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 ...

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 ...

Orthodox Jewish basketball fans tasted glory Monday night when Ryan Turell, the 6-foot-7 shomer Shabbat forward from Valley Village, California, made his professional debut with the Detroit Pistons’ ...

Division III star Ryan Turell of Yeshiva University told ESPN that he will enter the NBA draft in hopes that he can become the first Orthodox Jewish player selected in league history. Turell was named ...

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 ...

Despite going undrafted, Yeshiva’s Ryan Turell still hopes to break barriers for Orthodox Jewish basketball players in the NBA and beyond. At the 68th annual Portsmouth Invitational in Virginia, ...