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Ricky Grace (born August 20, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, United States) is a former professional basketball player in the Australian National Basketball League from 1990 to the 2004/2005 season. Ricky "Amazing" Grace attended the University of Oklahoma in the US before travelling to Australia where he played his entire NBL career for the Perth Wildcats and captained the club from 2002/03 until his retirement. During his time with the club Grace played an integral part in six grand finals appearances and four championships (including a Grand Final MVP in the Wildcats 1993 loss to the Melbourne Tigers).

Originally selected in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz in the third round (67th overall), Grace later had a three-game stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 1994. He was also a member of the Australian Mens Basketball team at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

Awards

NBL's First Team (1991, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Grand Final MVP (1990, 1993)
NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (2003/04)

Team records

First in games played (456)
First in points (8540)
First in assists (3352)
First in steals (719)

NBL Records

First in assists per game in 2003 (8.0/27 games)
First in assists per game in 2004 (7.3/23 games)

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