Will Richardson (basketball)
No. 7 – Grand Rapids Gold | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Hinesville, Georgia, U.S. | September 3, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Grand Rapids Gold |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Tyrell Richardson (born September 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 as a senior in 2022.
High school career
Richardson first played high school basketball at
College career
As a freshman at Oregon, Richardson came off the bench and averaged six points, 2.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game.[8] He averaged 11 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore, leading the Pac-12 Conference in three-point field goal percentage (46.9).[9] Richardson underwent left thumb surgery before his junior season and missed his first 12 games of the season.[10] On March 7, 2021, he scored a career-high 22 points in an 80–67 win over Oregon State.[11] As a junior, Richardson averaged 11.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.[12] He was named second-team All-Pac-12 as a senior.[13]
Professional career
Grand Rapid Gold (2023–present)
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Richardson joined the Grand Rapids Gold on October 30, 2023.[14]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Oregon | 38 | 12 | 24.3 | .468 | .278 | .675 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.0 |
2019–20 | Oregon | 31 | 13 | 30.3 | .479 | .469 | .848 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .2 | 11.0 |
2020–21 | Oregon | 16 | 16 | 35.5 | .443 | .403 | .738 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 11.3 |
2021–22 | Oregon | 30 | 30 | 32.3 | .454 | .388 | .772 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.1 |
Career | 115 | 71 | 29.6 | .462 | .392 | .757 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.2 |
References
- ^ Crepea, James (March 28, 2021). "Oregon's unheralded maestro: Will Richardson crafting masterpiece performances in March". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Sulkowski, Frank (August 1, 2017). "Liberty County basketball standout Will Richardson to transfer to Oak Hill Academy". WJCL. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Leon, Patty (December 14, 2016). "Panthers break 3-game losing streak". Coastal Courier. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Knight, Dennis (April 5, 2017). "All-Greater Savannah Boys Basketball Team". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Jordan, Jason (December 23, 2017). "Chick-fil-A Classic: Oregon signee Will Richardson leads Oak Hill Academy to title". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- 247Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (November 16, 2017). "Will Richardson, as expected, picks Ducks over Gonzaga, Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Mims, Steve (October 31, 2019). "Will Richardson looks to improve his shot for Oregon Ducks men's basketball". The Register-Guard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Young, Ashley (December 2, 2020). "Oregon MBB guard Will Richardson to miss significant time with thumb injury". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Conklin, Ashley (March 26, 2021). "Will Richardson's play has lifted Oregon Ducks men's basketball". The Register-Guard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Crepea, James (March 7, 2021). "Will Richardson's career-high 22 leads Oregon past Oregon State, Ducks repeat as Pac-12 regular-season champs". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Patton, Andy (August 12, 2021). "For The Win 2022 NBA mock draft has Will Richardson at No. 48 overall". Ducks Wire. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Grand Rapids Gold [@NBAGrandRapids] (October 30, 2023). "Time to get to work ⏰ It's #GOldTime" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Twitter.