- Rickey Paulding
Rickey Paulding (born on
October 23 ,1982 inDetroit, Michigan ) is a formercollege basketball player for the University of Missouri. In his collegiate career he scored 1,200 points and grabbed 300 rebounds.Fact|date=March 2007 Remembered by his fans for scoring 37 points and making an astounding nine threes againstDwyane Wade ,Travis Diener and the Marquette Golden Eagles in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament his junior year, he opted to return for his senior season.Fact|date=March 2007 He was drafted 54th overall in the second round by theDetroit Pistons . In his first year of pro ball, he played forHapoel Jerusalem ofIsrael after averaging 12.2 points per game for the Detroit Pistons in the summer leagues. However, he was waived by the Pistons the following year and tried out for theSacramento Kings , but failed to make the roster. He has played for Lyon Villeurbanne,France and BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral. [ [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=FRA&Team=341 EUROBASKET - BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral basketball - team details, stats, news, roster ] ] For the 2007/08 season, he has signed with the German Bundesliga teamEWE Baskets Oldenburg . [ [http://www.ewe-baskets.de/ewe_baskets_322.php?id=1563 Rickey Paulding wechselt aus Frankreich nach Oldenburg] ]High school
He attended
Renaissance High School in Detroit. In his senior season, he averaged 15.3 points per game, and 12 rebounds per game, and led his team to a 27-3 record. He was an honorable mention All-USA selection during that season as well.Awards and honors
*2002
Wooden Award pre-season finalist
*2002 Second Team All Big 12
*Scored 36 points in the NCAA Tournament against Marquette.
*Made a school record 9three-point field goal s against MarquetteReferences
External links
* [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/paulding_rickey01.html Player profile]
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