Ricky Wayne Blanton (born April 21, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns in the second round (46th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. A 6'7" and 215 lb small forward from Louisiana State University (LSU),[1][2] Blanton signed a 10-day contract and played in only two career NBA games for Chicago Bulls during the 1992–93 season in 18 point wins against the Sacramento Kings on Feb 15, 1993 and Utah Jazz on Feb 17, 1993 at the Chicago Stadium.[3]
Blanton played in the 1986 Final Four as a member of the LSU Tigers.[4]
Coaching career
After coaching stints at LSU and Utah State, Blanton served as head men's basketball coach at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana from 2002 to 2004.[5] He resigned shortly before the 2004–05 season.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Nicholls State | 3–25 | 1–19 | 11th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Nicholls State | 6–21 | 1–15 | 11th | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 9–46 (.164) | 2–34 (.056) | |||||||
| Total: | 9–46 (.164) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Broadcasting career
Blanton served as the color analyst for the LSU Tigers basketball team from the 2009–2010 season through the 2016–2017 season.[7]
References
- ^ Wendell Barnhouse (March 29, 1986). "Blanton's mission improbable: Play center in a guard's body". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 118. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gerry Robichaux (March 27, 1986). "Blanton gets no respect inside". The Times. p. 13. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ricky Blanton". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Kent Heitholt (January 29, 1989). "The outlook sure fooled Ricky Blanton". The Times. p. 31. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blanton Hired as Coach at Nicholls State". National Association of Basketball Coaches. May 23, 2002. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Nicholls St. Under Investigation". kplctv.com. January 26, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Alumni: Former LSU forward Ricky Blanton in third year as radio analyst". The Daily Reveille. January 20, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
