Rickey Paulding (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

In his collegiate career, Paulding scored 1,200 points and grabbed 300 rebounds.

[citation needed] Paulding scored 37 points and making an astounding nine threes against Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener and the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Tigers' loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament his junior year.

Paulding averaged 12.2 points per game in the NBA Summer League for the Pistons.

At the end of 2021–22 season, he has decided to retire from professional basketball.