Rick Fox

Three-time NBA champion, actor, and Bahamian senator.

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Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian former basketball player, three-time NBA champion, actor, businessman and politician. He played in the National Basketball Association for both 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. In 2026, he was appointed to the Senate of the Bahamas as an opposition senator.

Quick Facts

Born: 24 July 1969
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian; Bahamian
High school: Kingsway Academy (Nassau, The Bahamas), Warsaw Community (Warsaw, Indiana)
College: North Carolina (1987–1991)
Draft round: 1
Draft pick: 24
Drafted by: Boston Celtics

Lore & Background

Fox was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. As a member of the Celtics, he made the 1992 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8 points per game. 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.

Reader's Guide

Fox played internationally for Canada twice at the 1990 and 1994 FIBA World Championships. He appeared in films such as Blue Chips, Eddie, He Got Game, Resurrection, and Holes, and television series including Oz, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, The Game, The Big Bang Theory, and Melrose Place.

Did You Know?

Fox was born in Toronto, Canada, to a Bahamian father and a Canadian mother of Italian and Scottish descent.
He attended Kingsway Academy in Nassau and played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana.
Fox was voted onto the Indiana All-Star team in 1987 despite not playing his senior season due to an IHSAA eligibility ruling.
He won three consecutive NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.
Fox earned more than $34 million in salary during his 13-year NBA career.