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Laquincy Rideau (born March 28, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Punto Rojo LR of the Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto. He played college basketball for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs and South Florida Bulls.

Laquincy Rideau

KK Šentjur
Position	Point guard
League	Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1996-03-28) March 28, 1996 (age 26)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach, Florida) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Florida)
College	Gardner–Webb (2015–2017) South Florida (2018–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Résidence Walferdange
2021–present	KK Šentjur
Career highlights and awards
CBI champion (2019) AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2019) Second-team All-Big South (2017)

Early life and high school career

Rideau began his high school career at Palm Beach Lakes Community High School. Prior to his senior season, he transferred to Blanche Ely High School. Rideau had three triple-doubles on an undefeated Class 7A championship team.[1] He averaged 16.2 points, 6.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 steals per game, garnering Class 7A all-state first team honors.[2] Rideau was lightly recruited, committed to playing college basketball for Gardner–Webb over Saint Peter's.[1]

College career

Rideau averaged 5.8 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 steals per game as a freshman.[3] As a sophomore, Rideau averaged 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3 steals per game.[4] He was named to the Second Team All-Big South.[5] Following his sophomore season, Rideau transferred to South Florida, choosing the Bulls over Rutgers, Iona, Providence, and Florida Gulf Coast. He sat out the 2017–18 season as a redshirt per NCAA rules, but injured his foot shortly after signing with South Florida, which kept him from practicing until January 2018.[1] On January 12, 2019, Rideau posted a triple double of 18 points, 10 assists, and 10 steals in an 82–80 overtime loss to Temple.[6] On April 2, he scored a career-high 35 points along with eight assists and four steals in the second game of the College Basketball Invitational against DePaul.[7] Rideau averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a junior, earning AAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Following the season, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft, but ultimately withdrew to return to South Florida.[8] As a senior, Rideau averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Rideau joined Résidence Walferdange of the Total League. He averaged 20.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. On December 2, 2021, Rideau signed with KK Šentjur of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.[10]

Career statistics

Legend

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Gardner–Webb	33	1	15.8	.437	.300	.457	2.2	2.5	2.0	.1	5.8
2016–17	Gardner–Webb	33	30	28.8	.470	.390	.579	5.7	5.2	3.0	.3	14.2
2017–18	South Florida	Redshirt
2018–19	South Florida	35	34	32.1	.409	.338	.549	3.7	5.4	2.9	.1	13.4
2019–20	South Florida	31	31	32.5	.374	.295	.562	4.4	4.2	2.5	.2	12.6
Career		132	96	27.3	.418	.328	.549	4.0	4.3	2.6	.2	11.5

Personal life

Rideau has four siblings. His father, Greg Rideau, pitched in the Cleveland Indians organization and is a police officer. His mother is a middle school culinary-arts teacher.[1]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders

References

External links

• South Florida Bulls bio
• Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs bio

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