Troy University Athletics
2009 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Richard Delk
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, TN
- High School:
- Northside HS
2009-10 [REDSHIRT SENIOR]: TROY
Started all 33 games for Troy at guard ... Led Troy in scoring nine times and in rebounding five times ... Posted four dunks and converted 3-of-5 three-point play opportunities ... Shook off a slight ankle sprain to score 13 points in season opening win over Piedmont ... Grabbed nine rebounds with five points against WCU ... Lone bright spot against Florida with 15 points and four rebounds ... Was the only consistent offensive player against UAB ... Scored 23 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep ... Five treys tied a career high ... Scored 20 points in Troy's narrow defeat at Georgia Southern ... Posted his second double-double as a Trojan with 12 points and 10 boards at Auburn ... Scored 20 points and grabbed six boards with three assists at Houston ... Posted 16 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five steals in home win over Denver ... Posted 17 points on five 3-pointers at FIU ... 14 points and three steals in home win over WKU ... Scored 19 points in loss at UL ... Reached the 1,000-point plateau for his collegiate career with 10 points against South Alabama on 1/31... Scored 13 points as Troy earned 81-78 win over FIU ... Led Troy in scoring and rebounds with 15 and nine against MTSU ... Took over the game in second half, scoring 21 points with seven rebounds to lead Troy past Florida Atlantic on "Senior Night" ... Led Troy with 16 points - all in the second half - as the team came from behind to defeat UALR ... Seven points with four rebounds and three steals in finale at Arkansas State ... Scored a team-best 17 points in Sun Belt tournament quarterfinal win over USA ... Hit key 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining to bury WKU as he scored seven points with eight rebounds.
2008-09 [REDSHIRT JUNIOR]: TROY
Named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and a 2nd team All-Conference
performer following his junior season ... Was the only Troy player to start all
32 games of the 2008-09 season ... Scored 19 points against UNCW on 11/17 ...
Hit his first two three-pointers of the season against the Seahawks ... Reset
his career high against Centenary on 11/20 with a team-high 23 points ...
Scored 12 points with a game-high nine rebounds against Alcorn State in Troy's
first win of the year ... Notched 17 points, six rebounds and three steals
against NSU on 11/29 ... Scored a team-high 22 points against MTSU with nine
rebounds on 12/11 in first-career Sun Belt Conference game ... For the third
time in 2008-09 Delk set a career-high with 28 points against UNCW on 12/22 ...
Scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds against JU on 12/29 ... Scored a
team-high 17 points against WKU on 1/1 ... Scored 11 points with five rebounds
against FIU on 1/3 ... Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out
five assists and picked up three steals against William Carey on 1/5 ... Posted
first career double-double against UL on 1/10 with 12 points and 13 rebounds
... Kept his overall strong play going with 17 points, seven rebounds, six
assists and three steals in rout of South Alabama on 1/15 ... Scored 18 points
with six rebounds against UALR ... Scored 19 points with four rebounds and
three assists in win over Denver ... Led team in scoring with 18 points in win
over Arkansas State ... Posted a near-double-double with 12 points and nine
boards against MTSU, with three steals and three assists ... Continued his
solid all-around play with 14 points, six rebounds and three assists in 36
minutes of Troy's victory over Western Kentucky ... Scored a team-best 24
points with four 3-pointers against FIU ... Tied his career-high with six
assists versus UL on 2/6 ... Came close to his second double-double with 12
points and eight rebounds in Hot Springs, Ark. against South Alabama ... Scored
18 points with four rebounds and three steals to close out his junior season in
first round CBI loss to Charleston ... His 175 field goals made as a junior ranks
sixth-best in Troy's Division I history.
2007-08 [JUNIOR]
Sat out the season after transferring to Troy
from Mississippi State.
2006-07 [SOPHOMORE]: Mississippi State
Saw action in all 35 games as a sophomore at Mississippi State, starting 33 ...
Averaged 5.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 23.6 minutes of
playing time ... Shot 46.6 percent from the floor, including 34.9 percent from
three-point range, while shooting 56.3 percent from the free throw line ... Had
a run of three straight double-figure scoring games in December, posting 10
points against South Alabama, 14 against Miami and 16 against McNeese State ...
Hit a season-high six three-pointers, in nine attempts, against McNeese State
... Had 51 assists and 28 steals on the year ... Played a season-high 36
minutes in the game at Miami.
2005-06 [FRESHMAN]: Mississippi State
Averaged 3.5 points, 2.0 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 23 appearances
(20.0 mins/gm) on the season as a true freshman for the Bulldogs ... Shot 43
percent from the field overall and 33 percent from the three-point line for the
year... Averaged 6.7 points on 57-percent field goals (20-35 FGs) and 54-percent
three-point shooting (7-13 treys) as well as 3.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds per
outing over the last seven games of 2005-06... Moved to the swing position late
in the year after primarily playing the point early during his rookie
campaign... Averaged 28.1 minutes per game over his last seven outings a year
ago, including three starts in the last four games (33.5 mins/gm)... Averaged
3.4 points (43% FGs & 32% treys), 2.1 assists and 1.3 rebounds in league
play... Did earn seven starts as a true freshman after missing the first seven
games of 2005-06 due to a stress-reaction injury to his right foot... Recorded
season highs in points (13), field goals made (6), field goals attempted (10),
rebounds (8), assists (5) and minutes played (36) in late-season start versus Georgia...
Closed out the regular season with seven points, four assists and three
rebounds at Arkansas, followed by eight points
(2-3 treys), four assists and three steals in home win over Alabama... Had 12 points (5-7 FGs & 2-4
treys) and three assists in his first collegiate start.
[HIGH SCHOOL]
Four-year letter-winner and three-year starter for coach Terry Hill at North Side High School in Jackson,
Tenn... Totaled 1,324 career
points (11.2 ppg), 519 rebounds (4.4 rpg), 318 assists (2.7 apg), 180 steals
(1.5 spg) and 108 blocked shots, while shooting 50.6 percent overall from the
field, 34.6 percent from the three-point line and 66.4 percent from the charity
stripe, during his prep career... Named to The Jackson Sun's All-West Tennessee
Team after averaging 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest as a
senior... Shot 54.7 percent from the field overall, 33.3 percent from beyond
the three-point arc and 60.0 percent from the free-throw line in 2004-05...
Named honorable mention all-state by The Associated
Press as a senior after helping lead the 25-5 Indians to a
second straight runner-up finish in the Class AAA state tournament... Capped
his prep career by scoring 19 points for the South All-Stars in the 2005 Golden Circle
All-Star Game... Posted seven 20-point outings as a senior, highlighted by a
career-high, 27-point effort against Liberty.
[PERSONAL]
Richard Allen Delk was born December 2, 1986, in Atlanta, Ga...
The son of Rickie and Genevieve Delk. The older (by 30 minutes) of the Delk
twins... Brother Reginald transferred from Mississippi
State to Louisville
... Nephew of former University
of Kentucky standout
guard and current NBA performer Tony Delk... Father, Rickie, was a four-time
all-conference performer (1973-76) and three-time league scoring champion at
Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., where he left as the school's all-time
leading scorer (2,327 career points) as well as having his jersey number (#00)
retired... An older sister, Genevieve, played collegiately at the University of South Alabama, while a younger sister,
Gwen, also played collegiately... Was ranked 86th nationally as a prep senior
by Rivals.com.
