Andre Riddick (born February 1, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player.
[2] Nicknamed "The Rejector",[3] Andre Riddick held the single season block record at 83 for Kentucky together with Melvin Turpin until it was broken by Anthony Davis in 2012,[4] and he held the Kentucky single game block record of 9 together with Sam Bowie until it was broken by Nerlens Noel in 2013.
[9] During Kentucky's 1995 NCAA tournament Elite Eight game against North Carolina, Riddick angrily confronted Rasheed Wallace after Wallace hit him with his elbow, resulting in a technical foul issued to Walter McCarty, a call hotly disputed by former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino.
In the Belgian league as well as in the ULEB Cup, Riddick became the all-time leader in blocked shots.
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