Ricky Grace

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Ricky Grace

Position	Guard
Nickname	Amazing
Height	185cm
Weight	79kg
Nationality	Australia
Born	August 20, 1966 Dallas, USA
College/University	University of Oklahoma
NBL Debut	1990
Final NBL Game	2003
Previous NBL Clubs	Perth Wildcats 1990-2003
NBL Championships	1990, 1991, 1995, 2000
Career Highlights	Played with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA NBL's First Team (1991, 2001, 2002, 2003) Grand Final MVP (1990, 1993) NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (2003/04)

Ricky Grace (born August 20, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American/Australian former professional basketballer who played in the Australian National Basketball League from 1990 until the 2004/2005 season. Ricky "Amazing" Grace attended the University of Oklahoma in the US before travelling to Australia where he played his entire NBL career for the Perth Wildcats and captained the club from 2002/03 until his retirement. During his time with the club Grace played an integral part in six grand finals appearances and four championships (including a Grand Final MVP in the Wildcats 1993 loss to the Melbourne Tigers).

Originally selected in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz in the third round (67th overall), Grace later had a three-game stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 1994. He was also a member of the Australian Men's Basketball team, the Boomers at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

As 1995 NBL Champions, Grace was also a member of the Wildcats team that played in the 1995 McDonalds Championship in London. The Wildcats lost to the NBA Champions Houston Rockets before defeating Real Madrid in their second match.

[edit] Team Records

First in games played (456)
First in points (8540)
First in assists (3352)
First in steals (719)

[edit] NBL records

First in assists per game in 2003 (8.0/27 games)
First in assists per game in 2004 (7.3/23 games)

[edit] Trivia

During the mid-90's, to supplement his income, Ricky owned Wiggles 'n Giggles - a children's indoor playground. He also appeared in the TV commercials for the centre.
Played 474 NBL games over his career [1].