![]() Council with Arkansas in 2023 | |
No. 14–Philadelphia 76ers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | August 3, 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Southern Durham (Durham, North Carolina) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
2023–2024 | →Delaware Blue Coats |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ricky Nickardo Council IV (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Council grew up in Durham, North Carolina and attended Southern School of Energy and Sustainability. [1] He was named third-team All-State as a senior after averaging 23 points, 9.5 rebounds, and five assists per game. [2] Council was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Wichita State over offers from Rice, Appalachian State, Elon, Hofstra, UMBC, Georgia Southern, Siena, James Madison, and Coastal Carolina. [3]
Council began his college career at Wichita State. He averaged 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds over 21 games and was named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Freshman team. [4] Council played in all 28 of the Shockers' games with seven starts and averaged 12 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game and was named the AAC Sixth Man of the Year. [5] Following the end of the season, he initially declared for the 2022 NBA draft. [6] Council withdrew his name from the draft and entered the NCAA transfer portal. [7]
Council committed to transfer to Arkansas over offers from Kansas, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, and Iowa State. [8] He was named second team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the end of his junior season. [9] Council averaged 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. [10] After the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA tournament, he announced that he would forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft. [11]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Council signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on July 1, 2023. [12] Council was waived on October 20, [13] but signed a new two-way contract with the team on October 25. [14]
On January 2, 2024, Council made his NBA debut for the 76ers in a 110–97 win over the Chicago Bulls. [15] and on February 10, he had a career high 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Washington Wizards. On April 13, he signed a standard contract with the 76ers. [16]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Philadelphia | 32 | 0 | 9.0 | .482 | .375 | .746 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 5.4 |
Career | 32 | 0 | 9.0 | .482 | .375 | .746 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 5.4 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Wichita State | 21 | 1 | 15.6 | .421 | .444 | .636 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 7.1 |
2021–22 | Wichita State | 28 | 7 | 26.6 | .437 | .306 | .849 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 12.0 |
2022–23 | Arkansas | 36 | 29 | 34.1 | .433 | .270 | .794 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 16.1 |
Career | 85 | 37 | 27.1 | .432 | .303 | .786 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .9 | .3 | 12.5 |
Council's two older brothers are also named after his father, Ricky Council. Both Ricky Council II and Ricky Council III also played college basketball. [17]
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