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Quentin Richardson
Quentin Richardson
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Quentin L. Richardson (born April 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association’s New York Knicks. At 6’6" (1.98 m) and 230 lb (104 kg), he plays as a swingman.
Collegiate career
Richardson arrived at DePaul University after leading Whitney Young High School to the state AA boys Basketball title in 1998. He averaged 17.9 points per game, and 10.2 rebounds per game in his two seasons at DePaul. He became the only player in school history to have 1,000+ points, 500+ rebounds, and 100+ three-point field goals. As a freshman, he was elected both the Conference USA Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. Richardson declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore year with DePaul in 2000.
New York Knicks – No. 23 Small forward/Shooting guard Born: April 13, 1980 (1980-04-13) Palos Heights, Illinois Nationality Height Weight League Salary High school College Draft Pro career Former teams Awards American 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) NBA $8,685,500[1] Whitney Young DePaul 18th overall, 2000 Los Angeles Clippers 2000–present Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2004) Phoenix Suns (2004–2005) NBA All-Star Three Point Shootout (2005)
Professional career
Richardson was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 18th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. He was selected after fellow Clippers Darius Miles and Keyon Dooling. Richardson would star in a documentary with Miles entitled The Youngest Guns which chronicled their first three seasons in the NBA with the Clippers. Richardson would spend four seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. The 2004–05 season was a big one for not only Richardson, but the Suns as well. He set a new Suns single-season record for threepoint field goals, eclipsing the previous record of 199 set by Dan Majerle. He finished the season with a league-leading 631 threepoint attempts, and 226 three-point field goals,[2] co-leading the league with Kyle Korver.[3] Richardson also set a Suns franchise record with nine threes against the New Orleans Hornets on December 29, 2004.[2] Richardson would also go on to win the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout that
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same season. The Suns finished the regular season with a league best 62 wins and 20 losses. He made his playoff debut with the Suns in 2005 who would eventually lose to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. Richardson was traded from the Suns, along with 2005 draft pick Nate Robinson, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and Dijon Thompson in the offseason.[2] His first three seasons in New York were largely hampered by nagging injuries -the most serious being a chronic back condition -- which limited him to 55, 49 and 65 games played respectively. His injury situation would finally stabalize during the 2008–2009 season, where he remained healthy enough to appear in all but six games. This does not include two additional DNP-CDs (Did Not Play – Coach’s Decision) that he received; one on February 28, 2009 against the Miami Heat and a second on March 10, 2009 against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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• Named 1999 Player of the Year by The Chicago Sun-Times
Personal life
Richardson was born in Palos Heights, Illinois to Lee and Emma Richardson. In 1992, he lost his mother to breast cancer, his grandmother to natural causes, and also his brother, Bernard, who was shot and killed in Chicago, aged 23.[7] Another of Richardson’s brothers, Lee Jr., was murdered on December 5, 2005 in Chicago during a robbery.[7][8] Richardson has another older brother, Cedric, and one older sister Rochelle. Richardson dated and was engaged for 15 months[9] to R&B singer Brandy Norwood.[8] They split in September 2005.[9]
NBA career statistics
Legend GP FG% Games played Field-goal percentage Rebounds per game Blocks per game GS 3P% Games started 3-point field-goal percentage Assists per game Points per game MPG FT%
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Career transactions
• June 28, 2000: Drafted 28th overall by Los Angeles Clippers in 2000 NBA Draft. • July 29, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix Suns.[4] • June 28, 2005: Traded by Phoenix along with draft rights of 21st pick Nate Robinson to the New York Knicks for Kurt Thomas and draft rights of 54th pick Dijon Thompson.[5]
Free-thr percenta
RPG BPG
APG PPG
SPG Bold
Steals pe game Career high
Regular season Playoffs
Other endeavors
Richardson has appeared in multiple acting roles, most notably as himself in the 2002 film Van Wilder.[6]
References
[1] New York Knicks Roster - 2008-09. ESPN. [2] ^ Suns send first-round pick Robinson to Knicks. ESPN. Updated June 29, 2005 [3] NBA.com: Quentin Richardson bio. National Basketball Association. [4] NBA.com - Player Movement 2004. National Basketball Association. [5] Knicks Acquire Richardson and Draft Rights to Robinson. National Basketball Association. [6] Quentin Richardson. Internet Movie Database. [7] ^ Richardson’s brother shot, killed in Chicago. ESPN.
Accomplishments
• Conference USA Player of the Year in 1998–1999 • Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 1998–1999 • 2005 NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Champion • Named 1998 Player of the Year by USA Today • McDonald’s All American • State Championship Team, Whitney Young Magnet H.S.
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Year 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 Career Year 2004–05 Career Team Phoenix Team L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers Phoenix New York New York New York New York GP 76 81 59 65 79 55 49 65 72 GS 28 0 13 64 78 43 47 65 51
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MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 17.9 26.6 23.2 36.0 35.9 26.2 33.1 28.3 26.3 .442 .331 .432 .372 .398 .389 .355 .418 .359 .393 .398 .308 .352 .358 .340 .376 .322 .365 .354 .627 .685 .740 .739 .670 .692 .682 .761 .712 3.4 4.8 6.4 6.1 4.2 7.2 4.8 4.4 5.0 .8 1.6 .9 2.1 2.0 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.6 APG 1.7 1.7 .6 1.0 .6 1.0 1.2 .7 .7 .7 .6 .8 SPG 1.3 1.3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .3 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 BPG .2 .2 8.1 13.3 9.4 17.2 14.9 8.2 13.0 8.1 10.2 11.5 PPG 11.9 11.9 .381 .765 4.1
601 389 28.0 GP GS MPG 15 15 15 15 37.6 37.6
FG% .403 .403
3P% .390 .390
FT% .639 .639
RPG 5.1 5.1
[8] ^ Brother of Knicks’ Richardson murdered. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [9] ^ Brandy breaks off engagement to Quentin Richardson, morphs tattoo. RealityTVWorld.com.
External links
• Profile at NBA.com
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