Richard Charles Pierce was born on August 19,1959 and is an American former professional basketball player.
22 Facts About Ricky Pierce
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Ricky Pierce graduated from Garland High School in Dallas County, Texas.
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Ricky Pierce later played basketball at Walla Walla Community College and Rice University.
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Ricky Pierce is first in Rice history in career scoring average at 22.5 points per game, while he is third all time in total points scored and second in total field goals made.
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Ricky Pierce was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round of the 1982 NBA draft.
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Ricky Pierce became a rotation regular during his one season with the Clippers, averaging 9.9 points and 18.6 minutes per game.
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Ricky Pierce started 35 games during the season, highlighted by a then-career-high 30-point performance against San Antonio in his first start as a Clipper.
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Ricky Pierce was reunited with his coach at Rice, Mike Schuler, who was then an assistant coach for the Bucks.
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Ricky Pierce would go on to average 17 points per game over the next 6 full seasons in Milwaukee, despite starting only 46 games in that time.
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On March 13,1985, Ricky Pierce scored 22 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and recorded 6 assists in a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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That same postseason, on May 8,1987, Ricky Pierce led the Bucks with 29 points off the bench in a Game 3 victory against Boston Celtics Boston would ultimately win the series.
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On July 18,1994, Ricky Pierce was traded along with Carlos Rogers and two draft picks to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Byron Houston and Sarunas Marciulionis.
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Ricky Pierce battled foot and back injuries during the season and was only able to see action in 27 games.
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Healthy once more, Ricky Pierce appeared in 76 games, and after starting only 2 games all season, he started 4 of the Pacers' 5 first round playoff games, contributing 10.2 points and 3.0 assists per game.
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Ricky Pierce played an expanded role with the playoff-bound Hornets, starting 17 of the final 29 games and averaging 12 points per game.
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Ricky Pierce played five games with AEK before signing as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks in December 1997.
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Ricky Pierce retired from basketball at the end of the season.
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Since retiring, Ricky Pierce has developed his own basketball system that assists with shooting accuracy with specially-designed fingertip-placement markers.
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Ricky Pierce developed the idea after watching his son, Aron, playing basketball at the YMCA.
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Ricky Pierce was giving advice to parents on how to teach their kids the perfect jump shot.
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In 2015, Ricky Pierce was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, becoming only the third Rice basketball player to be inducted.
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Ricky Pierce returned to Rice University to complete his degree, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in kinesiology in May 2012.