Ricky Council IV

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Ricky Council IV
File:Ricky Council IV.jpg
Council with Arkansas in 2023
No. 14 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (2001-08-03) August 3, 2001 (age 24)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthern Durham
(Durham, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2025Philadelphia 76ers
2023–2025→Delaware Blue Coats
2025–presentRio Grande Valley Vipers
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-SEC (2023)
  • AAC Sixth Man of the Year (2022)
  • AAC All-Freshman team (2021)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Ricky Nickardo Council IV (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Early life

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Council grew up in Durham, North Carolina and attended Southern School of Energy and Sustainability.[1] He was named third-team All-State as a senior after averaging 23 points, 9.5 rebounds, and five assists per game.[2] Council was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Wichita State over offers from Rice, Appalachian State, Elon, Hofstra, UMBC, Georgia Southern, Siena, James Madison, and Coastal Carolina.[3]

College career

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Council began his college career at Wichita State. He averaged 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds over 21 games and was named to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Freshman team.[4] As a sophomore, Council played in all 28 of the Shockers' games with seven starts and averaged 12 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game and was named the AAC Sixth Man of the Year.[5] Following the end of the season, he initially declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[6] Council withdrew his name from the draft and entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7]

Council committed to transfer to Arkansas over offers from Kansas, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and Iowa State.[8] He was named second team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the end of his junior season.[9] Council averaged 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.[10] After the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA tournament, he announced that he would forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft.[11]

Professional career

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Philadelphia 76ers / Delaware Blue Coats (2023–2025)

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After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Council signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on July 1, 2023.[12] Council was waived on October 20,[13] but signed a new two-way contract with the team on October 25.[14]

On January 2, 2024, Council made his NBA debut for the 76ers in a 110–97 win over the Chicago Bulls.[15] and on February 10, he had a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Washington Wizards. On April 13, he signed a standard contract with the 76ers.[16]

On January 26, 2025, Council was shortly assigned to the Delaware Blue Coats.[17] He made 73 appearances (12 starts) for Philadelphia during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. On July 25, Council was waived by the 76ers.[18]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2025–present)

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On October 18, 2025, Council signed with the Houston Rockets, but was waived shortly after.[19] On October 27, 2025, he signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.[20]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Philadelphia 32 0 9.0 .482 .375 .746 1.4 .5 .3 .0 5.4
2024–25 Philadelphia 73 12 17.1 .382 .258 .804 2.9 1.3 .4 .2 7.3
Career 105 12 14.7 .402 .273 .786 2.5 1.1 .4 .1 6.7

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Wichita State 21 1 15.6 .421 .444 .636 3.4 1.0 .3 .1 7.1
2021–22 Wichita State 28 7 26.6 .437 .306 .849 5.4 1.6 1.1 .5 12.0
2022–23 Arkansas 36 29 34.1 .433 .270 .794 3.6 2.3 1.1 .3 16.1
Career 85 37 27.1 .432 .303 .786 4.2 1.7 .9 .3 12.5

Personal life

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Council's two older brothers are also named after his father, Ricky Council. Both Ricky Council II and Ricky Council III also played college basketball.[21]

References

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