Ricky Blanton

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Ricky Blanton
Personal information
Born (1966-04-21) April 21, 1966 (age 58)
LSU (assistant)
1997–1998Utah State (assistant)
2002–2004Nicholls State
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Ricky Wayne Blanton (born April 21, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns in the second round (46th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. A 6'7" and 215 lb small forward from Louisiana State University (LSU),[1][2] Blanton signed a 10-day contract and played in only two career NBA games for Chicago Bulls during the 1992–93 season in 18 point wins against the Sacramento Kings on Feb 15, 1993 and Utah Jazz on Feb 17, 1993 at the Chicago Stadium.[3]

Blanton played in the

1986 Final Four as a member of the LSU Tigers.[4]

Coaching career

After coaching stints at LSU and Utah State, Blanton served as head men's basketball coach at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana from 2002 to 2004.[5] He resigned shortly before the 2004–05 season.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference
) (2002–2004)
2002–03 Nicholls State 3–25 1–19 11th
2003–04 Nicholls State 6–21 1–15 11th
Nicholls State: 9–46 (.164) 2–34 (.056)
Total: 9–46 (.164)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Broadcasting career

Blanton served as the color analyst for the LSU Tigers basketball team from the 2009–2010 season through the 2016–2017 season.[7]

References

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  2. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Ricky Blanton". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  4. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Blanton Hired as Coach at Nicholls State". National Association of Basketball Coaches. May 23, 2002. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Nicholls St. Under Investigation". kplctv.com. January 26, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alumni: Former LSU forward Ricky Blanton in third year as radio analyst". The Daily Reveille. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2018-07-16.

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