Norman Richardson (basketball)

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Norman Richardson
Personal information
Born (1979-07-24) July 24, 1979 (age 45)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Grady (Brooklyn, New York)
College Hofstra (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2010
Position Shooting guard
Number21, 31
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2002 Indiana Pacers
2002 Chicago Bulls
2002–2003 Scavolini Pesaro
2003 North Charleston Lowgators
2003–2004 KK Crvena zvezda
2004 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2005–2005 Fayetteville Patriots
2006 Paris Basket Racing
2006–2007 Cholet Basket
2007 Boca Juniors
2007–2008 Polonia Warsaw
2008–2009 TBB Trier
2009–2010 Eisbären Bremerhaven
As coach:
2012–2014TSV/Bietigheim
2016–2017 Erie BayHawks (assistant)
2017–2020 Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2021–2024 Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles Norman Richardson (born July 24, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach, who last served as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'5" [1] 195 lb [2] shooting guard, he played college basketball at Hofstra University, and had a brief stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2001-02.

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Career

Richardson was signed by the Indiana Pacers as a free agent on September 21, 2001, for whom he played 3 games before being traded, along with Jalen Rose, Travis Best, and a second-round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Ron Mercer, Ron Artest, Brad Miller, and Kevin Ollie at the trade deadline on February 19, 2002. [3] With the Pacers, Richardson wore jersey number 21 and with the Bulls number 31. [4]

Richardson only played 11 games in the NBA, playing very sporadically in the 2nd half of the 2001–02 season with the Pacers. In his 11 games, Richardson averaged 2.7 points. His final game was on April 17, 2002, in a 106 - 112 loss to the New Orleans Hornets where he played for 6 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.

After the 2001–02 NBA season, Richardson played with the team Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [5] He wore jersey number 7. [6] The North Charleston Lowgators of the NBA Development League signed Richardson on January 28, 2003, and waived Richardson on February 21, 2003. [7] With the Lowgators, Richardson played eight games and averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists each game. [8] He wore #31. [9]

In March 2004, Richardson signed with the team Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Venezuelan LPB. [10] In his first game with, Richardson scored 15 points, but his team lost. [11]

During the 2005–06 NBA season, Richardson played in the D-League team Fayetteville Patriots with jersey number 20. [12]

In March 2007, Richardson played three games with the Argentine team Boca Juniors before being released due to injury. [13]

Later he played for Polonia Warsaw (Polen first division) and for TBB Trier (Germany first division) in the 2008/2009 season. With Polonia, Richardson wore jersey #12. [14] With TBB Trier, Richardson wore jersey #31. [15]

Coaching career

On October 20, 2016, Richardson joined the Erie BayHawks as an assistant coach. [16]

On September 27, 2017, Richardson joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants as an assistant coach. [17]

References

  1. ↑ NBA.com bio
  2. ↑ NBA Draft 2001
  3. ↑ Brad Miller's 26 points and 14 boards power Pacers
  4. ↑ "Norman Richardson". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Norman Richardson". doudiz. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scavolini Spar Pesaro Team profile (2002-2003) - Basketball Doudiz.com". en.basketball.doudiz.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ North Charleston Waives Norm Richardson
  8. ↑ "Norm Richardson D-League stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ "NBDL-NORTH CHARLESTON: North Charleston Lowgators Roster". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Trotamundos de Carabobo debuta ante Panteras de Miranda" (in Spanish). Terra. March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ Huertas, Jose Rubicco (March 15, 2004). "Marinos debuta con triunfo en el clasico oriental". El Universal (Venezuela) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  12. ↑ "NBA Development League FAYETTEVILLE: Fayetteville Patriots Roster". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (October 3, 2008). "Norman Richardson (TBB Trier) Interview". Eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
  14. ↑ "KKS Polonia Warszawa basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  15. ↑ "ROMERSTROM Gladiators Trier basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  16. ↑ BayHawks Complete Coaching Staff for Upcoming Season
  17. ↑ Mad Ants unveil staff
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