Nate Ritchie, a walk-on forward at Indiana most known for winning the dunk contest at last year's Hoosier Hysteria, has decided not to continue his career, he told the Goshen News.

“It was a wonderful experience, and I would not change it for anything,” Ritchie told the newspaper. “I got to go to Madison Square Garden twice and to Canada. It was a great experience, but it all has to come to an end sometime.

“It’s time for me to settle down and work on other things. Basketball at that level is a whole different world. It’s hard. It’s like a full-time job.”

Ritchie, who hails from Northridge High School in Middlebury, said he plans to continue pursuing a degree from Indiana's Kelley School of Business.

The 6-foot-7 Ritchie scored two points and had six rebounds in 16 minutes of playing time during his only season on the Hoosiers.

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