Rickey Paulding (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played

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for the

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Early career

Paulding attended Renaissance High School in

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. 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. Paulding scored 37 points and making an astounding nine threes against

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, Travis Diener and the

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in the Tigers' loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament his junior year. He opted to return for his senior season.

Professional career

Paulding was drafted 54th overall in the second round of the

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by the

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. Paulding averaged 12.2 points per game in the

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for the Pistons. At the end of 2021–22 season, he has decided to retire from professional basketball.

Career statistics

Bundesliga

Regular Season , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 31 , , 32.5 , , .489 , , .389 , , .695 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , 1.9 , , 12.5 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 33.1 , , .509 , , .450 , , .742 , , 4.4 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , 0.4 , , 14.8 , , 15.1 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 33 , , 33 , , 33.3 , , .435 , , .351 , , .731 , , 3.2 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 13.5 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 33 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 35.2 , , .425 , , .302 , , .806 , , 4.1 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 12.6 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 31.1 , , .468 , , .402 , , .836 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 12.4 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 27.0 , , .484 , , .423 , , .795 , , 3.4 , , 1.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 12.4 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 27.5 , , .467 , , .439 , , .800 , , 3.9 , , 2.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 13.9 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 26.6 , , .477 , , .409 , , .762 , , 3.4 , , 2.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 11.2 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 33 , , 33 , , 30.2 , , .500 , , .408 , , .744 , , 3.0 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 13.2 , , 13.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 32 , , 32 , , 31.3 , , .480, , .423 , , .841 , , 2.8 , , 2.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 16.0 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 31.1 , , .487 , , .345 , , .883 , , 3.2 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 14.7 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 30.5 , , .487 , , .397 , , .893 , , 3.7 , , 1.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 13.2 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 20 , , 20 , , 30.0 , , .459 , , .333 , , .896 , , 2.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 15.8 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 34 , , 25.8 , , .499 , , .383 , , .825 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 15.5 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 34 , , 19 , , 26.3 , , .584 , , .374 , , .860 , , 2.6 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , 0.2 , , 11.9 , , 11.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 492 , , 473 , , 30.3 , , .480 , , .390 , , .805 , , 3.4 , , 2.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 13.5 , , 12.8 Playoffs , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 8 , , 8 , , 36.9 , , .506 , , .345 , , .579 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 13.4 , , 12.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 12 , , 12 , , 36.5 , , .493 , , .493 , , .732 , , 4.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 17.9 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 4 , , 4 , , 35.5 , , .688 , , .191 , , .739 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.0 , , 12.8 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 5 , , 5 , , 35.6 , , .435 , , .333 , , .783 , , 3.0 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , 0.8 , , 13.2 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 11 , , 11 , , 35.6 , , .465 , , .420 , , .941 , , 2.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 11.7 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 10 , , 10 , , 32.7 , , .390 , , .229 , , .647 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 10.8 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 3 , , 3 , , 33.3 , , .400 , , .364 , , .933 , , 2.7 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 12.7 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 4 , , 4 , , 33.8 , , .574 , , .483 , , .824 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 22.5 , , 18.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 12 , , 12 , , 32.2 , , .497 , , .444 , , .816 , , 2.3 , , 3.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 16.6 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 5 , , 5 , , 34.7 , , .500 , , .421 , , .700 , , 4.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 17.2 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 6 , , 6 , , 33.8 , , .450 , , .310 , , .778 , , 4.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 12.8 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 8 , , 8 , , 26.7 , , .361 , , .273 , , .783 , , 2.1 , , 1.9 , , 0.1 , , 0.4 , , 10.9 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 4 , , 4 , , 29.0 , , .418 , , .261 , , .813 , , 2.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 16.3 , , 12.8

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 2 , , 2 , , 29.3 , , .471 , , .406 , , .807 , , 3.4 , , 2.7 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 7.0 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2016 , style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 1 , , 1 , , 30.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 4.0 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 14.2 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 1 , , 1 , , 32.7 , , .636 , , .667 , , .000 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 18.0 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 4 , , 4 , , 30.8 , , .429 , , .571 , , .867 , , 3.5 , , 2.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 13.5 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

, style="text-align:left;" , Oldenburg , 2 , , 2 , , 24.6 , , .417 , , .364 , , .000 , , 2.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 12.0 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...

, style="text-align:left;" , 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

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s against Marquette *7th Highest all time scorer at Mizzou. *Most points ever scored on former NBA player

in a single NCAA game. *Starter for the Northern All-Star Team in the

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All-Star Games 2009-2011. *2009 BBL Finals MVP after leading

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to the league title. *Most Likeable Player of the 2008/2009

Season

References

External links

Missouri Tigers bio
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