Ricky Pierce
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 19, 1959 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Garland (Garland, Texas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1982–1998 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 22, 25, 21 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1983–1984 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1984–1991 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1991–1994 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1994–1995 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1995–1996 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1996–1997 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1997 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1997 | AEK Athens |
| 1997–1998 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 14,467 (14.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,296 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,826 (1.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ricky Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player.
He graduated from Garland High School. Pierce played basketball at Rice University.
He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft. Used sparingly in his rookie season, he was traded to the San Diego Clippers immediately prior to the 1983-84 NBA season for two future 2nd round draft picks.
Pierce became a rotation regular during his one season with the Clippers, averaging 9.9 points and 18.6 minutes per game. He 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.
Pierce was traded by the San Diego Clippers before the 1984-85 season along with Terry Cummings to the Milwaukee Bucks. Pierce was reunited with his coach at Rice, Mike Schuler, who was then an assistant coach for the Bucks. 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.
Pierce won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for 1986–87 for averaging 19.5 points per game with a 53.4% shooting percentage in his third season with the Bucks. He earned the same award again three seasons later, averaging 23.0 points per game without starting a single one (an NBA record) in 1989–90. In the week preceding the 1991 trade deadline, the Bucks traded Pierce to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dale Ellis.
Pierce became a regular starter in the 1991–92 season, his first full season with the Sonics. He made 75 consecutive free throws through several games in November–December 1991, the second-longest such streak at that time. In 1993, Pierce and teammates Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp led the Sonics to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, but lost to the Phoenix Suns. Pierce returned to the bench for 1993–94 following Seattle’s off-season acquisition of Kendall Gill.
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