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Jack Ryan “Black Jack” first became a Harlem Wizard in 1997 and became the first white Harlem Wizard Showman in 1999. He was recognized as the main character for a 2013 documentary and his life is also a subject of interest in a documentary called Release: The Jack Ryan Story, and a feature film is […]
Biography
Jack “BlackJack” Ryan first became a Harlem Wizard in 1997. He became the first white Harlem Wizard Showman in the history of show basketball in 1999. Jack has enjoyed providing basketball entertainment and sharing his story of overcoming adversity with audiences of all ages ever since. His K-12 school assembly programs are interactive, educational and fun.
Blackjack Ryan was the main character for a 2013 documentary entitled Doin’ It In the Park. His life was also a subject of a documentary called Release: The Jack Ryan Story in 2007. Netflix premiered Losers episode #7: Black Jack in 2018 which is a documentary of his life. A feature film is now in the works called BlackJack: The Jackie Ryan Story to be released in Summer 2020.
Jack is a 3-Time Guinness Record Holder as well as an ESPN National 3-Point Champion. He is #19 In Complex.com’s 25 Greatest Streetball Players of All Time and one of SLAM Magazine’s greatest playground legends of all time. Jack is also #18 In Complex.com’s 30 greatest playground basketball players to not make the NBA.
In my 22 years of education, this was by far the best assembly that I’ve seen. The students were totally entertained and engaged throughout the entire show because of your high energy and enthusiasm. You also had a way of successfully incorporating various character education and life lessons into the presentation. You know this is a great show when not one child asks to leave the assembly during the whole time. Please don’t hesitate to use my name as a reference.
Christopher McCue, Principal, M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School
It is with great pleasure that I write on behalf of Jack Ryan, a basketball performer,
youth motivator and entertainer I have worked with for over 15 years.
Jack served as a basketball consultant for the New York Knicks when I worked at
Madison Square Garden from 1999 – 2016. His character, knowledge and personality
made him an extremely asset to the Community Relations Department appearing in
front of hundreds of children at Knicks Basketball Camps and Clinics.
Jack is great with kids and families, his Hoops Wizard performance is engaging, funny
and entertaining. We booked Jack for 2 appearances this past week at the NBPA Court
and he did not disappoint – his energy and passion are tremendous and he is a pleasure
to work with, bringing smiles to both kids and parents faces during his show. He always
does a nice job developing relationships with fans, kids, families and community groups
in the New York City area.
I give Jack my highest recommendation and would be happy to discuss his work anytime.
Dan Gladstone Senior Vice President
Grassroots Basketball & Business Development
THINK450 National Basketball Players Association
Scotch Plains, NJ(PIX11)- “I love making people happy,' Morgan Ryan said.
Morgan Ryan is like most 10-year-old girls.
“I like to do artwork, basketball, soccer [and] girl scouts,' she said.
But it's on the court where she's different from anyone else her age.
Morgan, or Mo for short, is the youngest female member of the Harlem Wizards, the long-running performance team that focuses on tricks.
'I throw it up and [Air Jamaica] dunks it so the crowd goes wild for that and it’s really fun!”
Moves she learned from her dad, before she could even walk.
'We have this picture of me when I was little, and he spun the ball right over my crib,' Mo said, 'All of a sudden I just lift my finger up.”
'And as she got older, maybe one, she was able to grip a pen and I’d spin the ball on the pen,' Jack Ryan said. 'Then every time she’d give me the pen to spin the ball on her.”
Mo's dad is none other than legendary New York City streetballer, Jack Ryan, a.k.a Black Jack.
“When I played basketball it was about let’s make it my show,” he said. 'The only time I did feel good was on the basketball court, so that’s where I wanted to be all the time.”
It's a sport he remembers watching his older brother play at the neighborhood court in Park Slope.
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“I felt like if I could play basketball like him then I’m going to be the cool dude in the park,' Jack said. 'So he took me under his wing and taught me how to play.”
Practicing day and night, Jack got good, really good.
“I always knew about this place called W. 4th St and I said let’s see how good I am.”
WEB EXTRA: Jack Ryan gives us tips on best spots at W. 4th St. court
“When they were on one end, I had my basketball, I cuffed it and dunked it,' Jack remembered. '[I] got in on the next game, played really well and that was it.”
Talent he never took to the next level.
“I was a coach’s worst nightmare,' Jack said. 'So to play in someone’s system, I just couldn’t do that.”
After passing on an NBA tryout in his early 20s, Jack got a second chance.
“I did good, I hurt my knee during camp,' Jack remembered. 'I got cut the last day, July 27, 1990. It was my 29th birthday.“
Life went downhill for awhile, he turned to drinking and went form job to job. But finally things changed.
“When I became a Harlem Wizard in 1997, I hit the nail right on the head,” Jack said with a smile. “I embraced it and i said I’m not letting this go. This is why I’m here.”
WEB EXTRA: Jack Ryan shows how to do spinning 8-ball finale
But Jack's biggest joy came seven years later.
'They put her next to me and I just went ahhhh, instant love!'
Now they're teammates, performing together for the last nine years at NBA and college games.
'I think it was at the Knicks game,' Mo remembered. 'I signed eight autographs and he signed none.”
But what makes this father-daughter duo even more special, they're best friends.
'The two musketeers!'
“We’re breaking a lot of things in the house,' Jack joked. 'Her mom’s getting mad”
“We always break stuff believe me,” Mo laughed.
When they're not busy causing trouble, they're thinking about her future in the game.
“I really want to play at UConn,” Mo said.
“I want her to go to her mom’s [Jennifer DiMaggio] school and break all of her records,' Jack said. 'Which is a division 2 school, Pace University.
With a two-time All-American for a mom, and this guy for a dad, it doesn't seem like Mo will have any problem pursuing her dreams.
“I just want her to be happy and have fun,' Jack said. 'Whatever she wants to do, it’s up to her.”
Jack's story might soon be hitting the big screen.
WEB EXTRA: Justin Timberlake gives shout out to Jack Ryan at concert
It has been rumored that Justin Timberlake will star as Jack Ryan in a movie about the streetballer's life.
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Additional footage courtesy of documentary 'Release: The Jack Ryan Story.'
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