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Ricky Blanton

American basketball player-coach (born 1966)

Ricky Blanton
Personal information
Born	(1966-04-21) April 21, 1966 (age 60) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Miami Killian (Miami, Florida)
College	LSU (1984–1989)
NBA draft	1989: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1991–1995
Position	Small forward
Number	17
Career history
Playing
1991–1992	Scaini Venezia
1992–1993	Wichita Falls Texans
1993	Chicago Bulls
1993	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1993–1994	Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1994	Châlons-en-Champagne
1994–1995	Quilmes de Mar del Plata
Coaching
1996–1997	LSU (assistant)
1997–1998	Utah State (assistant)
2002–2004	Nicholls State

Career highlights
First-team All-SEC (1989) Second-team All-SEC (1988)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Record table
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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 · Basketball Reference

v t e Nicholls Colonels men's basketball head coaches
Morris Osburn (1958–1960) Jack Holley (1960–1962) Billy Key (1962–1963) Jim Mahoney (1963–1966) Don Landry (1966–1979) Jerry Sanders (1979–1981) Gordon C. Stauffer (1981–1990) Rickey Broussard (1990–2002) Ricky Blanton (2002–2004) J. P. Piper (2004–2016) Richie Riley (2016–2018) Austin Claunch (2018–2023) Tevon Saddler (2023–)

v t e 1989 NBA draft
First round	Pervis Ellison Danny Ferry Sean Elliott Glen Rice J. R. Reid Stacey King George McCloud Randy White Tom Hammonds Pooh Richardson Nick Anderson Mookie Blaylock Michael Smith Tim Hardaway Todd Lichti Dana Barros Shawn Kemp B. J. Armstrong Kenny Payne Jeff Sanders Blue Edwards Byron Irvin Roy Marble Anthony Cook John Morton Vlade Divac Kenny Battle
Second round	Sherman Douglas Dyron Nix Frank Kornet Jeff Martin Stanley Brundy Jay Edwards Gary Leonard Pat Durham Clifford Robinson Michael Ansley Doug West Ed Horton Dino Rađa Doug Roth Michael Cutright Chucky Brown Reggie Cross Scott Haffner Ricky Blanton Reggie Turner Junie Lewis Haywoode Workman Brian Quinnett Mike Morrison Greg Grant Jeff Hodge Toney Mack

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