Richard Marciano Hickman, Jr. (born September 1, 1985) is an American-Georgian professional

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player who last played for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). He represents the

Georgian national basketball team The Georgia men's national basketball team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is ...

in international competitions. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. Hickman helped lead

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to a EuroLeague title in

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, earning an

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selection in the process.

High school

Hickman attended East Forsyth High School, where he played high school basketball, from 1999 to 2003.

College career

After high school, Hickman attended UNC-Greensboro, where he played

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school

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for four years. He played with the school's

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, from 2003 to 2007.

Professional career

Hickman played with the professional basketball teams

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in Romania,

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in Germany, and

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in Finland, before joining the Italian 2nd Division team

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in 2010. In July 2011, he signed with

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for the 2011–12 season. Hickman signed a two-year contract with the

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team

in 2012. In May 2014, he was named to the

. Hickman helped Maccabi to win the EuroLeague title that season, along with teammates

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, and

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. On July 1, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the

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club Fenerbahçe. On March 26, 2015, he suffered the

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injury in his right leg, which sidelined him off the court for the rest of season. 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

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games. His team eventually advanced to the

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for the first time in team's history. On May 15, 2015, however, they lost in the semi-final game to

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, by a score of 87–96. On July 26, 2016, Hickman signed a 1+1 deal with

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club

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. On July 14, 2017, Hickman signed a two-year contract with

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club

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. Hickman began the 2019–20 season as a

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. On 6th January 2020, he signed with the Italian club

, for the second half remainder of the season.

National team career

Hickman represented the senior Georgian national team in

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competitions. With Georgia, he played at the

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, where he averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, over 5 group stage games.

Career statistics

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