Jason Richards (basketball)

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Jason Richards
Pittsburgh Panthers
PositionDirector of student-athlete development
Personal information
Born (1986-05-20) May 20, 1986 (age 37)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Barrington (Barrington, Illinois)
College Davidson (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2009–2010
Position Point guard
Career history
2009–2010 Utah Flash
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA season assists leader (2008)
  • First team All-SoCon – Media (2008)
  • 2× First team All-SoCon – Coaches (2007, 2008)
  • Davidson assists leader for game (19), season (293), and career (663)

Jason Richards (born May 20, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player.

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High school

Richards attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois.

College career

Richards played college basketball for Davidson [1] [2] along with future NBA MVP Stephen Curry. [3] As a senior, he led the NCAA Division I in assists, averaging 8.14 per game. Along with Curry, he helped guide the Wildcats to an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2008. He concluded his career as Davidson's career assists leader (663) and holds school records for assists in a season (293) and assists in a game (19). [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Richards signed with the Miami Heat in the Orlando Summer League. He last played for the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League.

Richards was forced to retire after enduring multiple ACL injuries throughout his career. He officially ended his career on January 19, 2010. [5] [6]

After basketball

He served as the video coordinator and director of analytics for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 2013 to 2017. In 2017-2018, he served as the Panthers Director of Basketball Operations and in April 2018, Richards was hired as the Panthers director of student-athlete development. [7]

Personal life

Richards is the son of Tom Richards, who played basketball with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team in the 1970s and later became the chairman and CEO of the CDW corporation. [8] His sister, Lindsay, played basketball for Barrington High School and was a McDonald's All-American in 2002. [9]

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References

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  3. "Pitt's Richards and NBA MVP Stephen Curry are running mates forever". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 30 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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  7. "Jeff Capel adds Jason Richards, Brian Regan to men's basketball staff". Pittsburgh Post Gazette . 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. O'Brien, Jim. "Former Pitt scoring star shot beyond basketball". BizJournals.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  9. Bob Narang (9 January 2018). "Barrington grad Lindsay Richards comes 'full-circle,' earns IBCA honor". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 26 January 2019.