Laquincy Rideau

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South Florida Bulls headshots for the 2019/2020 season on Tuesday June 25, 2019.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Prev School:
Gardner-Webb
High School:
Blanche Ely HS

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019-20): Started in all 31 games and averaged a team-high 32.6 minutes per game…Ranked second on the team and 16th in The American in scoring with 12.6 points per game…Was first on the team and fourth in the conference with 4.2 assists per game…Ranked second in the league and 10th in the NCAA with 2.5 steals per game…Finished the team with the 10th-most steals of any player in the NCAA with 77…Recorded the second-most single-season steals in school history with 77…Ended his career with the third-most career steals in American Athletic Conference history with 178…Finished his career with the 11th-most career assists in American Athletic Conference history with 319…Opened the season with 10 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 5)…Had 15 points, three rebounds and seven steals against IUPUI (Nov. 13)…Scored 17 points and added five assists and four steals in a victory over Loyola Chicago (Nov. 25)…Tallied 19 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals in a win against Drexel (Dec. 15)…Had 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in a victory against UConn (Jan. 4)…Scored 14 points with seven rebounds, four assists and six steals in a win over UCF (Feb. 1)…Tallied 21 points, five rebounds and made four three-pointers in a win at Memphis (Feb. 8)…Scored 21 points and added two steals against Houston (Feb. 12)…Had 14 points and five assists in an overtime victory over East Carolina (Feb. 26)…Scored 15 points to go along with four rebounds, eight rebounds and three steals against Cincinnati (March 3)…Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left and finished with 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and five steals on Senior Night in a win over SMU (March 7).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19): Started in 34 of the 35 games in which he appeared…Averaged 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game…Named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year…Selected to the All-American Athletic Conference Third Team…Named to the NABC All-District 25 Second Team…Ranked first in The American and sixth in the NCAA with 2.9 steals per game…Stood first in The American and 42nd in the NCAA with 5.4 assists per game…Became the first player in American Athletic Conference history to lead the league in both steals and assists…Was one of only three players in the NCAA with 100 assists and 100 steals…Ended the season with 189 assists to record the fifth-most in a single season in school history…Recorded the third-most assists in a single season in AAC history…Registered the most single-season steals in both school and conference history (101)…Finished with the fourth-most steals of any player in the NCAA…Set the American Athletic Conference single-game steals record with 10 against Temple (Jan. 12)…Had 18 points, 10 steals and 10 assists at Temple (Jan. 12) to post only the sixth player in the last 20 years to have a points-steals-assists triple-double…Scored a career-high 35 points and made a career-best seven three-pointers against DePaul in game two of the CBI championship series (April 3)…Finished with 17 points and five assists in a victory over Austin Peay (Nov. 12)…Had 21 points and six assists against The Citadel (Nov. 24)…Scored 28 points and made four three-pointers to go along with nine assists and five steals in a win at FIU (Dec. 18)…Finished with 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in a victory over UConn (Jan. 2)…Scored 26 points and had four assists at Cincinnati (Jan. 15)…Had 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in a victory over Wichita State (Jan. 22)…Scored 19 points to go along with seven assists against UConn in The American Tournament (March 14)...Registered 15 points and four rebounds against DePaul in game one of the CBI championship series (April 1).

2017-18 (JUNIOR): Practiced with the team but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE at GARDNER-WEBB): Played in 33 games as a sophomore, starting in 32...Led the team in points per game (14.2), assists (171) and steals (100)...Was the first player in Big South Conference history to post at least 150 rebounds, 150 assists and 100 steals in a single season...Recognized on the All-Big South Conference Second Team...Earned a spot on the Big South Conference All-Tournament team...

2015-16 (FRESHMAN at GARDNER-WEBB): Played in 33 games, making one start...67 steals during his freshman campaign...Ranked second on the team with 84 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Blanche Ely HS in Pompano Beach for 2015 USA Today National Coach of the Year, Melvin Randle...Named Florida Class 7A State Player of the Year (Prep Hoops Florida)...8A-7A-6A Broward County Player of the Year (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel) as a senior...Averaged 16.2 points, 6.8 assists and 4.9 steals per game...Unblemished 28-0 record as a senior and Class 7A state champions, ranked as highly as No. 3 in the nation.

PERSONAL: Born March 28, 1996...Son of Gregory and Lakanjala...Has one brother, Gregory, and three sisters, Niyah, Mia and Breille...Father, Greg, pitched in the Cleveland Indians organization in 1992...Majoring in criminology.