Ricky Minard
Ricky Donell Minard Jr. (born September 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Tampereen Pyrintö of the Korisliiga. He is Morehead State's career scoring leader.
Professional career
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 waived him in November the same year, and so far he has never appeared in an NBA game.
Minard started his professional career with Columbus Riverdragons of the NBDL. In January 2005, he left the United States and moved to Italy where he spent next five years playing for Lauretana Biella, Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia, Premiata Montegranaro and Lottomatica Roma.
On March 12, 2010, he signed with Khimki Moscow Region of Russia for the rest of the season. For the 2010–11 season he stayed in Russia but moved to UNICS Kazan. On July 20, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine. On February 17, 2012, he was released by Azovmash. The same day he signed with Novipiu Casale of Italy for the rest of the season.
