Rick Rickert

Rick Rickert's playing career may not make him too noteworthy, but his name sure does.  Double Rick!  He played at the University of Minnesota, and was Freshman of the Year in the Big Ten in 2001.  He decided to turn pro after his sophomore year, and got drafted 55th overall.  Hopefully he thought "turning pro" meant travelling the world playing in different basketball leagues, because that's what he's done.

Per Wikipedia:

Rickert failed to make the team and went to play in Slovenia. Since then, Rickert has played with: Krka Novo Mesto (Adriatic League/Euroleague), Timberwolves (NBA), Asheville Altitude (D-League), Panellinios B.C. Athens (Greece), Lleida Bàsquet (Spain - 2nd Division), Fayetteville Patriots (D-League), Detroit Pistons (NBA), Colorado 14ers (D-League), the D-League All Star Team that traveled to China, representing the U.S. in the world tournament (D-League), and the New Zealand Breakers (Australasian Basketball League).

In 2004 he got punched by Kevin Garnett during a pickup game.  Sadly, there doesn't appear to be video.  However, I found a picture, here.

In the end, possibly the most interesting thing I know about Rick Rickert is that he was interrogated by a New Zealand journalist(singer?something?) named "Huny La Trapp."

Or maybe that he and his teammates sing Green Day songs in their spare time. (after the jump)