Micheal Ray Richardson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 11, 1955 Lubbock, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Manual (Denver, Colorado) |
| College | Montana (1974–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1978–2002 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1978–1982 | New York Knicks |
| 1982 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1982–1986 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1986–1987 | Long Island Knights (AAU) |
| 1987–1988 | Albany Patroons (CBA) |
| 1988–1991 | Knorr Bologna (Italy) |
| 1991–1992 | KK Split (Croatia) |
| 1992–1994 | Baker Livorno (Italy) |
| 1994–1997 | Olympique Antibes (France) |
| 1997–1998 | Cholet Basket (France) |
| 1998–1999 | C. Montana Forlì (Italy) |
| 1999–2000 | Basket Livorno (Italy) |
| 2001 | Olympique Antibes (France) |
| 2002 | AC Golfe-Juan-Vallauris (France) |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2007 | Albany Patroons (CBA) |
| 2007–2011 | Oklahoma / Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry (CBA / PBL) |
| 2011–2014 | London Lightning (NBL Canada) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,253 (14.8 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,899 (7.0 apg) |
| Steals | 1,463 (2.6 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. He most recently was head coach of London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies. He played in the NBA for eight years, most notably for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets.
Richardson was born in Lubbock, Texas. The New York Knicks drafted him with the fourth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, and he was billed as "the next Walt Frazier." Two picks later, the Boston Celtics drafted Larry Bird. In his second year, Richardson became the third player in NBA history (1. Slick Watts – 1976, 2. Don Buse – 1977) to lead the league in both assists (10.1) and steals (3.2), setting Knicks franchise records in both categories. He also recorded 18 triple doubles, the second most in franchise history.
At the beginning of the 1982–83 season, he was sent to the Golden State Warriors as compensation for the New York Knicks signing Bernard King as a free agent. After playing only 33 games for the Warriors, Richardson was traded to the New Jersey Nets.
He would be named an all-star as a Net, playing on the Eastern Conference all-star team said to have frozen out Michael Jordan. In the 1984 playoffs, Richardson led the Nets to a shocking upset of the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers. In the fifth and deciding game, he scored 24 points and had six steals. While the Knicks showed mild improvement after trading Richardson, that improvement was short-lived, ending when King was felled by a devastating knee injury midway through the 1984–85 season. Richardson wore Leather Converse All Stars briefly with the New Jersey Nets, making him the last to wear the shoe in any form in the NBA.
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