22 Ricky Council II
22 Ricky Council II
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
High School: Moravian
Previous College: Providence
Position: G
gp 34
pts/g 5.8
fg % 39.2
3pt % 37.6
ft % 87.1
reb/g 1.4
a/g 0.5

Collegiate: Matriculated at UMBC in 2017-18, but did not compete, due to NCAA transfer rules. 

Competed in 19 games at Providence, 14 as a freshman and five in his sophomore campaign…The Friars earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in both 2016 and 2017… Made his collegiate debut versus Harvard on Nov. 14, 2015… Scored season-high five points one week later versus Brown… Scored three points, and added two caroms, two blocks and a helper versus Hartford on Dec. 2.

 

2018-19:  After playing just 66 minutes of college basketball since 2015-16, he started the first nine games of the season...  Scored in double figures for first time in his career with 10 points vs. South Dakota... Posted career highs in points (14), treys (4) rebounds (5) and minutes (29) in win at Coppin State... Scored 11 second half points (3-for-3 from 3) to key rally... Hit all 3 attempts from long range at Drexel and connected on six in a row in those two games... 125 of his 158 field goal attempts on the year were from behind the arc... Did not start for first time as a Retriever on Jan. 16 vs. Binghamton, but hit 3-of-5 shots (8 pts.) in 15 minutes off the bench...Hit his lone field goal of the game, a right corner trey, with 9 seconds left in OT to elevate UMBC to 65-64 win over UAlbany... Tied his season/career high with a crucial 14-point effort at Maine on Feb. 10... Had gone 14 games without scoring in double figures... Buried all three attempts from long range at Binghamton and averaged 9.4 ppg in last seven regular season games... Converted 12-of-25 (48.0 percent) treys in that span.  

 

Background: Attended Northern Durham and Moravian Prep…Led Moravian Prep to a 38-7 record in 2015…Averaged 28.3 points per game while shooting over 45 percent from beyond the arc… Scored 53 points in a game on November of 2014, converting an amazing 10-of-11 from three-point range…Captained the basketball team his junior and senior years at Northern Durham… Led his team to a 26-3 record and a conference title in 2014 at Northern Durham…Named Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-State, and District Player of the Year in 2014…Lettered in track and field for two years for the Knights and was a state finalist in the high jump …Scored over 2,000 points in his high school career while averaging 6.0 rebounds per game…Ranked the eighth- best prospect in North Carolina by Max Preps…Played for the Team Loaded AAU squad of Virginia… Transferred to UMBC because of “amazing opportunity from a great coaching staff and a beautiful campus”… Considering a major in sociology… Lists favorite professional squad as the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and favorite food as chicken parmesan… The oldest of four siblings – brothers Ricky III and Ricky IV and sister Rhianna… Son of Ruth and Rick Council.

Recent Games
Feb 23 at UAlbany L, 84-75
Feb 27 at Stony Brook L, 78-63
Mar 2 New Hampshire W, 56-53
Mar 9 UAlbany W, 62-54
Mar 12 Hartford W, 90-85
Mar 16 at Vermont L, 66-49
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 34 16
Games started 18 3
Minutes 513 258
Minutes per game 15.1 16.1
FG 62-158 30-67
FG Pct 39.2 44.8
3PT 47-125 20-45
3PT Pct 37.6 44.4
FT 27-31 20-22
FT Pct 87.1 90.9
Off rebounds 13 8
Def rebounds 34 16
Total rebounds 47 24
Rebounds per game 1.4 1.5
Personal fouls 26 14
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 16 9
Turnovers 15 7
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.3
Steals 12 8
Blocks 6 2
Points 198 100
Points per game 5.8 6.3
Points per 40 min 15.4 15.5
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 6 at Marquette L, 67-42 1 11 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 10 Shenandoah W, 93-45 1 15 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 9
Nov 12 Manhattan W, 75-52 1 15 3-8 37.5 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 9
Nov 16 vs. Air Force W, 77-72 1 13 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 17 vs. High Point W, 68-59 1 13 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Nov 19 vs. South Dakota L, 58-52 1 24 3-8 37.5 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 24 American L, 73-69 1 12 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 30 at Northern Ky. L, 78-60 1 10 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 at Coppin State W, 71-60 1 29 5-7 71.4 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 14
Dec 8 at Drexel W, 91-76 1 16 4-4 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 11 Towson L, 80-76 1 16 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 16 FGCU L, 76-53 1 15 2-8 25.0 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 21 Hood W, 86-65 1 18 2-12 16.7 2-12 16.7 0-0 - 6
Dec 29 at Penn St. L, 74-52 1 13 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 31 Centenary (N.J.) W, 98-48 1 10 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Jan 5 Maine W, 61-52 1 11 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 9 at Hartford L, 66-64 1 21 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 12 at UMass Lowell L, 74-63 1 18 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 Binghamton W, 68-49 - 15 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 19 UAlbany W, 65-64 - 7 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 23 at Vermont W, 74-61 - 11 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 26 at New Hampshire W, 59-51 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 Stony Brook W, 57-49 - 6 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 6 Hartford L, 70-61 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 at Maine W, 67-66 - 27 5-11 45.5 3-8 37.5 1-1 100.0 14
Feb 13 at Binghamton W, 64-50 - 24 3-4 75.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 16 UMass Lowell W, 70-66 - 20 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 21 Vermont W, 65-56 - 17 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 9
Feb 23 at UAlbany L, 84-75 - 19 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 27 at Stony Brook L, 78-63 - 18 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 5-5 100.0 10
Mar 2 New Hampshire W, 56-53 - 26 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 8
Mar 9 UAlbany W, 62-54 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Mar 12 Hartford W, 90-85 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Mar 16 at Vermont L, 66-49 - 8 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 6 at Marquette L, 67-42 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Shenandoah W, 93-45 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 -
Nov 12 Manhattan W, 75-52 1 15 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 vs. Air Force W, 77-72 1 13 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 17 vs. High Point W, 68-59 1 13 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 vs. South Dakota L, 58-52 1 24 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 2 0
Nov 24 American L, 73-69 1 12 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 at Northern Ky. L, 78-60 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 -
Dec 3 at Coppin State W, 71-60 1 29 0 5 5 1 0 - 0 0 2 0
Dec 8 at Drexel W, 91-76 1 16 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 11 Towson L, 80-76 1 16 1 1 2 1 0 - 1 0 1 0
Dec 16 FGCU L, 76-53 1 15 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 21 Hood W, 86-65 1 18 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 1 0 0
Dec 29 at Penn St. L, 74-52 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 31 Centenary (N.J.) W, 98-48 1 10 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Maine W, 61-52 1 11 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 2 0 0 -
Jan 9 at Hartford L, 66-64 1 21 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 12 at UMass Lowell L, 74-63 1 18 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 2 0
Jan 16 Binghamton W, 68-49 - 15 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 19 UAlbany W, 65-64 - 7 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 23 at Vermont W, 74-61 - 11 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 26 at New Hampshire W, 59-51 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 Stony Brook W, 57-49 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 6 Hartford L, 70-61 - 13 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Maine W, 67-66 - 27 1 1 2 2 0 - 2 0 2 -
Feb 13 at Binghamton W, 64-50 - 24 1 1 2 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 16 UMass Lowell W, 70-66 - 20 2 2 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 21 Vermont W, 65-56 - 17 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 23 at UAlbany L, 84-75 - 19 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 1 0 -
Feb 27 at Stony Brook L, 78-63 - 18 1 0 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 0
Mar 2 New Hampshire W, 56-53 - 26 0 2 2 2 0 - 2 1 1 0
Mar 9 UAlbany W, 62-54 - 9 0 1 1 2 0 - 0 0 1 0
Mar 12 Hartford W, 90-85 - 8 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Mar 16 at Vermont L, 66-49 - 8 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 34 18 15.1 1.8-4.6 39.2 1.4-3.7 37.6 0.8-0.9 87.1 5.8
2019-20 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 34 18 15.1 1.8-4.6 39.2 1.4-3.7 37.6 0.8-0.9 87.1 5.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 34 18 513 62-158 39.2 47-125 37.6 27-31 87.1 198
2019-20 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 34 18 513 62-158 39.2 47-125 37.6 27-31 87.1 198
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 34 18 15.1 4.8-12.3 39.2 3.7-9.7 37.6 2.1-2.4 87.1 15.4
2019-20 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 34 18 15.1 4.8-12.3 39.2 3.7-9.7 37.6 2.1-2.4 87.1 15.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 34 18 15.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.2
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 34 18 15.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 34 18 513 13 34 47 26 0 16 15 1.1 12 6
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 34 18 513 13 34 47 26 0 16 15 1.1 12 6
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 34 18 15.1 1.0 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.5
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 34 18 15.1 1.0 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.5
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 34 18 15.1 1.8-4.6 39.2 1.4-3.7 37.6 0.8-0.9 87.1 5.8
Conference 16 3 16.1 1.9-4.2 44.8 1.2-2.8 44.4 1.2-1.4 90.9 6.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 17 8 13.7 1.8-5.1 34.9 1.3-4.1 31.9 1.0-1.1 89.5 5.8
Away 14 7 16.4 1.9-4.0 48.2 1.5-3.0 50.0 0.6-0.7 80.0 5.9
Neutral 3 3 16.7 1.7-5.3 31.3 1.3-4.7 28.6 0.7-0.7 100.0 5.3
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Wins 21 9 15.0 2.0-4.9 41.7 1.5-3.9 39.0 0.8-0.9 88.9 6.4
Losses 13 9 15.2 1.5-4.2 34.5 1.2-3.3 34.9 0.8-1.0 84.6 4.9
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November 8 8 14.1 1.6-5.1 31.7 1.4-4.4 31.4 0.4-0.4 100.0 5.0
December 7 7 16.7 2.6-6.3 40.9 2.1-5.7 37.5 0.3-0.3 100.0 7.6
January 8 3 11.8 1.4-3.2 42.3 1.0-2.4 42.1 0.2-0.2 100.0 4.0
February 7 - 19.7 2.6-5.4 47.4 1.6-3.3 47.8 1.9-2.0 92.9 8.6
March 4 - 12.8 0.5-2.2 22.2 0.5-2.0 25.0 1.8-2.5 70.0 3.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 34 18 513 62-158 39.2 47-125 37.6 27-31 87.1 198
Conference 16 3 258 30-67 44.8 20-45 44.4 20-22 90.9 100
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 17 8 233 30-86 34.9 22-69 31.9 17-19 89.5 99
Away 14 7 230 27-56 48.2 21-42 50.0 8-10 80.0 83
Neutral 3 3 50 5-16 31.3 4-14 28.6 2-2 100.0 16
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Wins 21 9 315 43-103 41.7 32-82 39.0 16-18 88.9 134
Losses 13 9 198 19-55 34.5 15-43 34.9 11-13 84.6 64
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November 8 8 113 13-41 31.7 11-35 31.4 3-3 100.0 40
December 7 7 117 18-44 40.9 15-40 37.5 2-2 100.0 53
January 8 3 94 11-26 42.3 8-19 42.1 2-2 100.0 32
February 7 - 138 18-38 47.4 11-23 47.8 13-14 92.9 60
March 4 - 51 2-9 22.2 2-8 25.0 7-10 70.0 13
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 34 18 15.1 4.8-12.3 39.2 3.7-9.7 37.6 2.1-2.4 87.1 15.4
Conference 16 3 16.1 4.7-10.4 44.8 3.1-7.0 44.4 3.1-3.4 90.9 15.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 17 8 13.7 5.2-14.8 34.9 3.8-11.8 31.9 2.9-3.3 89.5 17.0
Away 14 7 16.4 4.7-9.7 48.2 3.7-7.3 50.0 1.4-1.7 80.0 14.4
Neutral 3 3 16.7 4.0-12.8 31.3 3.2-11.2 28.6 1.6-1.6 100.0 12.8
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Wins 21 9 15.0 5.5-13.1 41.7 4.1-10.4 39.0 2.0-2.3 88.9 17.0
Losses 13 9 15.2 3.8-11.1 34.5 3.0-8.7 34.9 2.2-2.6 84.6 12.9
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November 8 8 14.1 4.6-14.5 31.7 3.9-12.4 31.4 1.1-1.1 100.0 14.2
December 7 7 16.7 6.2-15.0 40.9 5.1-13.7 37.5 0.7-0.7 100.0 18.1
January 8 3 11.8 4.7-11.1 42.3 3.4-8.1 42.1 0.9-0.9 100.0 13.6
February 7 - 19.7 5.2-11.0 47.4 3.2-6.7 47.8 3.8-4.1 92.9 17.4
March 4 - 12.8 1.6-7.1 22.2 1.6-6.3 25.0 5.5-7.8 70.0 10.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 34 18 15.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.2
Conference 16 3 16.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 17 8 13.7 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.2
Away 14 7 16.4 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.1
Neutral 3 3 16.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.3
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Wins 21 9 15.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.2
Losses 13 9 15.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.2
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November 8 8 14.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.4
December 7 7 16.7 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1
January 8 3 11.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
February 7 - 19.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.1
March 4 - 12.8 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.5 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 34 18 513 13 34 47 26 0 16 15 1.1 12 6
Conference 16 3 258 8 16 24 14 0 9 7 1.3 8 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 17 8 233 9 16 25 12 0 8 6 1.3 6 4
Away 14 7 230 4 15 19 11 0 7 7 1.0 6 1
Neutral 3 3 50 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 0.5 0 1
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Wins 21 9 315 8 24 32 17 0 11 9 1.2 7 4
Losses 13 9 198 5 10 15 9 0 5 6 0.8 5 2
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November 8 8 113 3 4 7 4 0 2 2 1.0 2 3
December 7 7 117 2 10 12 5 0 3 4 0.8 2 1
January 8 3 94 2 6 8 5 0 4 4 1.0 4 0
February 7 - 138 6 8 14 8 0 3 3 1.0 2 1
March 4 - 51 0 6 6 4 0 4 2 2.0 2 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 34 18 15.1 1.0 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.5
Conference 16 3 16.1 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 0.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 17 8 13.7 1.5 2.7 4.3 2.1 0.0 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7
Away 14 7 16.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.9 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.2
Neutral 3 3 16.7 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.8
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Wins 21 9 15.0 1.0 3.0 4.1 2.2 0.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.5
Losses 13 9 15.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.4
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November 8 8 14.1 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.1
December 7 7 16.7 0.7 3.4 4.1 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.3
January 8 3 11.8 0.9 2.6 3.4 2.1 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.7 0.0
February 7 - 19.7 1.7 2.3 4.1 2.3 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.3
March 4 - 12.8 0.0 4.7 4.7 3.1 0.0 3.1 1.6 2.0 1.6 0.8