Kadary Richmond

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Kadary Richmond
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Richmond in 2021
Personal information
Born (2001-08-25) August 25, 2001 (age 23)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2025: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career highlights

Kadary Richmond (born August 25, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm, Seton Hall Pirates and Syracuse Orange.

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High school career

Richmond played for Midwood High School in his hometown of Brooklyn as a freshman before transferring to South Shore High School. [1] He helped South Shore win two Public Schools Athletic League Class AA titles. [2] Richmond played a postgraduate season at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. [3] He averaged 12.5 points, six rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, receiving First Team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class AAA honors. [4] A four-star recruit, Richmond committed to playing college basketball for Syracuse over offers from UConn, Florida State, Cincinnati and Georgetown. [5]

College career

Syracuse Orange

On December 3, 2020, Richmond made his first career start for Syracuse in the absence of Buddy Boeheim. He recorded a freshman season-high 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in a 75–45 win over Niagara. [6] As a freshman, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 21 minutes per game. [7]

Seton Hall Pirates

After the season, Richmond transferred to Seton Hall. [8] On January 8, 2022, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 90-87 overtime win over UConn. [9] Richmond began playing more minutes later in January 2022 due to Bryce Aiken being in concussion protocol, and coach Kevin Willard said of Richmond, “I think you’re starting to see the evolution of a really, really good player.” [10]

As a senior, Richmond earned first-team All-Big East honors after averaging 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He led Seton Hall to an NIT title, contributing 21 points, 13 rebounds in the championship game against Indiana State. [11]

St. John's Red Storm

In May 2024, Richmond transferred to St. John's to play for Rick Pitino. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Syracuse 28321.0.453.333.7212.63.11.6.56.3
2021–22 Seton Hall 322625.9.402.345.7503.64.11.7.38.8
2022–23 Seton Hall 272527.5.417.444.6935.24.12.0.310.1
2023–24 Seton Hall 353432.7.441.270.8077.05.12.2.615.7
2024–25 St. John's 363532.3.487.175.5366.45.32.0.912.4
Career15812328.3.444.307.7075.14.41.9.511.0

References

  1. ↑ Dabbundo, Anthony (February 14, 2021). "How Kadary Richmond's past paved his way to Syracuse". The Daily Orange . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ Cordova, David (August 22, 2019). "This Is New York: Part 9: Kadary Richmond Has A Big Summer". Dave's Joint. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gutierrez, Matthew (July 2, 2020). "His dream realized, Syracuse's Kadary Richmond is ready to work". The Athletic . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ditota, Donna (March 18, 2020). "News on 6-foot-7 point guard Kadary Richmond, a 'nice get' for Syracuse basketball". The Post-Standard . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dabbundo, Anthony (October 28, 2019). "4-star combo guard Kadary Richmond commits to Syracuse". The Daily Orange . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ McAllister, Mike (December 3, 2020). "Richmond Puts Together Stellar Performance in First Start". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ Adler, Neil (March 31, 2021). "Syracuse Basketball: Kadary Richmond will have big list of big-time suitors". Inside the Loud House. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ Carino, Jerry (April 6, 2021). "Seton Hall basketball adds Syracuse transfer Kadary Richmond". Asbury Park Press . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Zagoria, Adam (January 8, 2022). "Kadary Richmond, Bryce Aiken combine for 49 points as No. 24 Seton Hall outlasts UConn in overtime". NJ.com . Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Zagoria, Adam (February 6, 2022). "With Bryce Aiken sidelined, Kadary Richmond is making steady progress as Seton Hall's point guard". NJ.com . Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 25, 2024). "Seton Hall star Kadary Richmond enters transfer portal". ESPN . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ Givony, Jonathan; Borzello, Jeff (May 7, 2024). "Kadary Richmond transfers from Seton Hall to St. John's". ESPN . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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