He led his team in free throw percentage in his junior and senior year. As a senior he only started 8 games out of 29, recording his best shooting percentages but also career-lows in points, rebounds and assists per game. He then lost his starting role and came off the bench for the rest of the season, averaging 7.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assist per game. His junior year saw him starting the first 16 games of the season, and on December 1, 2003, he recorded a new career-high with 27 points on 10/13 shooting (4/5 on free throws) against Northwestern. He was second in the team for scoring and rebounding behind Tim Pickett. He also recorded a new single game high with 20 points (including 10/10 from the foul line) along with 9 rebounds against Georgia Tech on January 14, 2003. As a result, Richardson saw his playing time increased to 29 minutes per game, and as a sophomore he recorded career-highs in all the major statistical categories with 12.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks. In 2002 coach Steve Robinson left the Seminoles and was replaced by Leonard Hamilton, who decided to give Richardson a starting role in the team. During the season he was once named ACC Rookie of the Week, and at the end of his first year he was selected as an All- ACC freshman team honorable mention, and he was also an All-ACC Academic Selection for his good grades. He recorded a season-high 19 points against NC State on January 8, 2002. He played 27 games, averaging 18.3 minutes per game and posting averages of 7.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game. Florida State's most decorated recruit since Randell Jackson in 1995, he found it difficult to live up to the pressure as a freshman. Richardson chose to wear jersey number 54 (his high school number). He was diagnosed with a learning disability, and his grades put his NCAA eligibility on the line: he had to follow additional summer courses in order to achieve the required grades, and in September 2001 the NCAA granted him full eligibility. After initially falling short on his SAT college admissions test, he qualified instead on the ACT. He committed to Florida State in the fall of 2000, being the first player to commit for the Seminoles that year, and the sixth McDonald's All-American to sign for Florida State. Richardson was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs, and considered offers from Clemson, Florida State, NC State, East Carolina, Maryland and Wake Forest. He also played in another high school all-star game, the Capital Classic, where he scored 7 points (2/9 shooting, 3/4 on free throws). In the 2001 McDonald's game, which was played in Durham, North Carolina, he wore jersey number 45 (his usual 54 was taken by Kwame Brown) and he scored 10 points, shooting 4/10 from the field and 2/3 from the free throw line. His successful senior year earned him a selection as a McDonald's All-American and in the Parade All-America Third Team. He averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his senior season, and was named 2001 North Carolina Mr. During his high school years he played both the power forward and the small forward positions. 50 player in the nation by ESPN, while Bob Gibbons ranked him 18th overall, and 1st in the state of North Carolina. He played 4 years of varsity basketball at Leesville, where he was coached by Darryl Robinson he gained national recognition during his senior year, when he contributed to lead the team to the 4A state championship game, which Leesville lost to Richard J. Richardson is the son of Norman Primous and Mary Richardson, and was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he attended Leesville Road High School. He played 9 years of professional basketball, with experiences in Germany, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands and in the NBA D-League. He then earned an all-star selection in the CBA and was named the 2007 USBL Player of the Year while also leading the league in scoring. He played 4 years of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, and went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American. He was one of the top prospects of the high school class of 2001, being named North Carolina Mr. Richardson while playing for the Aishin Sea HorsesĪnthony Lamont Richardson (born July 29, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.
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