Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born January 14, 1987... Majoring in Sport and Human Performance... Aspires to play professional basketball... Favorite verse is Luke 1:37... Favorite team is the New York Jets... Favorite athlete is Carmelo Anthony... Son of Richard and Joanne Ross... Has two siblings: Simona and Richard Jr.

2014-15 (Senior)
Started in all 25 contests he competed in, averaging 29.5 minutes per game… Finished second on the team in scoring, scoring 13 points per game… Scored in double-figures on twenty different occasions, posting a career high 30 points versus Johnson University on February 21st… Shot 42.5-percent from the field, and 33.6-percent from behind the arc… Averaged 7.1 rebounds per game, snagging double-digit rebounds five different occasions, posting a double-double in each contest... Grabbed a season high 13 rebounds verses University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras… Playing over 30 minutes on fourteen occasions, he played a season high 36 minutes at Eckerd on February 28th.

2013-14 (Junior)
Finished the season on a tear and emerged as a reliable power forward option within the offense... Appeared in all 26 games while making 15 starting assignments and averaging 23.3 minutes per ballgame... Shot 40.6-percent from the field while knocking down 32.8-percent from beyond the arc and 64.8-percent at the free-throw line... Averaged 8.5 points and a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game on the season... Added 1.1 steals per game... Topped double-digits in points a total of 10 times including the last six games of the season... Poured in a season-high 23 points at Florida Tech on February 19th... Posted 15 games of at least seven rebounds including four games in double-digits for boards... Brought down a season-best 14 rebounds in the season finale on March 1st versus the University of Tampa... Played a season-high 44 minutes versus Johnson & Wales University on December 31st.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE
Attended Bronx Community College where he competed on the men's basketball team... Named a NJCAA All-American honorable mention as a sophomore... Chosen to the All-Region third-team in 2011-12 and the All-Region first-team in 2012-13... Named the MVP of the Conference Championship Game... Selected as the CUNYAC Player of the Year for the 2012-13 Season... Tallied over 1,000 points and 700 rebounds, most in Bronx CC history... Averaged 19.6 points point per game, 13.2 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Central Park East High School where he played on the boy's basketball team for head coach Edward Davis...