MINERAL AREA COLLEGE

Men's Basketball Player Profile

   #11 Rickey Claitt, Jr.

      Orlando, FL

      Edgewater High School

      Freshman         Guard

2006 Honors: MCCAC All-Conference Team - Honorable Mention

Birthday: 02/15/87

Parents Name: Rickey & Deborah Claitt

Individual Honors/Achievements: All-Metro, All-County, and All-Conference

Major: Business

Favorite thing to do (when not playing basketball): Talk to girls, play X-box, and eat

Favorite Foods: Fried chicken and double chesseburgers

Favorite Song: My Hood by Young Jeezy

Favorite Sports Star: Dwayne Wade

If I could do anything right now: Go to heaven

Person that I admire most: My Mother because of her independence

My most memorable moment: Hitting the game winner to go to State

The person in history that I'd most like to talk to is: Martin Luther King Jr

Coaches Comments: "Ricky is a talented multi-dimentional player that can help the Cardinals at the 1-3 position this season.  We look for big contributions from him!"

Senior Season at Edgewater HS: Claitt averaged 15 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals per game in the 2004-05 season while grabbing All-Metro Honors.  The Eagles finished the season at 24-4, and were ranked #9 in Florida 's largest class (6A) at season's end. The team spent time at the #1 slot in Florida while winning the Metro and District Championship.