- Ricky Berry
Infobox NBA Player
nickname =
position =Small forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 205
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date|1964|10|6
birth_place =Lansing, Michigan
death_date = death date and age|1989|8|14|1964|10|6
death_place =Fair Oaks, California
college = Oregon State
San Jose State
draft = 18th overall
draft_year = 1988
draft_team =Sacramento Kings
career_start =1988
career_end =1989
former_teams =Ricky Alan Berry (
October 6 1964 –August 14 1989 ) was an American professionalbasketball player in the NBA for theSacramento Kings .Born in
Lansing, Michigan , the 6'8"small forward out of San Jose State andOregon State University was selected 18th overall in the1988 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 asuicide note .External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BERRYRI01 College & NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D91439F930A3575BC0A96E948260&n=Top%2fNews%2fSports%2fPro%20Basketball%2fNational%20Basketball%20Association%2fSacramento%20Kings Article about Ricky Berry's NBA signing (published August 3, 1988)] @ nytimes.com
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950DE7DF1E3EF936A2575BC0A96F948260&n=Top%2fNews%2fSports%2fPro%20Basketball%2fNational%20Basketball%20Association%2fSacramento%20Kings Article about Berry's suicide (published August 15, 1989)] @ nytimes.com
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