CU Buffs forward Frank Ryder looking to contribute for hometown team

Colorado’s Frank Ryder has come home to Boulder after going through two open heart surgeries in the past 17 months.0

Frank Ryder returned home battered yet undeterred. Despite significant health concerns, Ryder wanted to continue his collegiate basketball career.

If he needed to pay his own way to keep that dream alive, so be it. Given the circumstances, returning home was well worth it.

As the Colorado men’s basketball team goes through summer workouts, Ryder represents an interesting piece of the puzzle for coach Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes. Yes, the Fairview graduate is a walk-on who faces an uphill battle in landing anything resembling regular court time, particularly if the Buffs’ frontcourt…