Crista Ricketts is a 1'85 american  forward who after successfully finishing her college career at La Salle has already played with big stats in Portugal, Austria and Spain.

Crista is a versatile player, who can play both the power and the small forward positions, runs the floor very well, is active on the boards and has a very nice low post and shooting game.

Her offensive versatility allows her to both play with her back to the basket and to face her defender and being a threat dribbling or shooting from long distance.

Once she finished high school, Crista joined La Salle University to play NCAA 1st division.

She had a great production already in her freshman year with 14.1 points and 6.5 rebounds.

Crista´s numbers were similar in the following years: 15.4 points and 6 rebounds as a sophomore, 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds as a junior and the best of her career in her last year: 17.0 points and 7,6 rebounds per game, always with excellent percentages.

Crista Ricketts played for ESSA Barreiro in Portugal 1st division and she helped the team to finish in 3rd position after being one of the best players in the league with 18.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

In the 2008-2009 season, Crista signed with Flying Foxes in Austrian 1st Division and she won both the League and the Cup.

Crista also played FIBA Cup, losing against Spanish 1st Division Team Gran Canaria after averaging 25 points and 4,5 rebounds per game with excellent 61% from the field and 100% in three pointers (5/5).

She returned to the Flying Foxes in the 2009-10 season, being again League and Cup champion.

Crista Ricketts played for the Brisbane Capitals in the Australian QBL during the 2010 summer, averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds per game.

In the 2010-11 season, Crista Ricketts signed with ADBA Aviles in Spanish 2nd division and averaged 18,8 points 7,7 rebounds and 20,6 in efficiency per game, leading Aviles to the Playoffs after winning 20 out of 26 games.

Crista Ricketts had the maximum efficiency by any player in the League with 45, was the second top scorer, ninth rebounder (second in offensive rebounds), fourth in drawn fouls and fourth in efficiency in the League.

Crista Ricketts returned to Spain in the 2011-12 season, signing with Tanit.


CAREER

2003-2004 La Salle (NCAA DIV1 ): 14,1p 6,5r

2004-2005 La Salle (NCAA DIV1): 15,4p 6,0r

2005-2006 La Salle (NCAA DIV1): 13,8p 6,4r

2006-2007 La Salle (NCAA DIV1): 17,0p 7,6r

2007-2008 Essa Barreiro (POR): 18,3p 8,5r

2008-2009: Flying Foxes (Austria – 1A): 24,1ppg 9rpg 3apg

2009-2010: Flying Foxes (Austria – 1A): 25,1ppg 12,1rpg 3apg 2,7spg

2009-2010: Brisbane Capitals (Australia – 1A): 20,0ppg 12,0rpg

2010-2011: ADBA Avilés (Spain-LF2): 18,8ppg 7,7rpg 20,6val 

2011-2012: Tanit (Spain-LF2)


AWARDS

All-Atlantic 10 Rookie first team in 2004
All-Atlantic 10 first team in 2006
All-Atlantic 10 second team in 2007
3rd in 1st Division in Portugal in 2008
2009 Austrian Cup Champion
2009 Austrian League Champion
2010 Austrian Cup Champion
2010 Austrian League Champion
2010 Player of the Year Austrian League
2011 Playoffs to Spanish 1st Division
2011 Second top scorer in Spanish 2nd Division
2011 Fourth best player in Efficiency in Spanish LF2
2011 Best efficiency in a single game in Spanish LF2 with 45