Ricky Hickman

Richard Marciano Hickman, Jr. (born September 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Georgian former professional basketball player. He represented the Georgian national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m), he played at the shooting guard and point guard positions. Hickman helped lead Maccabi Tel Aviv to a EuroLeague title in 2014, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process.

Ricky Hickman

Hickman, in 2012.
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 39) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality	American / Georgian
Listed height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school	East Forsyth (Kernersville, North Carolina)
College	UNC Greensboro (2003–2007)
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2007–2020
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Career history
2007–2008	CS Otopeni
2008–2009	Gießen 46ers
2009–2010	Namika Lahti
2010–2011	Fastweb Casale Monferrato
2011–2012	Scavolini Pesaro
2012–2014	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014–2016	Fenerbahçe
2016–2017	Emporio Armani Milano
2017–2019	Brose Bamberg
2020	Pallacanestro Trieste
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2014) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2014) Turkish League champion (2016) Turkish Cup winner (2016) German Cup winner (2019) Israeli Super League champion (2014) 2× Israeli State Cup winner (2013, 2014) Italian Cup winner (2017) Italian Cup MVP (2017) Italian Supercup winner (2016) Italian Second Division MVP (2011)

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 Otopeni in Romania, Gießen 46ers in Germany, and Namika Lahti in Finland, before joining the Italian 2nd Division team Junior Casale in 2010.^[2] In July 2011, he signed with Scavolini Pesaro for the 2011–12 season.^[3]

Hickman signed a two-year contract with the Israeli Super League team Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2012.^[4][5] In May 2014, he was named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team.^[6] Hickman helped Maccabi to win the EuroLeague title that season, along with teammates Tyrese Rice, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, and David Blu.

On July 1, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish Super League club 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 Italian League club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.^[11][12] On July 14, 2017, Hickman signed a two-year contract with German League club 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 Georgian national team in national team competitions. With Georgia, he played at the 2013 EuroBasket, where he averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, over 5 group stage games.

Career statistics

Legend

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

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Hickman won the 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

1. "Ricky Hickman". Yahoo!. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
2. "Ricky Hickman signs for Casale". Sportando.com. April 27, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. "Scavolini Pesaro lands Ricky Hickman". Sportando.com. July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
4. Amy Samin (June 17, 2012). "Ricky Hickman Agrees to Two Year Deal with Maccabi". Talkbasket.net. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
5. "Ricky Hickman Agrees to Two Year Deal with Maccabi". maccabi.co.il. June 16, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
6. "2013–14 All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". Euroleague.net. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
7. "Fenerbahce lands All-Euroleague guard Hickman". Euroleague.net. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
8. "Fenerbahce loses Hickman for season". euroleague.net. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
9. "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.
10. "Real Madrid heads to third straight final after beating Fenerbahce". euroleague.net. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
11. Olimpia Milano announced Ricky Hickman
12. Olimpia Milano signs Ricky Hickman
13. "Bamberg plugs former champ Hickman into backcourt". Euroleague.net. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
14. "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