Laquincy Rideau (born March 28, 1996) is an American professional

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player for Punto Rojo LR of the Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto. He played

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for the

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and

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Early life and high school career

Rideau began his high school career at

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. Prior to his senior season, he transferred to

Blanche Ely High School Blanche Ely High School is a high school located in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. The school is named for Blanche Ely, former principal and social activist. In addition to Pompano Beach, Ely serves a portion of Deerfield Beach and a ...

. Rideau had three triple-doubles on an undefeated Class 7A championship team. He averaged 16.2 points, 6.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 steals per game, garnering Class 7A all-state first team honors. Rideau was lightly recruited, committed to playing college basketball for Gardner–Webb over Saint Peter's.

College career

Rideau averaged 5.8 points, 2.5 assists, and 2 steals per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Rideau averaged 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 3 steals per game. He was named to the Second Team All-

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. Following his sophomore season, Rideau transferred to

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, choosing the Bulls over

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, and Florida Gulf Coast. He sat out the 2017–18 season as a redshirt per NCAA rules, but injured his foot shortly after signing with South Florida, which kept him from practicing until January 2018. On January 12, 2019, Rideau posted a triple double of 18 points, 10 assists, and 10 steals in an 82–80 overtime loss to

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. On April 2, he scored a career-high 35 points along with eight assists and four steals in the second game of the

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against DePaul. Rideau averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a junior, earning

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Defensive Player of the Year honors. Following the season, he declared for the

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, but ultimately withdrew to return to South Florida. As a senior, Rideau averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Rideau joined Résidence Walferdange of the

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. He averaged 20.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. On December 2, 2021, Rideau signed with

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of the

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Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Gardner–Webb , 33 , , 1 , , 15.8 , , .437 , , .300 , , .457 , , 2.2 , , 2.5 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Gardner–Webb , 33 , , 30 , , 28.8 , , .470 , , .390 , , .579 , , 5.7 , , 5.2 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 34 , , 32.1 , , .409 , , .338 , , .549 , , 3.7 , , 5.4 , , 2.9 , , .1 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 32.5 , , .374 , , .295 , , .562 , , 4.4 , , 4.2 , , 2.5 , , .2 , , 12.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 132 , , 96 , , 27.3 , , .418 , , .328 , , .549 , , 4.0 , , 4.3 , , 2.6 , , .2 , , 11.5

Personal life

Rideau has four siblings. His father, Greg Rideau, pitched in the

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organization and is a police officer. His mother is a middle school culinary-arts teacher.

References

External links

South Florida Bulls bioGardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rideau, Laquincy 1996 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida Basketball players from Palm Beach County, Florida Blanche Ely High School alumni Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball players South Florida Bulls men's basketball players Point guards