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Full Name: Rickey Paulding Jr.

Position: Guard

Height/Weight: 6-5 (1.96 m) / 218 (99.0 kg)

Birthdate: October 23, 1982 (Highland Park, Mich.)

High School: Renaissance HS (Detroit)

College: Missouri

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Missouri
Season	G	GS	FGM	FGA	PCT	FTM	FTA	PCT	3PM	3PA	PCT	REB	AST	STL	BL	PTS	AVG
2000-01	33	8	90	214	.421	38	56	.679	12	56	.214	79	30	15	7	230	7.00
2001-02	35	23	147	288	.510	73	100	.730	50	113	.442	135	54	35	18	417	11.9
2002-03	33	33	199	442	.450	100	125	.800	75	193	.389	183	71	24	13	573	17.4
2003-04	30	30	144	363	.397	111	141	.787	54	158	.342	129	84	31	12	453	15.1
Totals	131	94	560	1307	.428	322	422	.763	191	512	.373	526	239	105	50	1673	12.8

Career Highlights: Finished ninth on Missouri’s career scoring chart with 1,673 points. Holds the school record for points scored in the NCAA Tournament with 145. Along with classmates Arthur Johnson, Travon Bryant and Josh Kroenke, played in the most NCAA Tournament games in school history (8). Ranks fifth all-time in three-pointers made (189). Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) as a junior and senior.

Senior (2003-04): Scored in double figures in 22 of 30 games, topping the 20-point mark on seven occasions. Scored a season-high 31 points against Oklahoma State. Had 25 points against 2003 National Champion Syracuse. Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team by the league’s coaches. Had 23 points, five assists and four steals against Gonzaga.

Junior (2002-03): Led Mizzou in scoring (17.4 ppg). Averaged 27.5 points in two NCAA Tournament games, including 36 points against eventual Final Four participant Marquette. Connected on nine three-pointers in that game, a school record. Named Third Team All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches. Named to the NABC Second Team All-District 12. Scored 21 points against Kansas.

Sophomore (2001-02): Averaged 18.3 points in the NCAA Tournament and was named to the All-West region team. Scored 22 points against Oklahoma in the West Regional Final. Had 20 points and nine rebounds in the second round against Ohio State. Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in three-point percentage (44.2%). Began season as a sixth man, but was moved into the starting lineup in January. Named to the Big 12 All-Underrated Team.

Freshman (2000-01): Started eight games in place of an injured Kareem Rush (L.A. Lakers) and averaged 10.1 points. Scored 10 points in an NCAA Tournament first round game against Georgia.

Strengths: A superb athlete who moves well without the ball and shoots well coming off screens. Has the ability to be an excellent defender.

Personal: Son of Rickey Paulding Sr. and Virginia Renee Robinson. Father is a sales trainer for MCI; mother is a social worker. Lists hobbies as listening to music, watching television and playing video games.