom box and worked on their game in their driveway. The driveway was where they dreamed of winning their 8th grade city championship. The driveway was where they dreamed of starring for their high school team. The driveway was where they dreamed of hitting the last second shot to send their team to State. And the driveway is where they dreamed of playing against Dr. J, Magic, Larry, and Michael. The driveway was a place where dreams were born.

 

“The Driveway”, the home of Ryan Borowicz Basketball, is a place where dreams are born. Goals are set. Sweat is dripped. Limitations ignored. Character forged. And most importantly... young people are impacted by learning the value of hard work, perseverance, dealing with adversity, and the satisfaction that comes with becoming all you were meant to be, on and off the court.

VISION
To become the most valued basketball resource in Wisconsin by offering players and coaches unique skills training opportunities that develop their game, challenge their thinking, and transfer these skills to strong character qualities once the clock stops ticking and real life begins. 
MISSION
Influencing you to become the best version of yourself on and off the court.
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RYAN'S PLAYING CAREER

HIGH SCHOOL

 

  • 3 year starter at Ashwaubenon High School​

  • ​2 time Bay Conference Player of the Year and led AHS to first conference championship in school history (18-0)
  • ​Senior season - Green Bay Metro Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-State
  • ​Held Ashwaubenon High School scoring record for 20 years ('94-'14)
  • Selected to play for the Div. 1 North squad in the Wisconsin High School All Star Game
  • Also played baseball and football and earned 1st Team All-State at three positions (QB, K, P) and named Wisconsin High School Football Coaches Association State Player of the Year in 1993

COLLEGE

  • Recruited by Wisconsin High School coaching legend, Dick Bennett, to Wisconsin-Green Bay
  • ​Was a part of two conference championships and two NCAA Tournament teams
  • Top 5 in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (Horizon League) in 3 pt. shooting in soph-senior seasons.  Led the conference as a senior
  • Finished senior season #4 in NCAA Div. 1 in 3 pt. shooting percentage (49.1%)
  • Team captain junior and senior seasons and led team to 20 wins in '98-'99
  • Finished Green Bay career #3 in school history in 3 pt. shooting

PROFESSIONAL

  • Played with Athletes In Action on two traveling teams competing against professional and national teams in Peru, Brazil, Poland, and Croatia
  • Played Fall Exhibition Tour with Athletes In Action against top Div. 1 teams around the country.  Averaged 14 ppg against the likes of #1 ranked Cincinnati, Louisville, Georgia Tech, and more
  • Played for the Lakeside Lightning of the SBL in Western Australia in 2000, averaging 24 ppg and leading the team in its inaugural season to the league championship game
  • Selected to the SBL All-Star team that competed in a pre-Olympic tournament against the 2000 Olympic teams of Spain, Italy, and France, averaging 15 ppg 

RYAN'S COACHING CAREER

MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGE

CLINICS/CAMPS/ INDIVIDUAL

  • Coached 6th grade at Lombardi Middle School (Green Bay, WI) while student teaching there in '01
  • Coached an Appleton based AAU team of 8th graders in 2009
  • ​Assistant Coach for Freshmen and Varsity at Ashwaubenon High School (Green Bay, WI) in 2000
  • Assistant Varsity Coach at Germantown High School (WI) in '04-'05
  • Coached an Appleton based AAU team of Seniors in '06
  • Associate Head Coach at NCAA Div. 3 Gordon College (Boston, MA). Helped team achieve the best record in school history, becoming the top 3 pt. shooting team in the nation in '01-'02 (44%)
  • Assistant Coach at NCAA Div. 3 St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI) in '02-'03
  • Worked the following camps: UW-Green Bay, Marquette, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, Ashwaubenon and Germantown High Schools, Hoosier School of Basketball, Lakeside Lightning (Australia), Xcel Sports
  • Has worked with over 30,000 kids through team clinics, camps, or individual instruction, throughout the state of Wisconsin since 2005.  
  • Owned and operated The Driveway since June of 2016, working with hundreds of kids on a weekly basis.  

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Ryan has been married to his beautiful wife, Melissa, since 2002 and the couple has three sons, Bryce (14), Cooper (12), and Griffin (10).  They live in De Pere, WI.
 
Melissa is a principal in her family business, Utech Consulting, where they offer customized organizational development that transforms organizations, teams, and individuals (www.utechod.com).
 
Away from work, Ryan's other passion is fly fishing, and he spends every moment possible wading or floating the rivers and streams of NE Wisconsin.
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