Rick Apodaca
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 1, 1980 North Bergen, New Jersey |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
North Bergen (North Bergen, New Jersey) |
| College | Hofstra (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000 | Bayamón Cowboys |
| 2002 | Arecibo Captains |
| 2003 | Westchester Wildfire |
| 2003 | Arecibo Captains |
| 2003–2004 | Huntsville Flight |
| 2004 | Arecibo Captains |
| 2005 | San German Athletics |
| 2005–2006 | Polpak Swiecie |
| 2006 | San German Athletics |
| 2006–2007 | Scafati Basket |
| 2007–2008 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| 2008 | Santurce Crabbers |
| 2008 | Yunnan |
| 2008 | Basket Club Ferrara |
| 2013 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2014 | Caciques de Humacao |
| 2014 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2015–present | Mets de Guaynabo |
Rick Apodaca (born July 1, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Apodaca has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with the Arecibo Captains, Bayamón Cowboys, San German Athletics and Leones de Ponce. He played internationally in Poland, Italy and Turkey. Apodaca was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Apodaca is a native of North Bergen, New Jersey, where he attended North Bergen High School.
Rick Apodaca was the all-time leader in points scored in Hudson County high school basketball history, surpassing a thirty-five plus year record held by current Fox college basketball analyst Bill Raftery in 1999, and was also inducted to the Hudson County Sports Hall of Fame.
He debuted in the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of Hofstra's basketball team in 1999, and was an All-America East Rookie selection. He led the team in scoring during his junior year with an average of 17.7 points per game, and was an All Colonial Athletic Association second team selection. During his senior season, Apodaca was selected to the All Colonial Athletic Association first team during the tournament's preseason, but was unable to play during the first fourteen games of the 2005 season. In the 2005 off-season the Arecibo Captains traded him to the San Germán Athletics for Larry Ayuso, following his participation with Huntsville in the NBDL he joined the team and was selected to the All-Star Game for a fifth time.
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