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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster

Earl Hulst
Earl Hulst
Earl Hulst

2 Gary Ricks, Jr.

  • Position GUARD
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 181
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Highschool Sylmar

Biography

R-Senior (2014-15): Named Honorable Mention All-MVC  … played in 28 games and started 27 times … averaged 10.8 points and made a team high 64 three-pointers … recorded a team high 22 steals … gathered 3.1 rebounds per game … scored 10 points against Bradley ... scored 110 points in the last 10 games ... scored in double-figures in five of the last nine games ... scored 20 points in the win over Missouri State on 6-of-10 shooting from three-point range ... named the MVC Player of the Week after scored a combined 47 points against Loyola and Indiana State ... has scored in double figures in six of the last 12 games ... recorded 23 points against Indiana State ... scored a season-high 24 points at Loyola with seven three-pointers to tie for the fifth-most in a game in school history ... had 11 points with two assists against Wichita State ... scored 10 points with six assists and five assists against Simpson ... named to the Challenge in Music City All-Tournament team for scoring 16.0 points per game in the event ... scored 23 points with a career-high five three-pointers and shot 9-of-12 against Portland ... scored eight points in 20 minutes against Valparaiso ... made his season debut with nine points and a team-high five assists against IUPUI ... missed the first three games of the season.

Senior (2013-14): Missed the bulk of the 2013-14 season with a fractured bone in his foot and was granted a medical redshirt... named to the Fresno State Classic all-tournament team ... scored 46 points in three games and had 14 assists to one turnover ... shot 16-of-29 from the field in Fresno and 9-of-19 from the arc ... scored 11 points with four assists in the title game ... had 10 points and five rebounds against NAU ... exploded for a career-high 25 points, five rebounds and five assists at Fresno State ... scored all 13 of his points in the second half to push Drake past Omaha ... scored nine points with four rebounds at Saint Mary’s ... had 11 points, four assists and five steals against Iowa Wesleyan ... scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting with three assists in the win at UIC.

Junior (2012-13): Played in 31 games with a pair of starts ... added 3.2 points per game while converting on 34.7 percent of his three-point attempts ... exploded for 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the three-point arc in the MVC Tournament against Bradley ... has seven three-pointers in the last 10 games ... hit a halfcourt shot at the end of the first half against Indiana State that was featured on SportsCenter’s ‘Top Plays’ Was 2-of-2 from the arc for 6 points against NC Central ... scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting against Saint Mary’s ... has had a career-high three assists in two of the last four games ... had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Cal and added 10 points with a pair of three-pointers and three assists against Rice ... was 2-of-3 from three-point range to finish with six points at Detroit ... started and played 20 minutes in the win over William Jewell ... started was a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point range for 12 points in the exhibition against SBU.

Junior College: Ricks earned honorable mention All-America in 2011-12 at Indian Hills Community College (Ottumwa, Iowa), which finished 33-4 and ranked No. 7 in the nation. In two years at Indian Hills he averaged 13.0 points per game and shot 41 percent from three-point range, finishing his career just three short of the school record for career three-pointers. Ricks did not miss a game in his two seasons at Indian Hills. He averaged 11.2 points per game in 2011-12.

High School: Attended Sylmar High School in Los Angeles, Calif.

Personal: Born in 1991...Son of Gary Ricks, Sr., and Antoinette Mondragon...has one sister, Marissa (26).

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2012-13Junior

    GUARD
    6'1" 182 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2013-14Redshirt Senior

    GUARD
    6'1" 181 lbs
    2