2016-17 Men's Basketball
Roster
Laquincy Rideau
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
2015-2016 at Gardner-Webb: One of the nation’s most physical guards in the freshman class … Played in 33 games and earned one start … Ranked among the national leaders all season with 67 steals … Averaged 5.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game … Ranked second on the team with 84 helpers … Shot 43.7 percent from the floor (69-of-158) … Made 30.0 percent from long range (15-of-50) … Scored five points and recorded three steals in his collegiate debut at Iowa (Nov. 13) ... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting and dished out eight assists against Toccoa Falls (Nov. 19) ... Dropped seven dimes at George Washington (Nov. 24) ... Nearly recorded a triple-double with 10 points, eight assists and a season-high seven steals against Warren Wilson (Dec. 18) ... Scored 11 points against VMI (Dec. 21) ... Dished out a season-high nine assists against Middle Georgia (Dec. 28) ... Poured in 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting at UNC Asheville (Jan. 16) ... Scored 13 points in 18 minutes with a 5-for-8 clip from the eld at Radford (Jan. 24) ... Tallied 11 points and three steals against Charleston Southern (Feb. 18) on ESPNU.
High School: Played at national powerhouse Blanche Ely (Fla.) High under 2015 USA Today National Coach of the Year Melvin Randle … Named Florida Class 7A State Player of the Year by Prep Hoops Florida … All-State ... Averaged 16.2 points, 6.8 assists and 4.9 steals per game … Recognized as the 8A-7A-6A Broward County Player of the Year by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … Led Ely to a perfect 28-0 regular season record and the Class 7A state championship … Team was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation last season … Played for Ely in the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Invitational Tournament in New York City … Recorded 15 points, six rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocked shots against nationally-ranked Findlay (Nev.) Prep … Played club basketball for the Florida Vipers under head coach Brandon McThay.
