- Ricky Pierce
infobox Euroleague Player
name = Ricky Pierce
nickname = Deuces [http://www.geocities.com/tzovas/nbastars/pierce_ricky.html Ricky Charles Pierce] ]
position =Shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lbs = 205
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1959|8|19
birth_place =Dallas, Texas
highschool = Garland
college = Rice
draft = 18th overall
draft_year = 1982
draft_team =Detroit Pistons
career_start = 1982
career_end = 1998
former_teams = Detroit Pistons (1982-1983)
San Diego Clippers (1983-1984)Milwaukee Bucks (1984-1991, 1997-1998)Seattle SuperSonics (1991-1994)Golden State Warriors (1994-1995)Indiana Pacers (1995-1996)Denver Nuggets (1996-1997)
Charlotte Hornets (1997)
AEK Athens (1997)
awards = 1990-91 NBA All-Star
1986-87 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1989-90 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
halloffame =Ricky Charles Pierce (born
August 19 1959 in Dallas,Texas , USA) is a retired AmericanNational Basketball Association (NBA) player.Playing career
He graduated from
Garland High School and fromRice University . He was drafted by theDetroit Pistons in the 1st round (18th pick) of the1982 NBA Draft . He won theNBA Sixth Man of the Year Award twice as a member of theMilwaukee Bucks .His first was during the 1987-88 season, and the second two years later, in 1989-1990. He set the then-second longest consecutive
free throw s streak in NBA history with 75 in 1991 with theSeattle SuperSonics . He retired after the 1997-98 season in his second stint with the Bucks.He also once had a playing stint in the Greek league with AEK Athens in the beginning of his last active season as a player.
Post playing career
Since retiring, Pierce has developed [http://www.accushot22rickypierce.com his own basketball system] that assists with shooting accuracy with specially-designed fingertip-placement markers. [ [http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/091106dnspowherenowpierce.30b1f19.html Shoot like All-Star? Ricky Pierce says no problem] by Kate Hairopoulos, "The Dallas Morning News", Sept. 11, 2006.] Pierce developed the idea after watching his son, Aaron, playing basketball at the
YMCA . Pierce was giving advice to parents on how to teach their kids the perfect jump shot."Sports Illustrated", July 2, 2007, p. 118.] A product would later be developed known as the Accushot22, a specially designed basketball with 10 oval indentations. The product sells for $37.95, although hundreds are given away free to underprivileged children.Notes
External links
*Basketball-reference|Ricky Pierce
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