Ricky Lindo Jr.

Ricardo Lindo Jr. (born September 26, 2000) is an American-Panamanian basketball player who plays the forward position for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). 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. 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. Lindo averaged 17.6 points (7th in the league), 10.2 rebounds (5th), 2.0 blocked shots (4th), and 1.6 steals (8th) per game, while shooting 54.1% from the field. For Ironi Nes Ziona, Lindo played 24 games, averaging 12.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He reached the playoffs with Ironi Nes Ziona but lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 in the Quatre Finals.

JL Bourg On June 30, 2025, he signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.

Rytas Vilnius On July 24, 2026, Lindo signed one–year contract with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).

Representing Panama Lindo represented Panama in the 2017 Centrobasket U17 Championship, in which the team took third place, as he averaged 22.5 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. He represented Panama's senior team in the 2018 Americas World Cup Qualifier (averaging 5.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game), and the 2024 AmeriCup Qualifiers (averaging 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game).