Rideau Named to NABC All-District Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo., MARCH 21, 2019 – The list of postseason awards continue to roll in for USF redshirt junior guard Laquincy Rideau, as he was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 25 Second Team on Thursday.

A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Rideau picked up two American Athletic Conference Awards earlier this month, winning the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year award to become the first player in the program’s 48-year history to earn conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. Rideau was also selected to the AAC All-Conference Third Team to become one of the first two players in school history to make all-conference in The American.

Rideau quickly made his presence felt on the defensive end of the court when he recorded four steals in his USF debut Nov. 6 against Alabama A&M. He would go on to post 10 games with at least four steals, which included tying the single-game school record with 10 Jan. 12 at Temple. Rideau added 18 points and 10 assists at Temple to become only the sixth player in the NCAA over the last 20 years to have a triple-double with points, assists and steals.

On Feb. 7 at SMU, Rideau collected his 69th steal of the year to become USF’s all-time single-season steals leader and break the previous record that stood for 45 years. One week later, Rideau tallied five steals at UCF to become the American Athletic Conference single-season steals leader with his 75th takeaway of the year. He’s tacked on 11 more steals since then to up his total to 86 and ranks seventh in the NCAA with 2.9 thefts per game.

In addition to his defensive prowess, Rideau also leads The American with 5.5 assists per game and attempting to become the first player in conference history to lead the league in assists and steals. He adds 12.8 points per game and is second on the team with 40 made three-pointers.

Rideau and the Bulls continue their bid for a College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament championship Monday at 7 p.m. when USF faces Utah Valley in the quarterfinals at the Yuengling Center.

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The USF men’s basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10^th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State’s Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory brings nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship, to Tampa. In his first season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to its first 10-plus win season since 2013-14.

USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids and appeared in the NIT eight times.

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