Ricky Davis

Ricky Davis is professional basketball player.   He played high school ball in Davenport, IA, and went on to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes (yay!).  He only played one season, 1997, at Iowa, but only because he decided to take a chance at the NBA draft.  He was selected in the first round of the 1998 by the Charlotte Hornets.  He played in 736 games in the NBA from 1998-2010, with a  44.6 shooting %, 78.1 Ft %, with 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 13.5 points per game.  

Since 2010, he's been a world traveler, playing in Turkey, China, France, Puerto Rico as well as the NBA Developmental League, where he is currently a member of the Erie BayHawks.

Ricky once made a name for himself by trying to get a triple-double by shooting at his own basket in the closing moments of a game

http://youtu.be/WNrehtOZIlY

Ricky also took part in the 2000 NBA dunk contest.

http://youtu.be/zyFWUmoysWE

Rick Heller

I know it's not exactly baseball season anymore, but I wanted to get this post out there.
Rick Heller is the new head baseball coach at the University of Iowa as of July 2013.  He is the 20th head coach in program history.   An Iowa native, Rick Has been the head coach at three previous schools (Upper Iowa, Northern Iowa, Indiana State) and is looking to revitalize an Iowa program that has languished in the bottom of the Big Ten standings more often than not in recent years.

Here is a video with some snippets from his introductory press conference.  He seems excited to get started, and here's to hoping that he can get the job done.

Rick also sat down with College Baseball Insider recently to talk a little about his philosophy and the Iowa job

Happy 17th Anniversary, Rick! Love, Sam.

The jumbotron at Kinnick today had that message at one point while the Hawkeyes were in the process of beating Missouri State.  Now, I don't know who this Rick fellow is, but it's his anniversary soon.  So, happy anniversary, Rick!

Eric May

Eric May just completed his senior season on the University of Iowa basketball team.  He was a team captain and by all accounts a great leader.   Eric had a tremendous freshman season, earning All-Big Ten Freshman team honors, had a solid second season, and was hampered by injuries his junior year, causing his play to suffer. His senior season was played with much of the intensity and athletic ability fans had hoped for after his freshman year, producing numerous dunks that ignited the crowd while seeing his shooting percentages rise, earning praise for his defensive performances, and just generally helping out everywhere.  I believe Eric earned a lot of respect from Hawkeye fans because he played on two of the worst teams in Iowa Basketball history and stayed through a coaching change while some of his teammates left the program. 

Here are some Eric May dunks:

Thanks for your dedication and effort, Eric!

Also, I want to note that the only other senior on this year's team was walk-on Chris Rickert. It must have been full-on ricksville on senior day.

Ricky Stanzi

Since this is an Iowa-based Rick Show, this clip is a must.