Kaden Rickard reopening recruitment
MBB: The guard from Alabama signed with Murray State back in November
Kaden Rickard, one of three high school players that signed with Murray State back in November, is reopening his recruitment.
Rickard posted the following on X on Thursday morning:
Due to the coaching change at Murray State, and after taking time to evaluate, I have decided to open my recruitment again. I want to thank Murray State for the opportunity.
Rickard joins Trey Simpson as Murray State fall signees that have reopened their recruitment after Ryan Miller’s hiring. Rickard, the 6’5 guard from Madison, Alabama, was from the same high school as former Racer Jeffery Moss.
With Rickard opting not to come to Murray, that opens another roster spot for Miller to fill. Here are the nine players who are set to be on next year’s roster playing for the Racers in 2025-26:
Ben Shtolzberg (6’4 senior guard/3.8 PPG last year at UC Santa Barbara)
KJ Tenner (6’0 sophomore guard/2.4 PPG last year at West Virginia)
Mason Miller (6’9 senior guard/1.1 PPG last year at Creighton)
Fredrick King (6’9 senior forward/2.7 PPG last year at Creighton)
JJ Traynor (6’9 senior forward/5.6 PPG last year at DePaul)
Javon Jackson (6’3 senior guard/11.6 PPG last year at UIC)
Layne Taylor (5’11 sophomore guard/17.4 PPG last year at Central Arkansas)
Brock Vice (6’10 sophomore forward (1.2 PPG last year at North Texas)
Brayden Shorter (6’5 junior guard/15.5 PPG last year at D-II Washburn)
Here are the three players who could potentially return to the Racers next year, but have yet to make anything publicly official regarding their future:
Junior guard Patrick Chew
Senior guard Justin Morgan
Incoming freshman guard Tristian Ford
Once any of those three players publicly announce their intention to play for the Racers next year, they will count toward the six available scholarships Miller still has the ability to fill for the 2025-26 season.