Ricky Tarrant

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pleasant Grove, Ala.
High School:
Tulane

Granted release to transfer on April 10, 2015.

2014-15 (Junior)

Played 19 games, starting 13 before being sidelined after the Florida game on Jan. 27 by a plantar fascia rupture … was second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game … named SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 29 after recording a season-high 24 points and making 8-of-10 free throws against UCLA (12/28) … scored 23 points while hitting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc against Xavier (12/6) … made his first Crimson Tide start and responded with a season-high eight assists and five steals while committing no turnovers and scoring 17 points against USF (12/2) … scored 21 points against Arkansas (1/22) … had 21 points in 27 minutes against Arizona State (11/25) … recorded 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 3-of-4 from deep while leading the team with three steals against Southern Miss (11/20) … scored 18 points while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and going 8-of-10 from the free throw line in a win over Western Carolina (11/17).

2013-14 (Transfer Season)

Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for 2013-14, while sitting out the season due NCAA transfer rules ... transferred from Tulane University prior to the start of the 2013-14 season.

BEFORE ALABAMA

Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Tulane University ... named second team All-Conference USA and second team All-District 11 by the NABC in 2013 ... also earned third team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) ... 34th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points (1,013) ... had 51 double-figure scoring games in his career (20 with 20-plus points) ... scored 30-plus points in three games ... his 550 points as a sophomore were the ninth-most in Tulane history ... poured in a season-high 30 points with six three-pointers in win at Rice ... scored 28 points in win over Hofstra, with five 3-pointers, a career-high eight rebounds and five steals ... had 19 points and a career-high nine assists in win over Marshall ... earned Tulane Classic All-Tournament honors ... named C-USA and LSWA Freshman of the Year in 2012 ... also earned first team All-C-USA honors as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 21.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game during his career for coach Billy Grant at Pleasant Grove High School ... three-time captain and earned league and team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named 5A Player of the Year honors and Metro Player of the Year as a senior ... runner-up for Mr. Basketball in Alabama, behind future Tide teammate Levi Randolph ... scored 47 points and also hit 26 free throws in one game.