Dick Ricketts

Dick Ricketts

No. 12, 15, 24
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth	December 4, 1933(1933-12-04)
Place of birth	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Date of death	March 6, 1988(1988-03-06) (aged 54)
Place of death	Rochester, New York
High school	Pottstown
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Duquesne
NBA Draft	1955 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Pro career	1955–1958
League	NBA
Career history
1955–1956	St. Louis Hawks
1956–1958	Rochester / Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights and awards
Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1955) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1954)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,974 (9.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,337 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	447 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard James Ricketts, Jr. (December 4, 1933–March 6, 1988) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward from Duquesne University, Ricketts was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the first pick of the 1955 NBA Draft. He played three seasons in the NBA with the Hawks and the Rochester and Cincinnati Royals and scored 1,974 career points. Ricketts, a strong 225-pounder, was drafted #1 overall by the NBA Hawks because he was also property of the Major-League baseball Cardinals. Pitching largely for the Rochester Red Wings, Ricketts became part of that NBA franchise there as well. When the team relocated to Cincinnati, the forward/center played the 1957-58 season there. Ricketts was affected by the tragic injury of teammate Maurice Stokes in March, 1958 and retired from pro basketball following that season.

Ricketts was also signed as an amateur free agent pitcher by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955. In 1959 he appeared in 12 games for the Cardinals, including 9 starts. He had a 1-6 record, with a 5.82 ERA in 55 2/3 innings. His brother Dave Ricketts played six years in the major leagues.

External links

• Career NBA statistics
• Career MLB statistics

Persondata
Name	Ricketts, Dick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 4, 1933
Place of birth	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Date of death	March 6, 1988
Place of death	Rochester, New York