Education
Brother Rice High School.
Brother Rice High School.
He played forward for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain), Los Angeles Clippers (National Basketball Association, picked with the 31st pick in the draft but never played in the National Basketball Association), Quad City Thunder (College of Business Administration), Estudiantes Madrid (Spain), Dakota Wizards (National Basketball Association Doctorate-League), Le Mans a French team, and the Charleston Lowgators (National Basketball Association Doctorate-League). He also played in Italy. Rico was chosen by the Chicago Muscle with the tenth pick in the 2011 Premier Basketball League Draft.
Rico played collegiately at power forward for Illinois State University, where he led the Redbirds to back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference championships as well as consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances in 1997 and 1998.
Rico attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois.