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| Date of birth | October 6, 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 14, 1989 (aged 24) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Fair Oaks, California | ||||||||||||
| High school | Live Oak (Morgan Hill, California) | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Oregon State (1983–1984) San Jose State (1985–1988) |
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| NBA Draft | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1988–1989 | ||||||||||||
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| 1988–1989 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||
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Ricky Alan Berry (October 6, 1964 – August 14, 1989) was an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings.
Born in Lansing, Michigan, the 6'8" small forward out of Oregon State (1983/84) and San Jose State (1984/85-1987/88; in 1984/85 did not play as transfer student) was selected 18th overall in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Kings and had a solid rookie season, averaging 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists while shooting 40.6% from three-point range.
In the 1989 offseason, and just weeks before his 25th birthday, Berry was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Fair Oaks, California on August 14, 1989, following an argument with his wife. He had displayed no signs of depression and had left a suicide note.
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