Saint Michael's College

Athletic Honors

• 2024-25 NE10 All-Rookie Team

Academic Honors

• Spring 2025 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
• Fall 2024 NE10 Academic Honor Roll

As a Freshman

• 20-point games: 4
• Scored in double figures 14 times
• 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists vs. Assumption on Nov. 13
• 22 points (8x16 fg, 5x7 3pt), 5 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Southern New Hampshire on Jan. 22
• 23 points (9x12 fg, 3x5 3pt) vs. AIC on Jan. 28
• 22 points, 3 assists at Southern Connecticut State on Feb. 1

High School: Played varsity basketball each year between Alleman High School (Ill.) (2019-21), Assumption High School (Iowa) (2021-23) and The Kiski School (Pa.) (2023-24) ... captain, team MVP and offensive MVP at Alleman in 2020-21 and Assumption in 2022-23 ... all-conference first team at Assumption in 2022-23 ... won three-point shooting contest at 2023 Iowa/Illinois All-Star Game ... all-academic both years at Assumption ... helped Assumption advance to Class 3A state semifinals in 2021-22 ... Honor Roll student throughout high school ... landed on Dean's List at Scott Community College in fall 2022 through dual-credit courses taken at Assumption.

Personal: Rico Daisean Byrd ... son of Fred Byrd (father), Cresencia Burhans (mother) and Curtis Richards (stepfather) ...  business administration major ... cousin Jimmy Williams played basketball at Alderson Broaddus University and has embarked on a professional career in Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles and the United States.