Ryan Gomes (born September 1 1982, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Gomes is of Cape Verdean descent.
Despite a highly successful career as an All-America power forward at Providence College where he also played with prospect Herbert Hill in the Big East Conference, the 6'7" Gomes fell in the 2005 NBA Draft to the late second round. His size and abilities did not fit scouts' prototypical image of either a power forward or a small forward. Celtics' director of basketball operations Danny Ainge, however, felt that Gomes' track record and work ethic were enough to take a chance on the local product with the 50th pick overall. At Providence, he was known for two moves after his final game as a Friar, after the game was over Gomes left his shoes on the floor to honor his accomplishments at Providence and framed his jersey he wore in his last game.
