Rickey Paulding
American professional basketball player (born 1982)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-10-23) October 23, 1982 (age 41) Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Renaissance (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Missouri (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2004–2022 |
| Position | Shooting guard, small forward |
| Number | 23 |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2005–2006 | ASVEL |
| 2006–2007 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2007–2022 | Oldenburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rickey Paulding (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Missouri.
Early career
Paulding attended Renaissance High School in Detroit. In his senior season, he averaged 25.3 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.
College career
In his collegiate career, Paulding scored 1,200 points and grabbed 300 rebounds.[citation needed] Paulding scored 37 points and making an astounding nine threes against Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener and the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Tigers' loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament his junior year. He opted to return for his senior season.[citation needed]
Professional career
Paulding was drafted 54th overall in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. Paulding averaged 12.2 points per game in the NBA Summer League for the Pistons.
At the end of 2021–22 season, he has decided to retire from professional basketball.[1]
Career statistics
Bundesliga
| Denotes season in which Paulding's team won the Bundesliga championship | |
| Led the league |
Regular Season [2]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Oldenburg | 34 | 31 | 32.5 | .489 | .389 | .695 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2008–09 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 33.1 | .509 | .450 | .742 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
| 2009–10 | Oldenburg | 33 | 33 | 33.3 | .435 | .351 | .731 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 13.5 | 11.8 |
| 2010–11 | Oldenburg | 34 | 33 | 35.2 | .425 | .302 | .806 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 11.9 |
| 2011–12 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 31.1 | .468 | .402 | .836 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| 2012–13 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 27.0 | .484 | .423 | .795 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| 2013–14 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 27.5 | .467 | .439 | .800 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| 2014–15 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 26.6 | .477 | .409 | .762 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 2015–16 | Oldenburg | 33 | 33 | 30.2 | .500 | .408 | .744 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| 2016–17 | Oldenburg | 32 | 32 | 31.3 | .480 | .423 | .841 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 13.5 |
| 2017–18 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 31.1 | .487 | .345 | .883 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
| 2018–19 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 30.5 | .487 | .397 | .893 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 14.1 |
| 2019–20 | Oldenburg | 20 | 20 | 30.0 | .459 | .333 | .896 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 12.4 |
| 2020–21 | Oldenburg | 34 | 34 | 25.8 | .499 | .383 | .825 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 15.5 | 13.1 |
| 2021–22 | Oldenburg | 34 | 19 | 26.3 | .584 | .374 | .860 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| Career | 492 | 473 | 30.3 | .480 | .390 | .805 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Oldenburg | 8 | 8 | 36.9 | .506 | .345 | .579 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| 2008–09 | Oldenburg | 12 | 12 | 36.5 | .493 | .493 | .732 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 15.3 |
| 2009–10 | Oldenburg | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .688 | .191 | .739 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 8.8 |
| 2010–11 | Oldenburg | 5 | 5 | 35.6 | .435 | .333 | .783 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 2012–13 | Oldenburg | 11 | 11 | 35.6 | .465 | .420 | .941 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| 2013–14 | Oldenburg | 10 | 10 | 32.7 | .390 | .229 | .647 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 9.0 |
| 2014–15 | Oldenburg | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | .400 | .364 | .933 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 2015–16 | Oldenburg | 4 | 4 | 33.8 | .574 | .483 | .824 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 22.5 | 18.8 |
| 2016–17 | Oldenburg | 12 | 12 | 32.2 | .497 | .444 | .816 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 15.6 |
| 2017–18 | Oldenburg | 5 | 5 | 34.7 | .500 | .421 | .700 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 15.2 |
| 2018–19 | Oldenburg | 6 | 6 | 33.8 | .450 | .310 | .778 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 13.7 |
| 2019–20 | Oldenburg | 8 | 8 | 26.7 | .361 | .273 | .783 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| 2020–21 | Oldenburg | 4 | 4 | 29.0 | .418 | .261 | .813 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 16.3 | 12.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oldenburg | 2 | 2 | 29.3 | .471 | .406 | .807 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 11.7 |
| 2016 | Oldenburg | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | Oldenburg | 1 | 1 | 32.7 | .636 | .667 | .000 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 14.0 |
| 2020 | Oldenburg | 4 | 4 | 30.8 | .429 | .571 | .867 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | Oldenburg | 2 | 2 | 24.6 | .417 | .364 | .000 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | Oldenburg | 1 | 1 | 32.2 | .380 | .500 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Awards and honors
- 2003 Wooden Award pre-season finalist
- 2003 Second Team All Big 12
- Scored 36 points in the NCAA Tournament against Marquette.
- Made 9 three-point field goals against Marquette
- 7th Highest all time scorer at Mizzou.
- Most points ever scored on former NBA player Dwyane Wade in a single NCAA game.
- Starter for the Northern All-Star Team in the Basketball Bundesliga All-Star Games 2009-2011.
- 2009 BBL Finals MVP after leading EWE Baskets Oldenburg to the league title.
- Most Likeable Player/Pascal Roller Award of the 2008/2009, 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2021/2022 Basketball Bundesliga Seasons
References
External links
- Missouri Tigers bio Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
