Jason Richardson
Richardson with the Magic in 2010
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
January 20, 1981 Saginaw, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan State (1999–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 2001–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 23 |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2007 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2007–2008 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2008–2010 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2010–2012 | Orlando Magic |
| 2012–2015 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 14,644 (17.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,245 (5.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,284 (2.7 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jason Anthoney Richardson (born January 20, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for Michigan State University. He won the NBA Dunk Contest in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the second of four players, after Michael Jordan, to win the competition back-to-back. Other back-to-back winners include both Nate Robinson and Zach LaVine. After playing 6 seasons with Golden State, Richardson has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets), Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Richardson graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1999. Having led the Arthur Hill basketball team to the Class A championship game, Richardson was Mr. Basketball of Michigan and a McDonald's High School All-American in his senior year. Richardson chose to play college basketball for Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo.
In his freshman season at Michigan State, Richardson averaged 5.1 points per game in 37 games (including three starts) and made 50.3% of attempted field goals. Led by Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson, the Spartans won the NCAA Championship with Richardson as a key reserve. In a bigger role in his sophomore season at Michigan State, he led the Spartans in scoring averaging 14.7 points per game. Richardson played along future NBA players Zach Randolph and Charlie Bell as the Spartans advanced to the Final Four before losing to Arizona. He was named Big Ten First Team that year.
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