Philip Ricci Highlighted by National Publication
The senior forward is the only returning player in the Pac-10 Conference to rank in the top-10 for scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots.

Oct. 9, 2002

Corvallis, Ore. - Oregon State University forward Philip Ricci has been selected 13th on a list of the top 20 power forwards in Division I basketball in the 2002-2003 Lindy's Basketball Annual. Ricci is the only Pac-10 Conference player to make the list.

The 6-foot-7, 253-pound senior is the Beavers' top returning scorer (16.2 pts) and rebounder (7.1). He is the only returning player in the conference to rank in the top-10 last year for scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots (1.46). He registered 41 blocked shots last season, the most at OSU since 1993.

Oregon State opens practice for the 2002-2003 season, and the first under head coach Jay John, Sat., Oct. 12 at Gill Coliseum.