Nina Rickards

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.
High School:
Christ the King Regional
Prev School:
Florida

Louisville - Graduate Season (2023-24)

Played all 34 games and made 29 starts for the Cardinals.
Led the team with 2.4 assists per game, fourth on the squad with 3.6 rebounds per game and was one of six players to score 7 or more points per game (7.0).
Scored 12 points and recorded five rebounds and two assists against Middle Tennessee.
Had eight points, seven rebounds and two assists against Florida State.
Tied a season high with a team-best 16 points to go with three rebounds and two assists against Boston College.
Had nine rebounds, including four on the offensive glass with six points in the win over #12/14 Notre Dame.
Scored 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over #21/23 Syracuse.
Tallied a team-best four assists to go with six points and four rebounds against Boston College.
Recorded a season-best five assists for the third time this season in the home win over Wake.
Tied a career high with five steals and added six points, four rebounds and team-best two assists against #23 Washington.
Tied a season high with five assists in the win over Morehead State.
Scored in double figures for the fourth-straight game with 15 points, 4-for-6 shooting from the floor and 7-for-10 from the line to go with a team-high three assists and three steals against Ole Miss.
Tallied a season-best with 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting from the floor with a team-best five assists and added two steals and two rebounds against Gonzaga.
Betty Chancellor All-Tournament Team
Scored in double figures for the second-straight game with a season-high 12 points and added eight rebounds and three assists.
Tallied her first double-double with the Cards with a season-high 10 points and 10 rebounds with two assists against Alabama.
Had four assists in the win over Bellarmine, her third-straight game leading the Cardinals in assists to begin the season.
Led the Cardinals in assists for the second-straight game with three to go with eight points and seven rebounds against DePaul.
Made her Louisville regular season debut and tallied a team-best three assists and two steals to go with six points and five rebounds against Cincinnati.

Rickards transferred to Louisville in April of 2023 and will play her final collegiate season for the Cards.

Florida - Senior Season (2022-23)

Played in all 34 games and made 30 starts for the Gators and averaged a career-best 30.3 minutes per game
Averaged a career-best 12.1 points with 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
She finished second on the team in scoring, third in rebounding and steals this past season.
She scored in double-figures 22 times and had 20 or more points four times
Scored a career-best 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting in the WNIT second round win over Wake Forest
Tallied two doubles-doubles for the season with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Dayton and 12 points and 10 rebounds against UNCG
Scored in double figures in four of the last five games of the season in the SEC Tournament and WNIT

Florida - Junior Season (2021-22)

Played in all 32 games for the Gators, starting in 30 while averaging 25.7 minutes per game
Averaged 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game
Led the Orange & Blue with 46 offensive rebounds on the season
Scored a season-best 17 points against LSU (2/20) and in the NCAA Tournament against UCF (3/19)
Led the Gators in scoring twice and rebounding seven times during the year
Scored in double figures 14 times
Pulled down nine rebounds twice against LSU (2/20) and Georgia (2/6)
Tallied 15 points and eight rebounds against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament on Mar. 3
Played 39:36 in the NCAA Tournament against UCF
Elevated her play over the final third of the season, scoring in double figures eight times
Shot an impressive 84.6% from the free throw line on 44-of-52 shooting
Ended a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against Auburn en route to 14 points and five rebounds

Florida - Sophomore Season (2020-21)

Appeared in 24 games, earning 22 starts and finishing the campaign with averages of 8.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
Put together eight double-figure scoring games, four double-digit rebounding games and compiled two double-doubles.
Hauled in a team-best 59 offensive rebounds.
Checked in at 33.3 percent from three-point range, the second-best mark from distance on the squad.
Averaged 30.3 minutes per game, the third-highest on the team.
Second on team in rebounding (173, 6.7 per game) from guard position.
Second on team in assists (50); led Gators in rebounding in 11 games.
Tallied 14 points against UGA (2/28/21).
Set season highs in points (19) and assists (6) to go with 10 rebounds in Florida’s matchup with nationally-ranked Kentucky (2/15/21).
Registered 10 points and nine rebounds in Florida’s win at Ole Miss (1/24/21), its first win in Oxford since 2016.
Posted first career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (1/3/21).
Brought in 15 rebounds in UF’s win over North Florida (12/21/20), 11 of which came at the offensive end.
Snatched a season-best 17 boards (11 offensive) in Florida’s win over Tarleton State (12/14/20).
Compiled an impressive game at Florida State (12/1/20), recording 18 points and knocking down a quartet of three-pointers.
Added nine points and eight rebounds in season opener vs. Grambling State (11/25/20).

Florida - Freshman Season (2019-20)

Tabbed to First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Saw her role increase as the season went on, starting the final 21 games.
Finished the season with averages of 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
Shot a team-best 41.2 percent from three-point range during SEC play.
Tallied five double-figure scoring games, four of which came during conference play.
Hauled in five or more rebounds in eight games.
Scored 10 points in her collegiate debut at Grambling State (11/5).
Collected a game-high 12 rebounds in UF’s win over Longwood (11/10).
Tallied seven points and rebounds in the Gators’ victory over Presbyterian (11/18).
Made first collegiate start vs. Mercer (12/17).
Poured in a career-best 13 points in UF’s win at Auburn (1/9), connecting on a trio of three-point attempts.
Posted 10 points in UF’s matchup at nationally-ranked Texas A&M (1/19).
Registered double-figure points in back-to-back contests vs. LSU (1/30) and at Kentucky (2/2).
Recorded 12 points and knocked down two 3-pointers in UF’s upset over No. 13 Kentucky
Tallied nine points at Georgia (3/1).

Prep

Standout at Christ the King Regional High School.
Played with former Cardinal Sydney Zambrotta at Christ the King
Led the Royals to the 2019 New York AA Federation Championship.
Part of the team’s journey to winning two consecutive Catholic School state titles.
No. 20 guard prospect and 4-star recruit on ESPN’s Class of 2019 rankings.
ESPNU HoopGurlz top 100 player.
2019 McDonald's All-American Game nominee.
Tabbed to NYSSWA all-state team following her senior campaign.
Played in the 2019 Frankie Williams Classic in White Plains, New York which showcases some of the best talent in both the men's and women's game in the tri-state area.
As a junior, she played a pivotal role in the Royals' 29-1 season in which they rose all the way to No. 1 in the nation in the USA Today Sports rankings.
Played alongside Ohio State commit Kaelynn Satterfield at Christ the King.
Christ the King is quite the basketball pipeline having produced the likes of Lamar Odom, Sue Bird, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tina Charles and former Gator men's basketball player, Irving Walker.

Personal

Native of Queens, N.Y.
Loves snacking on green olives.
Enjoys playing Fortnite.
Grew up playing football.
Favorite memory of high school basketball was winning the state federation championship as a senior.
Roots for the Nets over the Knicks.
Favorite NBA player is Steph Curry.
Has to have a nap before every game.