Ricky Hickman
Brose Bamberg | |
2020 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
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Richard Marciano Hickman, Jr. (born September 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Georgian former professional
2014, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team
selection in the process.
High school
Hickman attended East Forsyth High School,[1] where he played high school basketball, from 1999 to 2003.
College career
After high school, Hickman attended
UNC-Greensboro, where he played varsity school college basketball for four years. He played with the school's UNC Greensboro Spartans
, from 2003 to 2007.
Professional career
Hickman played with the professional basketball teams
Scavolini Pesaro for the 2011–12 season.[3]
Hickman signed a two-year contract with the
.On July 1, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the
Fenerbahçe.[7] On March 26, 2015, he suffered the Achilles tendon rupture injury in his right leg, which sidelined him off the court for the rest of season.[8] Over 17 EuroLeague games, he averaged 9 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game, while also averaging 8 points and 2.6 assists over 15 Turkish League games. His team eventually advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in team's history.[9] On May 15, 2015, however, they lost in the semi-final game to Real Madrid, by a score of 87–96.[10]
On July 26, 2016, Hickman signed a 1+1 deal with
Brose Bamberg.[13]
Hickman began the 2019–20 season as a free agent. On 6 January 2020, he signed with the Italian club Pallacanestro Trieste, for the second half remainder of the season.[14]
National team career
Hickman represented the senior
2013 EuroBasket
, where he averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, over 5 group stage games.
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
† | Denotes seasons in which Hickman won the EuroLeague |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Maccabi | 27 | 27 | 28.9 | .448 | .356 | .784 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 13.5 | 14.9 |
2013–14 † | 30 | 26 | 28.7 | .440 | .326 | .752 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 12.2 | 11.2 | |
2014–15 | Fenerbahçe
|
17 | 4 | 22.1 | .333 | .328 | .800 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
2015–16 | 20 | 3 | 11.8 | .423 | .310 | .793 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .4 | .0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | |
2016–17 | Milano
|
30 | 20 | 24.9 | .419 | .349 | .802 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .8 | .1 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
2017–18 | Bamberg
|
28 | 21 | 23.9 | .385 | .326 | .818 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 11.7 | 9.7 |
Career | 152 | 101 | 24.1 | .408 | .336 | .778 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
References
- ^ "Ricky Hickman". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Ricky Hickman signs for Casale". Sportando.com. April 27, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "Scavolini Pesaro lands Ricky Hickman". Sportando.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ Amy Samin (June 17, 2012). "Ricky Hickman Agrees to Two Year Deal with Maccabi". Talkbasket.net. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ "Ricky Hickman Agrees to Two Year Deal with Maccabi". maccabi.co.il. June 16, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "2013–14 All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". Euroleague.net. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Fenerbahce lands All-Euroleague guard Hickman". Euroleague.net. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Fenerbahce loses Hickman for season". euroleague.net. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Fenerbahce for the first time in the Final Four". eurohoops.net. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid heads to third straight final after beating Fenerbahce". euroleague.net. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Olimpia Milano announced Ricky Hickman
- ^ Olimpia Milano signs Ricky Hickman
- ^ "Bamberg plugs former champ Hickman into backcourt". Euroleague.net. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "UN ALTRO COLPO PER L'ALLIANZ TRIESTE: FIRMATO RICKY HICKMAN" (in Italian). pallacanestrotrieste.it. January 6, 2019.
External links
- Ricky Hickman at eurobasket.com
- Ricky Hickman at euroleague.net
- Ricky Hickman at archive.fiba.com
- Ricky Hickman at fiba.com
- Ricky Hickman at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Ricky Hickman at sports-reference.com
- Ricky Hickman at tblstat.net
- Ricky Hickman on Twitter