Ricky Tarrant Jr.

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
HS:
Pleasant Grove H.S.
Prev School:
Alabama

Career

Is a graduate transfer from Alabama ... Ranks 34th in Tulane school history in career scoring (1,013 career points) ... His 123 three-pointers made at Tulane rank eighth in career school history for the Green Wave ... Has the sixth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.45) in Tulane history

Honors

2013 NABC All-District Second Team ... December 29, 2014 SEC Player of the Week ... SEC Player of the Week on December 29, 2014 ... 2012 Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... 2013-14 SEC Academic Honor Roll ... 2013 All-Conference USA Second Team ... 2012 All-Conference USA First Team ... 2012 All-Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Conference USA Player of the Week on December 5, 2012 ... Conference USA Freshman of the Week seven times during the 2011-12 season, including five straight weeks from January 23 through February 20.

Team Accomplishments

Alabama advanced to the second round of the 2015 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), falling to eventual NIT runner-up Miami 73-66 ... Helped the Tulane Green Wave to a 20-15 overall record and into the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

2014-15 (Junior - at Alabama)

Played in 19 of the first 20 games of the season before suffering a season-ending foot injury on January 27 against Florida ... Despite missing the final 15 games of the season, had the third-most points on the team ... Shot 41.3 percent (69-of-167) from the field ... Made 29-of-97 (29.9%) from long range, and 81-of-101 free throws, for a percentage of .802 ... Dished out 38 assists against just 34 turnovers ... Led the team in scoring three times during the year and five times in assists

Postseason (The SEC Tournament and NIT): Did not play in the postseason for Alabama while recovering from injury.

SEC play: Scored in double figures in five of seven SEC games before missing the final 11 conference games of the season ... Scored 15 points in his SEC debut against Texas A&M, hitting 4-of-9 shots from the field while pulling down three rebounds and nabbing two steals ... Scored 14 points at Tennessee on January 10, hitting 4-of-11 field goals and 2-of-7 from long range ... Went for 15 points at South Carolina on January 13 ... Scored an SEC season-high 21 points at Arkansas on January 22, hitting 5-of-10 shots from the field, 3-of-7 from long range, and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe ... Put up 13 points in 31 minutes against Florida on January 27, his final game of the season, while also picking up three steals

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Scored five points in his Alabama debut, hitting all five of his free throw attempts against Towson ... Went for 18 points (5-of-10 field goals, 8-of-10 free throws) against Western Carolina ... Hit 6-of-8 shots from the field and 3-of-4 from long range en route to 18 points against Southern Miss on November 20 ... Scored a then-season-high 21 points against Arizona State on November 25, making 4-of-7 from long range and 5-of-10 from the field ... In his first start with the Crimson Tide, Tarrant played 33 minutes and scored 17 points against USF while also dishing out a season-high eight assists ... Scored 23 points at Xavier on December 6, hitting half of his eight three-point attempts, and 7-of-13 from the field overall ... Put up 24 points against UCLA on December 28, making 7-of-17 shots form the field and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe ... Dished out six assists and scored seven points on January 2 against North Florida

2013-14 (Junior - at Alabama)

Sat out (redshirted) the season due to the NCAA Transfer Residency Requirement.

2012-13 (Sophomore - at Tulane)

His 550 points during the season are the ninth-most in a single-season in program history ... Scored 33 points twice during the season, tied for the 34th-highest single-game scoring total in school history ... His 71 three-point baskets made are the fourth-most in a season in Green Wave history ... Has the single-season school record with 219 three-point attempts ... Made 167 free throws during the season, third-most in Tulane history ... The 125 assists given out are the 10th-most in a season in school history

Postseason (CollegeInsider.com Tournament and Conference USA Tournament): Played and started in both of the program’s CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament games ... Scored 13 points in the team’s win over South Alabama ... Pulled down four rebounds and grabbed four steals in the victory ... In the team’s tournament-ending loss to Bradley, he scored nine points while dishing out five assists ... Hit 3-of-6 shots from the field (all from long range) ... Helped the program into the second round of the Conference USA Tournament with a 21-point, three-assist effort against Marshall ... Hig 6-of-15 shots from the field and 5-of-11 from long distance in the 66-64 tournament win ... Was held to seven points against Memphis in the second round, an 81-68 loss to the Tigers ... Dished out five assists against Memphis, and was 2-of-14 from the field and 1-of-8 from long range.

Conference USA play: Reached double-figure scoring in 13-of-16 Conference USA games, including seven games of 20 or more points ... Scored 18 points in the Conference USA opoener against UTEP, hitting 5-of-15 shots from the field and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe ... Scored 24 points and hit half of his 12 shots at SMU on January 12 ... Scored 21 points and made four three-pointers against Tulsa ... Dished out four assists while making 5-of-14 shots at Memphis on January 22, scoring 16 points ... Went 8-of-10 from the free throw line and dished out five assists while scoring 16 points at home against Rice on January 26 ... Dished out a career-high nine assists while scoring 19 points in a near-double-double effort against Marshall on February 6 ... Hit 9-of-18 shots in 38 minutes of action, scoring 27 points at Houston on February 9 ... Had a five game stretch in which he scored 20 points four times, including scoring 25 points at home against SMU, hitting 7-of-14 from the field and 7-of-10 from the free throw line, while also dishing out six assists ... Scored a season-high 30 points at Rice on February 23, making 9-of-13 shots from the field and 6-of-8 from long range ... Added 25 points against UAB on February 27, making all eight of his free throw attempts and 8-of-18 from the field while also dishing out six assists ... Scored 16 points at Tulsa on March 2, before scoring 20 points (6-of-12 field goals) and dishing out eight assists.

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Scored 18 points in the season opener at Georgia Tech on November 9 ... Scored 21 points at home against Bethune-Cookman on November 13 ... Hit 7-of-9 shots and 3-of-4 from long range, scoring 21 points at home against Chicago State ... Hit 4-of-9 from long range and dished out five assists, scoring 16 points against Southern on November 24 ... Scored 16 points at home against Nicholls State on December 4, while dishing out five helpers.

2011-12 (Freshman - at Tulane)

His freshman season total of 463 points ranks 34th in school history ... His 131 free throw makes rank 10th in single-season school history.

Postseason (Conference USA Tournament): Played all 40 minutes in the team’s loss in the opening round of the 2012 Conference USA Tournament ... Scored seven points and dished out three assists in the liss ... Hit 2-of-13 shots from the field, and all three of his free throw attempts.

Conference USA play: Scored in double figures in 15-of-16 Conference USA games while raising his scoring average from 11.8 before the Conference season to 15.2 over the course of the 16-game season ... Opened the Conference USA season with a 12-point, four-assist effort at UCF where he hit 5-of-11 shots from the field and 2-of-5 from long range ... Scored 16 points on January 7 against Southern Miss, hitting 5-of-10 from the field and all five of his free throws ... Against Rice on January 14, scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds ... Had a 15-point effort at Tulsa on January 18 where he hit 4-of-5 from long range and 5-of-10 overall from the field ... Picked up a career-high six steals against UTEP on January 21, scoring 22 points and making 10-of-11 free throws ... Scored a career-high 33 points on January 25 against SMU, hitting 9-of-17 from the field, 5-of-11 from long range, and 10-of-12 from the free throw line ... Went 9-of-9 at the free throw line at Rice on January 28 while dishing out eight assists and scoring 18 points ... Scored 21 points against Houston on February 4, grabbing five steals and hitting 8-of-14 shots from the field ... Put up 19 points in a 42-minute overtime effort at UTEP on February 11, hitting 6-of-12 from the field and pulling down eight rebounds ... Scored 20 points at home against Memphis on February 15, hitting 4-of-10 from long range and 7-of-16 overall ... Tied his career-high with 33 points at UAB on February 18, playing the entire 40 minutes and making 9-of-18 from the field, 5-of-8 from long range, and 10-of-11 from the free throw line ... Played the full 40 minutes on February 22 at SMU, and scored 21 points while hitting 10-of-13 free throws ... Dished out seven assists and scored 21 points at home against Tulsa on February 25 while adding three steals ... Against East Carolina in the Conference USA finale, scored 16 points and made 9-of-11 free throws in the contest

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Opened his Tulane career with a six-point effort in 20 minutes of action against Alabama A&M ... Recorded his first collegiate double-digit scoring effort on November 15 against Nicholls State while also dishing out six assists ... Scored 15 points at home against Alcorn State on November 25, hitting 3-of-5 from the field and 7-of-8 on free throws ... Scored 13 points against in-city foe New Orleans a day later, hitting 4-of-10 from the field ... Scored a then-career-high 24 points at home against Georgia Tech on December 3, going 7-of-10 from the field and 6-of-7 from long distance while also pulling down seven rebounds ... Scored 13 points at Wofford on December 6, making 5-of-9 from the field and pulling down seven rebounds ... Tallied 22 po points on 7-of-14 shooting against MacMurray ... Scored 15 points on the road at Syracuse on December 22.

High School

Averaged 21.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game during his career at Pleasant Grove High School ... Three-time captain ... Earned league and team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named the state of Alabama Class 5A Player of the Year his senior season ... Also earned the Metro Player of the Year as a senior ... Was runner-up for 2010-11 Alabama's Mr. Basketball award ... Scored 47 points and also hit 26 free throws in one game.