DiDi Richards

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DiDi Richards
Personal information
Born (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school Cypress Ranch
(Cypress, Texas)
College Baylor (2017–2021)
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2021–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
20212022 New York Liberty
2023–present Sydney Flames
2024 Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards

Deauzya "DiDi" Richards (born February 8, 1999) is an American basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college for the Baylor Lady Bears. Following the 2019–20 season, Richards was named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award as well as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. She averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and had 52 steals and 25 blocked shots. [1]

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College career

Richards had a breakout season as a sophomore, starting in all 38 games and helping the Lady Bears to a national championship ... Known for her solid on-ball defense, she was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team and was named Defensive Player of the Year.

Richards' reputation as one of the nation’s top on-ball defenders headed into her junior season was solidified when she swept National Defensive Player of the Year Awards from both Naismith and the WBCA, as she was named as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Richards ranked 14th and 13th in the NCAA, respectively, in assists (171) and assists per game (5.7) while leading the Big 12 in both categories. Her 171 assists in the COVID-19-shortened season still ranked as the sixth-best total among Baylor juniors all-time. Richards played and started in all 30 games for Baylor, averaging a team-best 29.9 minutes per contest.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
*Denotes season(s) in which Richards won a NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

DiDi Richards WNBA Regular Season Statistics [2]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 New York 31011.2.422.455.6001.10.80.50.20.52.3
2022 New York 14011.1.306.273.7001.71.40.10.40.92.3
2023Did not play (waived)
2024 Washington 19710.4.408.000.4291.50.70.10.20.42.4
Career3 years, 2 teams64710.9.389.351.5591.40.90.30.20.62.3

Playoffs

DiDi Richards WNBA Playoff Statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 New York 1012.01.0001.0001.00.00.00.00.05.0
2022 New York 208.5.400.0001.0001.51.01.00.02.04.0
Career2 years, 1 team309.7.571.3331.0001.30.70.70.01.34.3

College

DiDi Richards NCAA statistics [3]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017–18 Baylor 33118.0.471.000.5104.31.60.80.61.25.1
2018–19* Baylor 383826.9.522.5673.74.11.40.41.67.2
2019–20 Baylor 303029.8.497.7754.95.71.70.81.98.2
2020–21 Baylor 302929.8.429.6563.36.31.20.72.56.3
Career1319826.0.483.000.6424.04.31.30.61.86.7

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References

  1. Voepel, Mechelle (March 31, 2020). "Baylor's DiDi Richards named top defensive player by WBCA". ESPN . Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. "DiDi Richards WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.