Rickey Paulding

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Rickey Paulding
No. 23 – EWE Baskets Oldenburg
PositionShooting guard, small forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1982-10-23) October 23, 1982 (age 38)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolRenaissance (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeMissouri (2000–2004)
NBA draft2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005Hapoel Jerusalem
2005–2006ASVEL
2006–2007BCM Gravelines
2007–presentOldenburg
Career highlights and awards

Rickey Paulding (born October 23, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the University of Missouri.

Early career[]

Paulding attended Renaissance High School in Detroit. 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.[citation needed] Paulding scored 37 points and making an astounding nine threes against Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener and the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Tigers' loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament his junior year. He opted to return for his senior season.[citation needed]

Professional career[]

Paulding was drafted 54th overall in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Paulding averaged 12.2 points per game in the NBA Summer League for the Pistons.

Career statistics[]

Bundesliga[]

Denotes season in which Paulding's team won the Bundesliga championship
Led the league

Regular Season [1]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Oldenburg 34 31 32.5 .489 .389 .695 3.5 1.5 1.2 1.9 12.5 11.6
2008–09 Oldenburg 34 34 33.1 .509 .450 .742 4.4 1.8 1.5 0.4 14.8 15.1
2009–10 Oldenburg 33 33 33.3 .435 .351 .731 3.2 2.3 1.0 0.6 13.5 11.8
2010–11 Oldenburg 34 33 35.2 .425 .302 .806 4.1 2.3 1.0 0.4 12.6 11.9
2011–12 Oldenburg 34 34 31.1 .468 .402 .836 3.8 1.8 0.7 0.5 12.4 12.2
2012–13 Oldenburg 34 34 27.0 .484 .423 .795 3.4 1.9 0.9 0.2 12.4 12.3
2013–14 Oldenburg 34 34 27.5 .467 .439 .800 3.9 2.2 0.9 0.3 13.9 13.8
2014–15 Oldenburg 34 34 26.6 .477 .409 .762 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.4 11.2 11.8
2015–16 Oldenburg 33 33 30.2 .500 .408 .744 3.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 13.2 13.2
2016–17 Oldenburg 32 32 31.3 .480 .423 .841 2.8 2.1 0.8 0.2 16.0 13.5
2017–18 Oldenburg 34 34 31.1 .487 .345 .883 3.2 1.8 1.0 0.2 14.7 14.3
2018–19 Oldenburg 34 34 30.5 .487 .397 .893 3.7 1.8 0.9 0.5 13.2 14.1
2019–20 Oldenburg 20 20 30.0 .459 .333 .896 2.6 1.4 0.7 0.2 15.8 12.4
2020–21 Oldenburg 34 34 25.8 .499 .383 .825 2.4 1.2 0.9 0.2 15.5 13.1
Career 458 454 30.5 .476 .391 .803 3.4 2.0 0.9 0.4 13.6 12.9


Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Oldenburg 8 8 36.9 .506 .345 .579 4.4 1.3 0.8 0.0 13.4 12.3
2008–09 Oldenburg 12 12 36.5 .493 .493 .732 4.3 1.2 1.3 0.1 17.9 15.3
2009–10 Oldenburg 4 4 35.5 .688 .191 .739 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.0 12.8 8.8
2010–11 Oldenburg 5 5 35.6 .435 .333 .783 3.0 2.8 1.2 0.8 13.2 12.8
2012–13 Oldenburg 11 11 35.6 .465 .420 .941 2.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 11.7 10.2
2013–14 Oldenburg 10 10 32.7 .390 .229 .647 4.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 10.8 9.0
2014–15 Oldenburg 3 3 33.3 .400 .364 .933 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 12.7 10.7
2015–16 Oldenburg 4 4 33.8 .574 .483 .824 2.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 22.5 18.8
2016–17 Oldenburg 12 12 32.2 .497 .444 .816 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.1 16.6 15.6
2017–18 Oldenburg 5 5 34.7 .500 .421 .700 4.4 1.2 1.4 0.0 17.2 15.2
2018–19 Oldenburg 6 6 33.8 .450 .310 .778 4.7 1.8 1.3 0.2 12.8 13.7
2019–20 Oldenburg 8 8 26.7 .361 .273 .783 2.1 1.9 0.1 0.4 10.9 7.1
2020–21 Oldenburg 4 4 29.0 .418 .261 .813 2.5 2.0 0.8 0.3 16.3 12.8

BBL-Pokal

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015 Oldenburg 2 2 29.3 .471 .406 .807 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.4 7.0 11.7
2016 Oldenburg 1 1 30.0 .500 .000 1.000 4.0 2.9 0.8 0.4 14.2 13.8
2019 Oldenburg 1 1 32.7 .636 .667 .000 5.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 18.0 14.0
2020 Oldenburg 4 4 30.8 .429 .571 .867 3.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 13.5 12.0
2021 Oldenburg 2 2 24.6 .417 .364 .000 2.5 2.0 0.0 1.0 12.0 8.5

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 three-point field goals against Marquette
  • 7th Highest all time scorer at Mizzou.
  • Most points ever scored on current NBA player Dwyane Wade in a single NCAA game.
  • Starter for the Northern All-Star Team in the Basketball Bundesliga All-Star Games 2009-2011.
  • 2009 BBL Finals MVP after leading EWE Baskets Oldenburg to the league title.
  • Most Likeable Player of the 2008/2009 Basketball Bundesliga Season

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