Ricardo Julio Ledo (born September 10, 1992)[1] is an American professionalbasketball player for theBeirut Club of theLebanese Basketball League. He committed to play for theProvidence Friars, but theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled him academically ineligible to play during his freshman season in2012–13.[2] Ledo never played for the Friars that season, and at the end of the year he declared he was entering the2013 NBA draft.[3]
During his high school career, Ledo spent his first two years enrolled at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. Ledo attendedSt. Andrew's School inBarrington, Rhode Island,Notre Dame Preparatory School inFitchburg, Massachusetts, andSouth Kent School inSouth Kent, Connecticut.[4] At St. Andrew's, Ledo's squad finished second in the NEPSAC Class B conference; at Notre Dame, he led the team to the Prep National Finals; and, at South Kent, he was a Second Team All-Conference performer as a senior.[4]
Ledo was rated the #21 overall college prospect byESPN[2] and was a McDonald's All-American.[5] He committed to play forProvidence College in his home state of Rhode Island. In September of his freshman year, the NCAA ruled him academically ineligible due to not having enough credits.[2][4] He stayed at school with the hope that he would be eligible during the second semester, but the NCAA never reinstated him.[3]
After spending one year at Providence without being able to play, Ledo declared for the2013 NBA draft.[2] Despite never playing a single game in his career with Providence, he is still credited by the NBA as a player who came out of Providence as opposed to high school.
Ledo was selected by theMilwaukee Bucks with the 43rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. His draft rights were then traded to thePhiladelphia 76ers and finally to theDallas Mavericks. On July 24, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Mavericks.[6] During his rookie and sophomore seasons, he had multiple assignments with theTexas Legends of theNBA Development League.[7] In order to make room for the signing ofAmar'e Stoudemire, the Mavericks waived Ledo on February 18, 2015, after appearing in just 16 games over two seasons.[8] On March 3, he re-joined the Texas Legends.[9]
On March 19, 2015, Ledo signed a 10-day contract with theNew York Knicks.[10] On March 29, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Knicks.[11] On April 3, he scored a career-high 21 points in an 87–101 loss to the Washington Wizards.[12] On April 8, he signed with the Knicks for the rest of the season.[13] On July 30, he was waived by the Knicks.[14]
On October 30, 2015, he was acquired by theReno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.[15] On February 8, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement forErick Green, who received an NBA call-up, after averaging 20.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 29.9 minutes in 30 games.[16]
On April 21, 2016, Ledo signed withSanteros de Aguada of thePuerto Rican League.[17] Two days later he made his debut for Santeros in an 80–79 loss to theAtléticos de San Germán, recording 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 28 minutes.[18][19] On May 12, he was waived by Santeros.[20]
On August 12, 2016, Ledo signed with TurkishBSL clubYeşilgiresun Belediye for the2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season.[21] Ledo finished the season asscoring champion, after he averaged 21.1 points per game.[22] After the end of the Turkish season, on May 14, 2017, Ledo signed with Spanish clubBaskonia for the2017 ACB Playoffs.[23]
On June 7, 2017, Ledo signed a two-year deal with Turkish clubAnadolu Efes.[24] He was released by Efes after appearing in sixBSL games and twelveEuroLeague games. In January 2018, he was acquired by theWisconsin Herd of theNBA G League,[25] where he played in 17 games, averaging 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 33.9 minutes.[26] On March 27, after the G League season concluded, he signed withVaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican League.[27]
On July 26, 2018, Ledo signed a one-year deal with Italian clubPallacanestro Reggiana.[28] On November 29, 2018, Pallacanestro Reggiana announced that they have parted ways with Ledo. The American was the top scorer in Serie A so far with 23.5 points per game in eight contests.[29]
On January 18, 2019, Ledo joinedBeijing Fly Dragons to replacePierre Jackson.[30]
On August 6, 2019, he signed withAnwil Włocławek of thePolish Basketball League.[31] During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.[32]
On January 4, 2021, Ledo signed with the Chinese basketball team,Shanxi Loongs.[33][34] On February 23, 2021, his contract was terminated.[35]
On February 27, 2021, he signed withLokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the TurkishBSL.[36]
On November 23, 2021, Ledo signed withFormosa Taishin Dreamers of theP. LEAGUE+.[37] On December 23, 2021, his contract was terminated.[38]
In January 2022, Ledo joinedGuangdong Southern Tigers.[39]
On March 7, 2023, he signed withSemt77 Yalovaspor of theTurkish Basketball League (TBL).[40]
On July 11, 2023, Ledo signed withAnhui Wenyi of theNational Basketball League.[41]
On January 3, 2024, Ledo returned to Europe after another stint in China, signing with Greek clubAEK Athens for the rest of the season.[42] On January 15, however, Ledo was released from the club.[43]
On July 16, 2024, Ledo signed with theBlackwater Bossing of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the2024 PBA Governors' Cup.[44] On August 26, 2024, he was replaced byGeorge King.[45]
On December 22, 2024, Ledo signed with theBeirut Club of theLebanese Basketball League.[46][47]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Dallas | 11 | 0 | 3.0 | .353 | .375 | 1.000 | .2 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 2014–15 | Dallas | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .2 |
| 2014–15 | New York | 12 | 0 | 19.4 | .356 | .417 | .750 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 7.4 |
| Career | 28 | 0 | 9.9 | .336 | .371 | .769 | 1.4 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.9 | |
· Basketball Reference
