Wichita State Athletics

Career Summary (2020-22):
6-foot-6 wing/shooting guard was an explosive scorer for the Shockers, averaging over 18 points-per-40-minutes in his two seasons with the program… The American Athletic Conference Sixth-Man of the Year in 2022 the league’s all-freshman team in 2021 while helping the Shockers to their first-ever AAC regular season title and an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament…. Appeared in 49 games as a Shocker with eight starts and totaled 485 points (9.9-per-game) and 223 rebounds (4.6).... Entered the transfer portal in April, 2022.
 
Individual Honors:
AAC Sixth Man of the Year (2022)
AAC All-Freshman Team (2021)
4x AAC Weekly Honor Roll
1x AAC Freshman of the Week
2x WSU Varsity Letterman
 
Team Success:
American Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions (2021)
NCAA Tournament Qualifier (2021)
 

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2021-22 (Freshman II):
Sixth Man of the Year in the American Athletic Conference… Appeared in all 28 games with seven starts and averaged 12.0 points (tops among AAC reserves), 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals… Ranked third in the conference in free throw percentage at .849 (90-of-106)… Scored a team-best 18.1 points-per-40-minutes… Was the team’s leading scorer on 10 occasions and registered three 20-point games and two double-doubles… Made the AAC’s weekly honor roll three times (Jan. 31, Feb. 7 and Feb. 20) over a span of four weeks in late January and early February… Drew a team-high 4.5 fouls-per-40-minutes… Threw down 15 dunks.
 
Notable Performances:

• In the regular season finale against ECU (Mar. 5), scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to spark a 70-62 win.
• Shared high-scoring honors with 20 points and tallied seven rebounds in a 72-57 win over SMU (Feb. 5).
• Erupted for a career-high 31 points on 16-of-20 free throw shooting (most makes by a Shocker in 59 years) to key an 84-79 victory over UCF (Jan. 26). 22 of his points came over the final 11:08.
• Secured his first career double-double against Tulane (Jan. 12) with 12 points and a career-high 15 boards.
• Handed out a personal-best six assists in 23 turnover-free minutes against Norfolk State (Dec. 18).
• Scored 12 of his game-high 17 points over the final 10 minutes to help erase an eight-point deficit in a win at Oklahoma State (Dec. 1)

 

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2020-21 (Freshman):
Named to the American Athletic Conference’s All-Freshman Team… Appeared in 21 of the 22 games with one start and averaged 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.6 minutes… Made 12 threes on 44 percent accuracy and was 35-of-55 at the foul line (.636)… Drew an average of 5.03 fouls-per-40-minutes… Was one of the league’s most impactful bench scorers, averaging  18.2 points-per-40-minutes (11^th-best among AAC regulars)… One of just three players to average 20+ points-per-40 during AAC play, putting up 20.3 points over 13 conference contests.
 
Notable Performances:

• Earned Jan. 10 AAC freshman of the week honors after scoring a season-high 23 points in 23 minutes against Cincinnati (Jan. 10) – the most points by a Shocker true freshman in nearly a dozen years. He was 8-for-11 from the field and 7-for-11 at the line with six rebounds… 
• Supplied 11 points in 17 minutes to key an upset of No. 6 Houston (Feb. 18). Eight of those points came in the last six minutes of the first half, helping the Shockers erase a 12-point deficit.
• Missed the season-opener as part of COVID-19 protocol and played sparingly in losses to Mizzou and Oklahoma State before a breakthrough performance in the conference opener at Tulsa (Dec. 15) which included team-highs 13 points and eight rebounds.
• Earned a spot on the Dec. 21 AAC Honor Roll by delivering another 13 points and eight boards in a weekend win over Emporia State (Dec. 18).
• Made his first career start in his sixth career game against Newman (Dec. 30) and finished with eight points.

High School:
Three-star prospect, per Rivals and 247 Sports… No. 391 nationally in 247 Sports composite rankings and No. 18 in North Carolina… Also had offers from Hofstra, Georgia Southern, Siena, UMBC and Appalachian State… Committed to WSU on Mar. 29, 2020…  Third team all-state (all classes) who helped lead his team to North Carolina’s Class 3A state quarterfinals with a 22-6 record… First Team All-District 6 and conference player of the year… Averaged 23 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5 assists as a senior… Finished his career with more than 1,000 points… Earned MVP honors after leading his team to Lee County Christmas Tournament title … Participated in the Jordan Level Classic (along with future Shocker teammate Jaden Seymour) and was nominated for the East-West All-Star game… Coached by Greg Motley… Honor roll student and National Honor Society nominee who graduated among the top-10 of his class… Ran with Team Felton on the Under Armor circuit in the summer of 2019 while playing for Coach Fred Cannon.
 
Personal:
Born Aug. 3, 2001… Son of Rick and Ruth Council… Youngest of three boys, all named after their father... Oldest brother, Ricky Council II, played at Providence and UMBC… Ricky Council III, played junior college basketball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M… Also has an older sister, Rhianna, who plays at UNCG… Credits those older siblings for making him a tougher, more physical player -- especially around the basket... Favorite current NBA player is Kevin Durant and all-time favorite is Michael Jordan... Sport Management major.