D.J. Richardson
Richardson playing for Illinois in January, 2012.
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| Spirou Charleroi | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Belgian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 11, 1991 Peoria, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Peoria Central (Peoria, Illinois) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) |
| College | Illinois (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | Güssing Knights |
| 2014–2015 | Korikobrat |
| 2015–2016 | Kouvot |
| 2016–present | Spirou Charleroi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dietrich James "D. J." Richardson (born February 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Spirou Charleroi. He attended Peoria Central for his first three years of high school and transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada for his senior year. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois.
As a junior at Peoria Central Richardson was selected to first-team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and second-team All-State by the AP and Chicago Sun-Times. In his senior year at Findlay College Prep, Richardson, along with Texas recruit Avery Bradley, led the Findlay College Prep Pilots to a high school national championship after beating Oak Hill 74-66 and finishing their season 33-0. He was also chosen to play in the annual Senior Showcase game in Orlando.
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Richardson joined fellow 2009 recruits, including Brandon Paul, on the University of Illinois 2009–10 men's basketball team coached by Bruce Weber. Andy Katz of ESPN called Richardson and Paul "the best freshman backcourt not at Kentucky John Wall and Eric Bledsoe". Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Richardson finished his career ranked 13th on Illini all-time scoring list (1,477 points, third in made 3-pointers (278), and tied for third in games played (138). After his senior season, Richardson was selected to participate in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
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