Ricky Lindo
Ricardo Lindo Jr. is an American-Panamanian basketball player who plays the forward position for JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland and George Washington University. In 2023–24, he played for Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga. He has also played for the Panama national basketball team.
Early and personal life
Lindo is the son of Ricardo and Erika Lindo who were Panamanian by birth, and has two brothers, Erik and Toby. His hometown is Washington, DC. He is a dual American-Panamanian citizen. He is tall, and weighs.He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest, D.C. Playing for the basketball team, Lindo was All-Metro Honorable Mention. As he graduated, he received over 20 college offers, including from Harvard University, East Carolina University, Saint Louis University, La Salle University, and the University of Massachusetts.
College
University of Maryland
Lindo attended the University of Maryland on scholarship, as a 3-star forward. In 2018-19 as a 17-year-old freshman for the Maryland Terrapins he averaged 12.2 minutes, 1.6 points, and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was the seventh man in an eight-player rotation. In 2019-20 as a sophomore he averaged 7.0 minutes, 1.7 points, and 1.9 rebounds per game, shooting 65.5% from the field. In March 2020, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.George Washington University
He then attended George Washington University. In 2020–21 playing for the George Washington Revolutionaries, Lindo averaged 11.4 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.4% from the field, in a shortened season of seven games.In 2021–22 Lindo averaged 7.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game. In 2022–23 he averaged 10.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 56.2% from the field and 69.7% from 2-point range, while leading the Conference with 111 personal fouls.