2011-12: Was 4th-leading scorer (9.0 ppg) and 2nd-leading rebounder (3.6 rpg) for Seawolf squad that posted 2nd-best win pct. and 4th-most victories (23-7, .767) in program history ... averaged 9.8 points in final 13 contest after returning from Dec. 3 wrist injury that sidelined him 11 games ... scored double figures (14.4 ppg) and shot .604 (29 of 48) from the field over late 5-game win streak, helping UAA finish 15-3 in GNAC and secure region's No. 2 NCAA seed ... scored season-high 18 points (7-9 FG, 3-4 FT) in road win over Simon Fraser and posted career-high 12 rebounds in Dec. 3 home win over Minot State ... started first six contests prior to injury, including 11 points (5-8 FG) and 3 rebounds in 77-63 win over Div. I UC Irvine in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout ... scored team-high 14 points in UAA's NCAA Tournament 2nd Round loss to Seattle Pacific ... other top games included 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-2 3FG) in home 'senior night' victory over Western Oregon; 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in GNAC Tournament semifinals win over Central Washington; and 12 points (4-4 FG, 4-4 FT) and no turnovers in road win over CWU ... finished No. 36 on UAA's career scoring list with 692 points and No. 32 in rebounds with 305 ... played in 73 UAA victories through course of career to rank No. 6 on program's all-time list ... took home Caoches' Award at season-ending team banquet in April.
2010-11: Was 5th-leading scorer (6.8 ppg), rebounder (3.6 rpg) and field-goal pct. shooter (.486) for Seawolf club that went 24-10 and earned 2nd Round NCAA Tournament berth … played in final 25 games after re-establishing eligibility in mid-December … averaged 10.6 points (.563 FG%) and 4.8 rebounds in five playoff games as a starter … scored double digits six times, including season-high 22 points (8-11 FG, 6-7 FT), plus 9 rebounds, in 78-71 road win over NW Nazarene … scored 16 points (6-10 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-4 FT) and grabbed 4 rebounds in 72-67 GNAC Tournament semifinal win over Seattle Pacific, and had 19 points (8-10 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in GNAC finals loss at Central Washington … totaled 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in UAA’s 76-70 NCAA 1st Round win over 6th-ranked Humboldt State … other top outings included 6 points, 12 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block in road loss to Western Washington; 6 points and 5 rebounds in regular-season home win over SPU; and 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 FT) and 3 rebounds in road win over Alaska Fairbanks … will enter senior season No. 20 on UAA’s career games-played list with 85.
2009-10: Did not play or attend school.
2008-09: Team’s 4th-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and rebounder (3.7 rpg) as a sophomore ... played in all 29 games, including 11 starts ... shot 2nd-best FG% (.512) on squad from off-guard position, and was third with 26 steals ... scored in double digits 14 times ... improved stats to 10.0 ppg, .542 FG and 3.8 rpg in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, despite coming off bench in all 16 contests ... had career-highs of 24 points (10-14 FG, 2-2 3FG) and 9 rebounds in 2-point loss at playoff qualifier Seattle Pacific ... had then-career-high 13 points (5-12 FG, 2-4 3FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout victory over Louisiana Tech ... other top games included 14 points (5-9 FG) in victory over St. Thomas; 22 points (9-13 FG), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in Jan. 3 win over Lincoln Christian; 19 points (8-11 FG) in home loss to eventual GNAC champ Western Washington; 11 points and 8 rebounds in home win over MSU Billings; 12 points (4-8 FG, 4-4 FT) and career-high 4 steals in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT) in season finale victory over Western Oregon.
2007-08: Saw action in 31 games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds for Seawolf team that posted best record in school history (29-6), won Great Northwest Athletic Conference, and advanced to NCAA Semifinals ... scored 8 points (3-5 FG, 1-1 3FG) and dished 2 assists in 95-90 2OT win at 11th-ranked BYU-Hawaii ... had 8 points, 7 assists, 3 assists, 0 turnovers and 3 steals in win over Texas-Permian Basin (Dec. 7) ... other top outings included 6 points and 5 rebounds in home win over MSU Billings; 4 points (2-4 FG) and 4 rebounds in home win over Western Oregon that clinched GNAC title; and 5 points (2-4 FG, 1-2 3FG) in home win over 23rd-ranked NW Nazarene.
2006-07: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Voted 2006 Class 3A Player the Year by Alaska media after helping Heritage Christian to back-to-back Class 3A state titles ... averaged 17.5 points and 6.4 rebounds and amassed four double-doubles as a senior ... scored game-high 15 points in Eagles' title-game win over Cordova ... helped Heritage go 15-0 against 3A competition, winning those games by an average of 37.5 points ... Heritage also captured Alaska Airlines Classic and became first Alaska team ever to advance to finals of prestigious Cactus Jam in Phoenix ... as a junior in 2004-05, averaged 14.8 points per game and captured Southcentral Conference MVP honors .. helped Eagles to their first Class 3A state title, scoring 14 points in the 61-53 championship victory over Barrow ... also made the go-ahead basket late in a two-point, semifinal win over Monroe Catholic ... lettered four times in basketball and once in soccer ... honor roll student all four years.
PERSONAL: Born Lonnie Dee Ridgeway III on March 1, 1988 in Anchorage ... son of Lonnie, Jr. and Janice Ridgeway ... sociology major.
Career Highs
Points: 24 at Seattle Pacific, 2/19/09
Rebounds: 12, twice (last vs Minot State, 12/3/11)
Assists: 5, three times (last vs Seattle Pacific, 2/2/12)
Blocks: 2, three times (last at Alaska Fairbanks, 2/23/12)
Steals: 4 vs Saint Martin's, 3/5/09
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2006-07 REDSHIRT
2007-08 31- 0 281/ 9.1 28- 76 .368 5-19 .263 11- 18 .611 13- 28- 41/1.3 29-0 18 21 7 10 72/2.3
2008-09 29-11 663/22.9 111-217 .512 10-27 .370 46- 60 .767 36- 70-106/3.7 66-0 47 46 8 26 278/9.6
2010-11 29- 5 478/19.1 70-144 .486 3-11 .273 28- 37 .757 24- 66- 90/3.6 46-0 32 26 7 15 171/6.8
2011-12 19- 6 452/23.8 68-161 .422 8-26 .308 27- 47 .574 16- 52- 68/3.6 27-1 27 37 6 12 171/9.0
TOTALS 104-22 1847/18.0 277-598 .463 26-83 .313 112-162 .691 89-216-305/2.9 168-1 124 130 28 63 692/6.7