2019-20 (Junior Year)
Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Played in 26 games and made 18 starts … Averaged 3.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game … Shot 32-of-103 from the floor as well as 23-of-30 (76.7 percent) from the free throw line … Totaled 96 points, 83 rebounds, 14 assists, four steals and one block on the year … Had a pair of games with 10 or more points and one double-double … Had career highs of 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and 28 minutes played in a win at Coppin State on Jan. 6, also shooting a career-best 5-of-6 from the free throw line … Also had 12 points on a career-high 5-of-8 shooting with three rebounds in a win over PSU Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 8 … Contributed eight points and seven rebounds in a win over Howard on Feb. 29 … Added eight points and five rebounds in 28 minutes while hitting a pair of 3-pointers at North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 … Also hit two 3-pointers at Ole Miss on Nov. 12 … Scored seven points with three rebounds at Stony Brook on Dec. 29, and followed that up with six points and five rebounds in a win over Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 4 … Added seven points and two rebounds to a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 27 … Totaled five rebounds and a career-high two steals in a win over Delaware State on Feb. 8.
At Allan Hancock College (Sophomore Year – 2018-19)
Named to the All-Western State Conference first team for the second year in a row … Led the Bulldogs to a 23-7 record and the SoCal regional quarterfinals … Played in 24 games and made 19 starts … Averaged 11.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game … Shot 51.5 percent from the floor (100-of-194), including 16-of-34 from 3-point range (47.1 percent) … Shot nearly 73 percent from the free throw line (51-of-70) … Totaled 267 points, 146 rebounds, 33 assists, 12 steals and three blocks … Went for 10 or more points in 16 games and 10 or more rebounds in four games, all double-doubles … Started off the year with back-to-back double-doubles, scoring 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting with a season-high 13 rebounds in a win over West Hills College Lemoore on Nov. 3 … Also had 14 points and 13 rebounds again on Nov. 9 in a victory against West Valley College … Scored a season-high 23 points on 8-of-12 from the floor with 11 rebounds in a win at Moorpark College on Jan. 26 … Went for 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting with 10 boards and two assists against Cuesta College on Feb. 22 … Tallied 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, nine rebounds and three assists in a victory versus Santa Ana College on Dec. 14 … The next game, a win at LA. Southwest College on Dec. 15, added 15 points and seven rebounds … Scored 15 points against Ventura College on Jan. 23 … Shot 5-of-7 for a 14-point night with six rebounds in a win over Santa Barbara City College on Jan. 30 … Posted a season-high four assists in a win over Orange Coast College on Dec. 13 with 13 points (6-of-7 shooting) and five rebounds.
At Allan Hancock College (Freshman Year – 2017-18)
A first-team All-Western State Conference honoree … Led the Bulldogs to a 23-10 record and the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state quarterfinals … Played in 30 games with 29 starts … Averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … Shot 54.2 percent from the field (117-of-216), including 6-of-20 from deep … Also connected on 70-of-112 from the free throw line … Totaled 310 points, 209 rebounds, 33 assists, 10 steals and two blocks on the year … Had 18 games with 10 or more points and seven with 10 or more rebounds, all double-doubles … Scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting with 11 rebounds in a win over Ventura College on Feb. 3 … Made all six field goal attempts for 17 points in a victory against Oxnard College on Feb. 17 … Tallied 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds and two assists in a win over Santa Barbara City College on Feb. 10 … Went for 16 points against Ohlone College on Nov. 17, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, with a season-high 14 rebounds … Scored 14 points in wins over Monterey Peninsula College on Nov. 11 (with 12 rebounds), Oxnard College on Dec. 15 and Chabot College on Dec. 28, grabbing 10 rebounds in the latter two games … Added 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting and nine boards versus Pasadena City College in a victory on Jan. 7 … Also had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, eight rebounds and two assists in a win at Oxnard College on Jan. 27 … Also had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Moorpark College on Feb. 7 … Handed out a season-high three assists in wins over West Hills College-Coalinga on Nov. 3 and College of Marin on Nov. 9.
High School
Competed for Las Vegas Prep during a postgrad year in 2016-17 … Played for Patterson High School his senior year in 2015-16 … Earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors … Named honorable mention large school All-District by the
Modesto Bee … Averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds per game, including a season-high 25 points twice … Competed for San Joaquin Memorial High School his first three years from 2012-15 … Earned All-County/Metro Athletic Conference honors his junior … Led the team to the league title his sophomore year.
Personal
Full name is Richard Arland Ricks … Goes by Spirit … Born on Feb. 16, 1998 … Son of Joy and Richard Ricks … Has one older brother, Nick Vasquez, two older sisters, Sabra Ricks and Regina Vasquez, one younger brother Zion Ricks and one younger sister Anika Ricks … Majoring in business marketing … Wants to own a business after pursuing a professional career … Enjoys relaxing.
CAREER HIGHS |
Points |
12 (2x), last: at Coppin State (1-6-20) |
FG Made |
5, vs. PSU Wilkes-Barre (11-8-19) |
FG Att. |
8 (2x), last: vs. Howard (2-29-20) |
3 Pt. FG Made |
2 (2x), last: at N.C. Central (2-3-20) |
3 Pt. FG Att. |
5 (3x), last: at N.C. Central (2-3-20) |
FT Made |
5, at Coppin State (1-6-20) |
FT Att. |
6, at Coppin State (1-6-20) |
Rebounds |
10, at Coppin State (1-6-20) |
Assists |
3, at Coppin State (1-6-20) |
Steals |
2, vs. Delaware State (2-8-20) |
Blocks |
1, vs. Morgan State (2-15-20) |
Minutes |
28 (2x), last: at N.C. Central (2-3-20) |