Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Canadian actor and former basketball player.

He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Ulrich Alexander Fox was born on July 24, 1969, in Toronto, Canada, the son of Dianne Gerace, who was an Olympic high jumper and women's pentathlete, and Ulrich Fox.

His father is Bahamian and his mother is Canadian of Italian and Scottish descent.

Fox's family moved to his father's native Bahamas when Fox was young.

He attended Kingsway Academy in Nassau.

Despite never playing organized basketball before, he went to a summer camp and became a member of the high school's basketball team, the Saints.

Fox also played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana.

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.

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.

Despite not playing his senior season, Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987.

He then went on to star collegiately at the University of North Carolina.

Fox was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.

By the 1995–96 season, Fox became 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 season.

In the summer of 1997, the Celtics released Fox, and he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the beginning of the 2002 season, Fox was suspended 6 games after fighting with Sacramento Kings player Doug Christie in the preseason.

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 Semi-final series against the San Antonio Spurs.

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.

He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019.

His acting credits include roles in Oz, He Got Game, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, The Game, The Big Bang Theory, Meet the Browns, Melrose Place, Mr. Box Office, Sin City Saints, Krystal, Sharknado, Greenleaf, Morning Show Mysteries and All Rise.