Ricky Berry

Ricky Berry

No. 34
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	October 6, 1964(1964-10-06)
Place of birth	Lansing, Michigan
Nationality	American
Date of death	August 14, 1989(1989-08-14) (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)
Career information
College	Oregon State (1983–1984) San Jose State (1985–1988)
NBA Draft	1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career	1988–1989
Career history
1988–1989	Sacramento Kings
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for United States Pan American Games Silver 1987 Indianapolis Team competition

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.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Article about Ricky Berry's NBA signing (published August 3, 1988) @ nytimes.com
• Article about Berry's suicide (published August 15, 1989) @ nytimes.com