Malachi Richardson
 Richardson in the 2015 McDonald's All-America Game | |
| No. 9 – Reno Bighorns | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 5, 1996 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Trenton Catholic Academy (Hamilton, New Jersey) |
| College | Syracuse (2015–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Sacramento Kings |
| 2016–present | →Reno Bighorns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Malachi Richardson (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League, on assignment from the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
High school and college career
Richardson attended Trenton Catholic Academy his freshman year, then spent his sophomore year at Roselle Catholic High School before returning to Trenton Catholic Academy for his junior and senior years,[1] to team back up with coach Fred Falchi, who came out of retirement to coach. In his high school career at Trenton Catholic Academy, Malachi scored a total 1,245 points, averaging 19.2 points in his junior year and 18.7 in his senior year.[2]
Richardson played one season of college basketball for Syracuse, averaging 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[3] On April 18, 2016, he declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[4][5]
Professional career
Sacramento Kings (2016–present)
On June 23, 2016, Richardson was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[6] His rights were later traded to the Sacramento Kings on July 7, in exchange for Marco Belinelli.[7] On July 15, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings.[8] On October 26, he made his professional debut in a 113–94 win over the Phoenix Suns.[9] On November 11, he was assigned to the Reno Bighorns, the Kings' D-League affiliate[10] and recalled on November 23.[11] Three days later, he was reassigned to Reno.[12]
References
- ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (August 1, 2013). "Boys Basketball: Malachi Richardson leaves Roselle Catholic, returns to Trenton Catholic". NJ.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Syracuse bio". Cuse.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Malachi Richardson College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ Waters, Mike (April 18, 2016). "Malachi Richardson entering name in the NBA Draft, not signing with agent". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ O'Gorman, George (April 18, 2016). "Syracuse freshman Malachi Richardson enters NBA draft, won't sign with agent". Trentonian.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (June 24, 2016). "NBA Draft 2016: N.J.'s Malachi Richardson drafted 22nd overall by Hornets, who trade him to Kings". NJ.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Kings Acquire Malachi Richardson". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Kings Sign Papagiannis, Richardson and Labissiere". NBA.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Cousins, Gay lead Kings past young Suns 113-94". ESPN.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Kings Assign Papagiannis, Labissiere and Richardson to Reno Bighorns". NBA.com. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Kings Recall Richardson, Papagiannis and Labissiere from Reno Bighorns". NBA.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Kings Assign Papagiannis, Labissiere and Richardson to Reno". OurSportsCentral.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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