Tucker Richardson

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Tucker Richardson
No. 15–Brussels Basketball
Position Small forward
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born Flemington, New Jersey, U. S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College Colgate (2018–2023)
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 BC Nokia
2024–present Brussels Basketball
Career highlights and awards

Tucker Allen Richardson is an American professional basketball player for Brussels Basketball of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Colgate Raiders.

Contents

Early life and high school

Richardson grew up in Flemington, New Jersey and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. [1] He was named the Hunterdon County Player of the Year after averaging 18.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in his senior season. [2] Richardson opted to enroll at Blair Academy for a postgraduate year. [3]

College career

Richardson became the Colgate Raiders' starting shooting guard early into his freshman season and was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after averaging 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. [4] He averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game as a sophomore. [5] Richardson was named third team All-Patriot League after averaging 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game during his junior season. He was named first-team All-Patriot League as a senior after averaging 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. [6] [7]

Richardson decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Colgate for a fifth season. [8] He scored 30 points in the Raiders' 80-68 upset win over Syracuse. [9] Richardson was named the Patriot League Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the end of the regular season. [10] [11] Richardson was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament after recording a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in the final against Lafayette. [12] It was the first triple-double in a Division I conference title game in 25 seasons. [13] Richardson was selected to play in the Reese's College All-Star Game after the end of his senior season. [14]

In his career, he led Colgate to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, and he is Colgate's all-time program leader in games played (155), wins (110), assists (626), steals (221), and three-point field goals made (268).

Professional career

Richardson signed with BC Nokia of the Finnish Korisliiga to begin his professional career in July 2023. [15] He averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game as BC Nokia won the Korisliiga. [16]

Richardson signed with Brussels Basketball of the Belgian and Dutch BNXT League in July 2024. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hunterdon Central's Richardson is the CN Boys Basketball Player of the Year". Courier News . March 25, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Haley, John (March 23, 2017). "Hunterdon Central's Tucker Richardson is Hunterdon County boys basketball Player of the Year, 2016-17". NJ.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Greco, Richard (January 4, 2018). "Lovisolo and Richardson bring winning mentality to Blair boys basketball". NJ.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former Ranney star Scottie Lewis ready at Florida". Asbury Park Press . November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Novick, Joey (April 3, 2021). "Tucker Richardson: Point guard for Colgate University". TAPinto . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tucker Richardson shined with 8 3-pointers and a total of 30 points as Colgate knocked off Syracuse again". Observer-Dispatch . November 16, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (October 21, 2022). "Sasser vs. Davis, Tshiebwe vs. Smith and more 2022-23 conference player of the year battles". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Colgate 'savant' Tucker Richardson leads an experienced, confident team past Syracuse. Again". The Post-Standard . November 16, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ ""We knew we could win it," Colgate senior Tucker Richardson said following the Raiders 80-68 win over Syracuse". Observer-Dispatch . November 15, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Colgate lauded with postseason All-Patriot honors". Rome Sentinel . February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-League Team". Patriot League . March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Triple-double sends Colgate to NCAAs". Martinsville Bulletin . Associated Press. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Texas wide-eyed for first-round foe, 15th-seeded Colgate". CBS Sports . March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Colgate's Richardson picked for NABC Senior All-Star Game". Rome Sentinel . March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  15. ↑ Novick, Joey (July 21, 2023). "Hunterdon Central Alum Tucker Richardson Signs Professional Basketball Contract". TAPInto.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  16. 1 2 Buyse, Peter (August 1, 2024). "Tucker Richardson signs with Brussels". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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