Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian-Bahamian[1] retired basketball player, actor, businessman, and former esports franchise owner. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the esports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019.[2]

This article is about the basketball player. For the American football coach, see Rick Fox (American football). For the musician, see Rik Fox.

Rick Fox

Fox at "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" event in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian / Bahamian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Kingsway Academy (Nassau, Bahamas) Warsaw Community (Warsaw, Indiana)
College	North Carolina (1987–1991)
NBA draft	1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1991–2004
Position	Small forward
Number	44, 17
Career history
1991–1997	Boston Celtics
1997–2004	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA champion (2000–2002) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1992) First-team All-ACC (1991) Third-team All-ACC (1990) ACC Tournament MVP (1991)
Career NBA statistics
Points	8,966 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds	3,517 (3.8 rpg)
Assists	2,649 (2.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Fox was born in Toronto, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox.[3] His father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent.[4] Fox's family moved to his father's native Bahamas when Fox was young. He attended Kingsway Academy in Nassau, where he was a member of the high school's basketball team, the "Saints". Fox also played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana. After two seasons (1984–1986) at Warsaw, Fox was projected to have a very successful senior season. Just prior to his senior season, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) ruled that he had no more high school eligibility left (due to completing eight semesters between the Bahamas and Indiana) and was not allowed to participate in any further IHSAA games.[5] Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.[6]

He then went on to star collegiately at the University of North Carolina where his highlights included leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 NCAA Final Four.[6]

Basketball career

Boston Celtics

Fox began his professional basketball career when he was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.[7] As a member of the Celtics, Fox became the first rookie starter on opening night since Larry Bird in 1979 and made the 1992 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8 points per game.[7] By the 1995–96 season, Fox had become the team's starting small forward and achieved double figure scoring. He recorded career highs of 15.4 points a game and 2.2 steals a game (fifth in the league) and made 101 three-point field goals in the 1996–97 campaign.[8]

Los Angeles Lakers

Rick Fox with Los Angeles Lakers

In the summer of 1997, the Celtics released Fox, and he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[9] He played and started in all 82 games during the 1997–98 season, averaging 12 points per game. In the playoffs, he tallied 10.9 points a game as the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Utah Jazz.[10] In the 1998–99 season, the Lakers acquired All-Star small forward Glen Rice. Fox primarily served as his backup during the next two seasons.

In the 1999–2000 season playoffs, Fox played all 23 games as the Lakers advanced to the 2000 NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. In the Finals, Fox averaged 6.7 points, including 11 in the Lakers' game 1 victory.[11] In game 6, with the Lakers leading the series 3–2, Fox hit a critical three-pointer in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers' final rally as they won the game and the NBA title, Fox's first.[12]

Following the departure of Glen Rice, Fox started 77 of 82 games in the 2000–01 season, posting an average of 9.6 points a game while shooting 39% from three-point range.[13] In the playoffs, Fox started in all 16 games as the Lakers swept through the first three rounds and reached the 2001 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Fox scored 19 points in the Lakers' game 1 loss; the 76ers were led by Allen Iverson's 48 points.[14] The Lakers would win the next four games of the series, securing their second straight championship. In the fifth game, Fox contributed with 20 points, and hit all three of his three-point field goal attempts.

In the 2001–02 season, Fox played and started in all 82 games in the regular season and in all of the Lakers' 19 playoff games.[15] The Lakers faced a grueling 7 game series against the Sacramento Kings, with Fox scoring 13 points in the Lakers' game 7 victory in Sacramento.[16]

In the 2002 NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets, Fox averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals as the Lakers swept the Nets in 4 games to win their third straight NBA title.[17] In the beginning of the 2002 season, Fox was suspended 6 games after fighting with Sacramento Kings player Doug Christie in the preseason.[18] In the 2002–03 season, Fox started in 75 of 76 games but suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the last two games of the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the entire Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs.[19] The Spurs defeated the Lakers 4–2. Fox missed 40 games in the 2003–04 season due to a foot injury, but started in 34 of 38 games while active. He would only start in 3 of 16 playoff games as the Lakers advanced to the 2004 NBA Finals but lost to the Detroit Pistons in 5 games. In 56 career NBA playoff games, Fox averaged 6.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.[8] Following the 2003–04 season, Fox was traded back to the Celtics in a deal that brought Chucky Atkins to the Lakers, but opted to retire instead of suiting up for the Celtics.[20]

National team

Fox played internationally for Canada twice at the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championships.[21]

Acting career

During NBA career

While attending the University of North Carolina, Fox earned a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures.[22] In 1994, Fox appeared in the film Blue Chips as a member of the Western University basketball team.[23] In 1996 Fox then played the role of Terry Hastings in the film Eddie, a slumping basketball player who receives help from fan "Eddie" played by Whoopi Goldberg.[24] Fox then had a role as the ladies man Chick Deagan in the 1998 film He Got Game film directed by Spike Lee.[25] It was in 1997, however, that Fox received the biggest role of his early acting career playing prison inmate Jackson Vahue on the HBO prison drama Oz, appearing in 11 episodes of the show between 1997 and 2003. Vahue is a superstar basketball player imprisoned for charges related to a sexual assault charge. He subsequently develops and overcomes a major drug addiction. Fox first appeared on the episode "To Your Health" and each of the following episodes for the rest of the first season. His character would again appear at the beginning of the second season, before returning during the middle of the fourth season on the episode "Revenge is Sweet" and appearing on the duration of the season, as Vahue is nearing probation. His character's final appearance would come in the show's last season, on series finale "Exeunt Omnes", when Vahue is almost killed by the character Brass.[22][26]

Fox was a supporting actor in the 1999 film Resurrection playing the role of Detective Scholfield and the role of Ray in the television film The Collectors. At the time, ESPN quoted Fox as saying of trying to balance his acting career with his sports career that, "I mean, Penny Marshall is courtside. You got Jack (Nicholson) and Denzel (Washington). The head of the William Morris Agency is there. (Ally McBeal creator) David E. Kelley comes to some games ... I want to jump into conversations with them, but I'm working!"[27]

In addition to Oz, Fox appeared in three more television series in the year 2003. On the first season of the crime drama 1-800-Missing starring Vivica A. Fox, Rick Fox played the role of Eric Renard over five episodes. He also provided the voice of the characters Flash Williams and Smooth Daley on the Crime Wave/Odd Ball episode of Nickelodeon's animated series The Fairly OddParents, and played the role of Peter Sampson on the television show Street Time.[22] As Eric Renard he played the love interest of the FBI agent Brooke Haslett, played by actress Gloria Reuben.[28] That year he also appeared in the film Holes in the supporting character role of Clyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston, a baseball player.[29]

Post-NBA acting career

Rick Fox holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in May 2006.

In 2005, Fox guest starred as the character Stephen Melbourne in the UPN television series Kevin Hill[30] and appeared in Love, Inc. as the character David Marley,[31] appearing in six episodes after only being announced for three.[22] In 2006 Fox played the role of Fabrizio in the film Mini's First Time[32] the same year he appeared in 5 episodes as Daunte in the CW drama series, One Tree Hill. In 2007 Fox played Wilhelmina Slater's bodyguard and lover Dwayne in the second season of Ugly Betty, opposite his former wife Vanessa Williams.[33] The following year Fox signed on with the show Dirt to play a recurring role in a multi-episode storyline lasting six episodes playing the role of Prince Tyrese.[22][34] In 2008 and 2009, he had a recurring role (as a fictionalized version of himself) on the BET comedy-drama television series The Game, also returning to reprise his role in the 2012 season finale.[35] In 2008 Fox also had a lead role in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns as Harry, a coach trying to court the character of Brenda played by Angela Bassett.[36] In 2009, Fox played himself in the comedies Party Down[37] and Head Case,[38] and he currently has recurring roles on VH1's Single Ladies and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. In 2010 Fox briefly guest starred on the science-fiction series Dollhouse,[39] and took on a recurring role on the CW remake of Melrose Place.[40] In 2011, Fox then played the role of Bernadette's ex-boyfriend Glenn in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Love Car Displacement". In an article about his appearance, TV Guide quoted Fox as saying about his role, "It's all in Glenn's head now. 'How am I losing to this guy? He's smarter than me ... I love that they turned the 'threatening ex' on its ear. At the end of the day, I have more insecurity about my intellect and am constantly fighting to be accepted intellectually and be seen for more than my looks and my size. I want to appear intelligent and prove my intelligence. That's where I'm battling with him."[41]

In 2011, Fox also played a suspect on the crime drama Body of Proof[42] and in 2012 he played the character Andre Carson on the series Franklin & Bash.[43] He also played the recurring role of Winston on Single Ladies[44] and Andrew Thompson the series Mr. Box Office.[22]

In 2013, Fox played the role of Chase Vincent in the VH1 series Hit the Floor. In 2014, Fox guest starred as the character Dr. James Kendall in the CBS television series Mom.[45][46] On the same airdate, he appeared as himself on an episode of the CBS sitcom The McCarthys. In 2015, Fox played the role of Sam Johnson, the general manager for eponymous basketball team on Yahoo's original series Sin City Saints, he appeared in the TV film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, and played retired basketball player Calvin Owens on iZombie. In 2016, Fox also appeared in the Showtime original series Shameless. He's currently playing the role of Darius Nash on the OWN series Greenleaf.

Reality television

In late 2010, Fox was a celebrity contestant on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, paired with pro Cheryl Burke. They came in sixth place. He was also host of the Jace Hall Show for five episodes. Fox appeared as a contestant on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, in season 3. He was a special guest judge during season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race. And in 2017, Fox was a contestant on the Chopped Star Power actors competition. Fox came in second place.

Professional gaming

Main article: Echo Fox

In 2015, Fox and partner Amit Raizada acquired professional League of Legends team Gravity Gaming of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, re-branding it to Echo Fox.[47][48]

In April 2019, Fox threatened to leave the esports team after accusing Raizada of making racist comments against him and Echo Fox CEO Jace Hall, as well as threatening Fox's family.[49][50] In response, Riot Games, which operates the LCS, launched an investigation. It ordered Echo Fox to remove Razaida, or it would have to sell its spot in the LCS within 60 days, saying "hate speech, threats, and bigotry have no place in the LCS." With Echo Fox unable to remove Razaida, Riot Games came up with an agreement to end Echo Fox's participation in the LCS, eventually resulting in Evil Geniuses acquiring the team's spot.[51]

In September 2019, a lawsuit ousting Fox as general partner was sent to him by several of his business partners, stating Fox had repeatedly worked against the best interests of the company. The letter sent had several signatures including: Vision Esports head Stratton Sclavos, investor Daniel Deshe, Raizada Group manager Ravi Srivastava and Khalid Jones, who was Fox's partner in the general partnership.[52] In response, Fox filed a lawsuit against Raizada and Sclavos alleging the two partners committed fraud, conspiracy and breach of contract against him.[53]

Personal life

Fox has a son named Kyle (born 1994) with Kari Hillsman, a woman he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics.[54] Fox was also married to American actress/singer Vanessa Williams. After eloping in summer 1999 in the Caribbean, they had another ceremony in September 1999 in New York City. They had a daughter in May 2000. In August 2004, Fox filed for divorce from Williams.[55] Fox and Williams' split however was amicable enough for the two of them to work onscreen together several years later on the television show Ugly Betty.[33] Fox and actress Eliza Dushku dated from October 2009 to June 2014.[56] His younger sister, Jeanene Fox, is a model and actress.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Boston	81	5	19.0	.459	.329	.755	2.7	1.6	1.0	.4	8.0
1992–93	Boston	71	14	15.2	.484	.174	.802	2.2	1.6	0.9	.3	6.4
1993–94	Boston	82	53	25.6	.467	.330	.757	4.3	2.6	1.0	.6	10.8
1994–95	Boston	53	7	19.6	.481	.413	.772	2.9	2.6	1.0	.4	8.8
1995–96	Boston	81	81	32.0	.454	.364	.772	5.6	4.6	1.4	.5	14.0
1996–97	Boston	76	75	42.9	.456	.363	.787	5.2	3.8	2.2	.5	15.4
1997–98	L.A. Lakers	82	82	33.0	.471	.325	.743	4.4	3.4	1.2	.6	12.0
1998–99	L.A. Lakers	44	1	21.5	.448	.337	.742	2.0	2.0	0.6	.2	9.0
1999–00†	L.A. Lakers	82	1	18.0	.414	.326	.808	2.4	1.7	0.6	.3	6.5
2000–01†	L.A. Lakers	82	77	27.9	.444	.393	.779	4.0	3.2	0.9	.4	9.6
2001–02†	L.A. Lakers	82	82	27.9	.421	.313	.824	4.7	3.5	0.8	.3	7.9
2002–03	L.A. Lakers	76	75	28.7	.422	.375	.754	4.3	3.3	0.9	.2	9.0
2003–04	L.A. Lakers	38	34	22.3	.392	.246	.733	2.7	2.6	0.8	.1	4.8
Career		930	587	25.5	.450	.349	.770	3.8	2.8	1.0	.4	9.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1992	Boston	8	0	8.4	.478	.500	1.000	0.8	0.5	0.3	.3	3.6
1993	Boston	4	0	17.8	.280	.333	1.000	4.8	1.3	0.5	.3	4.3
1998	L.A. Lakers	13	13	32.9	.447	.396	.826	4.5	3.9	0.8	.2	10.9
1999	L.A. Lakers	8	1	22.6	.400	.190	1.000	2.8	1.5	0.5	.6	6.6
2000†	L.A. Lakers	23	0	14.4	.452	.462	.762	1.7	1.2	0.4	.0	4.3
2001†	L.A. Lakers	16	16	35.8	.450	.316	.867	4.9	3.6	1.9	.4	10.0
2002†	L.A. Lakers	19	19	34.3	.482	.349	.755	5.4	3.4	1.1	.3	9.8
2003	L.A. Lakers	4	4	19.8	.444	.500	.750	1.5	1.8	0.3	.3	6.0
2004	L.A. Lakers	16	3	9.1	.400	.143	.500	1.4	1.1	0.2	.1	1.1
Career		111	56	22.8	.444	.360	.801	3.2	2.2	0.8	.2	6.6

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blue Chips	The Texas Western Team
1996	Eddie	Terry Hastings
1998	He Got Game	Chick Deagan
1999	Resurrection	Scholfield
2003	Holes	Clyde "Sweetfeet" Livingston
2006	Mini's First Time	Fabrizio
2008	Meet the Browns	Harry
2010	Fox vs. Fox	unknown role	Short film
	Hysteria	N/A	Producer
2011	Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum	unknown role	Short film
2013	Mr. Sophistication	Himself
2015	Dope	Councilman Blackmon
	Back to School Mom	Matthew Kessler
	Hollywood Adventures	Himself
	Navy Seals vs. Zombies	Vice President Bentley
	Dear Albania	Himself
	The Christmas Gift	Cooper
2017	A Curry on an American Plate	Robert
	Game	Coach	Short film
	Killing Hasselhoff	Himself
	Krystal	Bo
2018	A Twist of Christmas	Dr. Thomas Baxter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Head Over Heels	Himself	Episode: "Vice Guy"
1997–2003	Oz	Jackson Vahue	Recurring role; 11 episodes
1999	The Collectors	Ray	TV movie
2000	Max Steel	Himself	Episode: "Sports Day"
2001	Arli$	Himself	Episode: "You Are Your Priorities"
2003	Street Time	Peter Samson	Episode: "Even"
	The Fairly Odd Parents	Flash Williams/Smooth Daley (voice role)	Episode: "Crime Wave/Odd Ball"
	1-800-Missing	Eric Renard	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2005	Kevin Hill	Stephen Melbourne	Episode: "The Monroe Doctrine"
2005–06	Love, Inc.	David	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2006	One Tree Hill	Daunte Jones	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2007	Ugly Betty	Dwayne	2 episodes
	Head Case	Himself	Episode: "Ladies Night"
2008	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Himself (contestant)	2 episodes
2007–08	Dirt	Prince Tyreese	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2007–13	The Game	Himself	Recurring role; 26 episodes
2009	Party Down	Himself	Episode: "Brandix Corporate Retreat"
2009–10	Melrose Place	Mason	2 episodes
2010	Dollhouse	Gary Walden (uncredited)	Episode: "Getting Closer"
	Pros vs. Joes	Himself	Episode: "17's the Magic Number"
	Dancing with the Stars	Himself (contestant)	Series regular; 13 episodes (Season 11)
2011	The Big Bang Theory	Glenn	Episode: "The Love Car Displacement"
	The Guild	Himself	Episode: "Social Traumas"
	Body of Proof	Ted Banning	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
	House of Payne	Roland	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2011–12	Single Ladies	Winston	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2012	Franklin & Bash	Andre Carson	Episode: "Jango & Rossi"
	RuPaul's Drag Race	Himself (Guest Judge)	2 episodes
	The Eric Andre Show	Himself	Episode: "Russell Brand"
2011–13	Jake and Amir	Himself	Television short; 4 episodes
2012–13	Mr. Box Office	Andrew Thompson	Series regular; 13 episodes
2013	Off Season: Lex Morrison Story	Lex Morrison	TV movie
	The Glades	Darius Locke	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2013–16	Hit the Floor	Chase Vincent	Recurring role; 9 episodes
2014	The McCarthys	Himself	Episode: "Why Guys Shouldn't Date Their Sister's Ex"
	Mom	James	Episode: "Crazy Eyes and a Wet Brad Pitt"
2015	Sin City Saints	Sam Johnson	Recurring role; 4 episodes
	Herman the Monkey	Himself	unknown episode/also Executive Producer
	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Principle SSA Webb	TV movie
	iZombie	Calvin Owens	Episode: "Max Wager"
	The Christmas Gift	Cooper	TV movie
2015–16	Celebrity Name Game	Himself (Celebrity Player)	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2016	Shameless	Gareth	Episode: "Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma"
	Shoot the Messenger	Anthony Telpher	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016–17	K.C. Undercover	Richard Martin	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2017	Criminal Minds	Brian Stoll	Episode: "Neon Terror"
	Major Crimes	Himself	Episode: "Conspiracy (Part 1)"
	Black-ish	Himself	Episode: "Sugar Daddy"
	H1Z1: Fight for the Crown	Himself	Miniseries Also served as Executive Producer
	Chopped	Himself (Contestant)	Episode: "Star Power: Screen Sensations!"
	Match Game	Himself (Celebrity Panelist)	2 episodes
	Celebrity Family Feud	Himself (Contestant)	Episode: "Neil DeGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox and Boy Band vs. Girl Group"
2017–20	Greenleaf	Darius Nash	Series regular; 28 episodes
2018	Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps	Ian	TV movie
	Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu	Ian	TV movie
	Home & Family	Himself (Guest/Co-Host)	Recurring role; 5 episodes
	7 Days Out	Himself	Episode: "League of Legends"
	A Twist of Christmas	Dr. Thomas Baxter	TV movie
2019	The Cool Kids	Reggie	Episode: "Funeral Crashers"
2020	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	Defense Attorney Edgar Goodwin	Episode: "Garland's Baptism by Fire"

Dancing with the Stars

Fox was paired with two time DWTS winner Cheryl Burke for Season 11. The couple was eliminated on November 2, 2010 ending the competition in sixth place.

Season 11 performances

Week#	Dance / Song	Judge's scores			Result	Ref
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Viennese Waltz / "Crazy"	8	7	7	Safe
2	Jive / "Tush"	7	7	7	Safe
3	Samba / "Whine Up"	8	8	8	Safe
4	Argentine Tango / "Violentango"	6 6 (technical score)	7 7 (technical score)	7 6 (technical score)	Safe
5	Rumba / "Hill Street Blues Theme"	8	8	8	Last to be called safe
6	Tango / "If I Had You" Marathon Rock n' Roll / "La Grange"	8 6	8 6	8 6	Safe
7	Quickstep / "Hey Pachuco" Group Cha-Cha-Cha / "Workin' Day and Night"	91/10 8	9 8	9 8	Eliminated
1Score by guest judge Helio Castroneves.

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46. Rick Fox [@RickFox] (December 6, 2014). "Thank you to the #Ladies of @MOMCBS U are all #AA+ #LoveYouAll in an unhealthy codependent way – I need #ALANON" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
47. Soshnick, Scott (December 18, 2015). "Former NBA Player Rick Fox Buys eSports Team Gravity". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
48. Fox, Rick (February 20, 2017). "The Business of Gaming". The Players' Tribune.
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52. "Sources: Rick Fox to be ousted from Echo Fox". ESPN.com. September 27, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
53. "Rick Fox sues business partners alleging fraud, conspiracy and breach of contract". ESPN.com. October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
54. "VANESSA L. WILLIAMS And NBA Star RICK FOX Tie The Knot In New York". Jet. 1999.
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External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
• Official website
• Rick Fox on IMDb
• Rick Fox Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film