SPOKANE, Wash. –  Ryan Woolridge, a transfer from the University of North Texas, signed a financial aid agreement to attend Gonzaga University and will join the men's basketball team for the 2019-20 season.
 
Woolridge, a 6-3 175-pound guard, recently graduated from North Texas. He will be eligible to play as a graduate transfer.
 
"Ryan will be a great addition to this year's team, and we are very much looking forward to working with him as we feel he will have a big impact on our program moving forward," Head Coach Mark Few said.
 
Woolridge was named All-Conference USA Third Team in 2018-19. The Mansfield, Texas, native averaged 11.7 points, six rebounds and five assists last season for the Mean Green. He appeared in 30 games, starting in 27. He was the only player in C-USA to average over 10 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. Woolridge recorded the program's first triple-double in 27 years on Dec. 5 at Indiana State with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He reached the triple-double mark with eight minutes left in the game. He was the only player in C-USA to record a triple-double in 2018-19. He led the team with 58 steals last season.
 
Woolridge has scored 1,034 points in his collegiate career, averaging 11.6 points through his three seasons at UNT. Following his redshirt junior season, his 150 career steals were one shy of tying the program record. He graduated from North Texas with 433 career assists, which were the second-most in program history. In 2017-18 Woolridge dished out a single-season school record 221 assists. He started all 38 games during his redshirt sophomore season, playing a school record 1,391 minutes.
 
Woolridge joins a Bulldog squad that advanced to their fifth-straight Sweet 16, the longest active streak in the nation, before ending the 2018-19 season in the program's fourth Elite Eight. Gonzaga won 33 games, going 16-0 in West Coast Conference play, winning the league regular season title for the seventh straight season. The Zags welcome back a talented team in 2019-20, and multiple media outlets have ranked GU in the Top-10 in their early preseason projections.