
- Name
- Andre Riddick
- Position
- Center
- Class
- SR
- Hometown (Last School)
- New York, NY (Bishop Loughlin)
- Ht
- 6'9"
- Wt
- 190
- Seasons
- 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95
- Birthday
- February 1, 1973
Andre Riddick was born February 1, 1973, in the Bronx, New York to Lenora Riddick. He was a dominant shot-blocker and defensive specialist at Kentucky from 1991 to 1995. Riddick played a crucial role in Kentucky’s return to national prominence under head coach Rick Pitino.
Riddick grew up in New York City and attended Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where he developed a reputation as a strong interior defender and rebounder. He averaged 18.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 7.6 blocked shots per game as a senior at Bishop Loughlin. He averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots per game as a junior.
His athleticism and defensive instincts earned him a scholarship to the University of Kentucky.
At 6-foot-9, Riddick played power forward and center for the Wildcats, making a name for himself as an elite shot-blocker and rebounder.
- Known as “The Rejector”, Riddick was one of the best rim protectors in Kentucky basketball history.
- Led the team in blocked shots during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.
- Named to the 1993 SEC All-Tournament Team.
- He helped lead Kentucky to the 1993 Final Four, where the Wildcats fell in an overtime thriller against Michigan’s Fab Five.
- Riddick finished his Kentucky career ranked third in blocked shots with 212 and was a key contributor to Pitino’s up-tempo, pressing defense.
- He played alongside Jamal Mashburn, Tony Delk, Travis Ford, and Walter McCarty, helping Kentucky rise back to national power in the early 1990s.
During his senior season (1994-95), Riddick continued to anchor the defense while contributing inside scoring and rebounding. His defensive presence made him one of the most feared shot-blockers in the SEC. He led the team in field goal shooting his senior year, connecting on 55.3 percent. He improved his free throw shooting from 26.3 percent his freshman season to 50.9 percent his senior year.
Although he went undrafted in the 1995 NBA Draft, Riddick played over a decade of professional basketball internationally, particularly in Europe and Asia.
