Ricky Minard

Ricky Minard

No. 24 – Beşiktaş
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Turkish Basketball League Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1982-09-11) September 11, 1982 Mansfield, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Mansfield (Mansfield, Ohio)
College	Morehead State (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2005	Columbus Riverdragons
2005	Lauretana Biella
2005–2007	Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia
2007–2009	Premiata Montegranaro
2009–2010	Lottomatica Roma
2010	Khimki Moscow Region
2010–2011	UNICS Kazan
2011–2012	Azovmash Mariupol
2012	Novipiu Casale
2012–2013	Virtus Bologna
2013-present	Beşiktaş
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ricky Donell Minard Jr. (born September 11, 1982 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş in the Turkish Basketball League.

He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft. A 6'4" guard from Morehead State University, Minard was signed by the Kings in July 2004, but they have waived him in November the same year, and so far he has never appeared in an NBA game.

He has played professionally in Italy for Lauretana Biella (2004–2005), Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia (2005–2007), Premiata Montegranaro (2007–2009), Lottomatica Roma (2009–2010), Novipiu Casale (2012) and Virtus Bologna (2012-2013). In March 2010 he started playing in Russia for BC Khimki Moscow Region (2010) and UNICS Kazan (2010–11). He also played in Ukraine for Azovmash Mariupol (2011-2012).

He is Morehead State's career scoring leader.

External links

• NBA.com Draft bio
• Interview
• NBADL profile
• NBADraft.net profile
• Who is Ricky Minard?
• Eurobasket profile