Jeremy Terrell Richardson (born March 1, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7", 210 lb. swingman and he has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic.

Jeremy Richardson
Richardson during the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
Personal information
Born (1984-03-01) March 1, 1984 (age 40)
Alsen, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolZachary (Zachary, Louisiana)
College
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2014
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number32, 3, 23
Career history
2006–2007Fort Worth Flyers
2007Atlanta Hawks
2007Fort Worth Flyers
2007Portland Trail Blazers
2007Fort Worth Flyers
2007Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2007–2008Memphis Grizzlies
2008San Antonio Spurs
2008Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2008Atlanta Hawks
2008–2009Orlando Magic
2009–2010Aris Thessaloniki
2010–2011Valencia BC
2011–2012BC Armia
2012–2014Sidigas Avellino
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Collegiate career

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Richardson was born in Alsen, Louisiana and graduated from Zachary High School in Louisiana in 2002.[1] Prior to entering the NBA, he attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College for two years and transferred to the NCAA Division II Delta State University.[2]

Pro career

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Richardson was selected with the ninth pick of the second round in the 2006 NBA D-League Draft by the Fort Worth Flyers. On January 27, 2007, he was signed to a ten-day contract by the Atlanta Hawks. Previously playing for the Flyers, it was the seventh call-up from the D-League during the 2006–07 season.[3] After his second 10-day contract[4] expired, the Hawks opted not to retain him.

In March 2007, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the Portland Trail Blazers.[5] At the end of the contract, the Blazers cut him; he played in one game for them.[6] Richardson returned to the Flyers afterwards.

Richardson was selected in the first round (second overall) of the 2007 D-League expansion draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[7]

Richardson spent the 2007-08 NBA preseason with the Miami Heat but was waived on October 29, 2007.[8] On December 20, 2007, he was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies.[8][9] Until then he was averaging 28.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.63 steals[8] in 41.5 minutes in eight games for the Mad Ants. He was named D-League.com Performer of the Week, after averaging 35 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in two games during the week of December 3, shooting 53.2% from the field (25/47), including scoring a league season-high 40 points against the Iowa Energy on November 29.[7] He was waived on January 7, and signed three days later with the San Antonio Spurs.[8]

In 2008, Richardson was named MVP of the D-League All Star Game, scoring 22 points on 9/15 shooting. Shortly afterwards, he was signed to another 10-day contract by the Atlanta Hawks. Richardson in the 2008 offseason was signed by the Orlando Magic. On December 8 he received a 3.5 million dollar bonus.

In August 2009, he joined the Greek League club Aris Thessaloniki[10] where he averaged 12.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. In September 2010 he signed a one-year contract with the Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia.[11]

In August 2011, he signed with BC Armia in Georgia.[12] In August 2012, he joined Sidigas Avellino in Italy.[13] In September 2013, he re-signed with Avellino for one more season.[14]

In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Enel Brindisi.[15] He parted ways with club before the start of the new season, because of personal reasons.[16][17]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Atlanta 5 0 3.8 .500 .667 .000 .4 .0 .2 .0 1.6
2006–07 Portland 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2007–08 Memphis 3 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0
2007–08 San Antonio 5 1 5.8 .429 .400 1.000 .2 .2 .2 .0 2.0
2007–08 Atlanta 19 0 4.6 .419 .417 .000 .4 .0 .1 .0 1.6
2008–09 Orlando 12 0 7.8 .286 .353 .500 1.2 .3 .0 .0 3.1
Career 45 1 5.4 .333 .385 .625 .6 .1 .1 .0 1.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Atlanta 3 0 2.0 .250 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .7
2009 Orlando 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 4 0 2.0 .200 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5

References

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  1. ^ "Jeremy Richardson college stats" (PDF). NBA D-League. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Richardson". ESPNDB. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Hawks Sign Flyers Richardson to 10-Day Contract
  4. ^ Hawks Sign Jeremy Richardson To Second 10-Day Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Trail Blazers sign Jeremy Richardson to 10-Day contract
  6. ^ Blazers rout Golden State Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, March 12, 2007
  7. ^ a b Jeremy Richardson Named D-League.Com Performer of the Week. December 4, 2007
  8. ^ a b c d Spurs Sign Jeremy Richardson, January 10, 2008
  9. ^ Memphis Grizzlies Sign Jeremy Richardson of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. December 20, 2007
  10. ^ Arisbc.gr Στον ΑΡΗ ο Jeremy Richardson (in Greek)
  11. ^ POWER ELECTRONICS adds Richardson
  12. ^ Jeremy Richardson Signs With BC Armia
  13. ^ Avellino officially signs Jeremy Richardson
  14. ^ Sidigas Avellino officially re-signs Jeremy Richardson
  15. ^ Arriva Jeremy Terrell Richardson! Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  16. ^ Brindisi in troubles: Jeremy Richardson won't join the team
  17. ^ Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Ivanov and Demonte Harper
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