Rick Apodaca

Rick Apodaca
Personal information
Born (1980-07-01) July 1, 1980
North Bergen, New Jersey
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Bergen
(North Bergen, New Jersey)
CollegeHofstra (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2000–2015
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2000Bayamón Cowboys
2002Arecibo Captains
2003Westchester Wildfire
2003Arecibo Captains
2003–2004Huntsville Flight
2004Arecibo Captains
2005San German Athletics
2005–2006Polpak Swiecie
2006San German Athletics
2006–2007Scafati Basket
2007–2008Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2008Santurce Crabbers
2008Yunnan
2008Basket Club Ferrara
2013Leones de Ponce
2014Caciques de Humacao
2014Indios de Mayagüez
2015Mets de Guaynabo
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
2003 Puerto Rico
2007 United States
Centrobasket
2003 Mexico
2004 Dominican Republic
2006 Panama

Rick Apodaca (born July 1, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Apodaca has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with the Arecibo Captains, Bayamón Cowboys, San German Athletics and Leones de Ponce. He also played professional basketball in Poland, Italy and Turkey. Apodaca was a member of the senior Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.