Will Rayman


William Henry Rayman is an Israeli–American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Colgate, for whom in his senior year he was Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot League First Team.

Early life

Rayman was born in New York City to Graham Rayman and Bronwen Hruska, and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He has one brother. He is, and weighs.

High school

Rayman had a four-year career at the Millbrook School, in Millbrook, New York. He was named the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B Player of the Year after averaging 22 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game as a senior at the Millbrook School. He was named All-Conference both his junior and his senior seasons. He finished his career with averages of 15 points and six rebounds per game.
He then played a season at New Hampton School, in New Hampton, New Hampshire. Rayman earned Region All-Star and All-Conference honors following his post-graduate year at New Hampton.

College

As a freshman at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, in 2016–17 [Colgate Raiders men's basketball team|2016-17], playing for the Colgate Raiders basketball team Rayman scored 14.6 points per game, set a Colgate first-year season record with 65 three-pointers, had a.691 free throw percentage, and had 4.6 rebounds per game. He also set a Colgate first-year single-game scoring record that with 34 points against Lafayette College. He was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year, to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team, and Colgate Athletics Male Rookie of the Year.
As a sophomore in 2017–18 [Colgate Raiders men's basketball team|2017-18] Rayman scored 14.6 points per game, pulled down 6.7 rebounds per game, with 0.8 blocks per game, and had a 41.8% three-point shooting percentage, a 44.7% field goal percentage, and an 80.7% free throw percentage. He was named to the All-Patriot League men's basketball tournament team, Second Team All-Patriot-League, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Second Team.
As a junior in 2018-19, he scored 13.1 points per game, and had 6.5 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, and 1.5 assists per game. Rayman had a 42.9% three-point percentage, a 42.5% field goal percentage, and a 68.1% free throw percentage. He was named Second Team All-Patriot-League, and was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team, and to the Patriot League All-Tournament First Team.
As a senior in 2019-20, Rayman had 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, and 1.7 assists per game, with a 44.4% field goal percentage, a 35.9% three-point percentage, and an 80.0% free throw percentage. He was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team and All-Patriot League First Team, and 2020 NABC District 13 second team.

Professional career

In 2020, Rayman played for Estonian team Tartu Ülikool in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. In the 2020–21 season, he played for BG Göttingen in the German Basketball Bundesliga.
Rayman has played for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League since 2021.
On August 6, 2023, he signed a 3-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv and loaned to Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro A for 2023–24 season.
On January 27, 2026, Rayman signed a new, 3-year deal with Maccabi