Ryan Richards
| No. 24 – Sanat Naft Abadan | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Iranian Super League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
24 April 1991 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2009 | La Caja Gran Canaria |
| 2010 | BBC Monthey |
| 2011–2012 | Lugano Tigers |
| 2012 | Sukhumi |
| 2012–2013 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| 2013 | Zepter Vienna |
| 2013 | Al Nasr Dubai |
| 2013–2014 | Ikaros Chalkidas |
| 2014 | Zepter Vienna |
| 2014–2015 | Körmend |
| 2015 | Azad University Tehran |
| 2015 | Guangxi Weizhuang Rhinos |
| 2015–2016 | Shahrdari Gorgan |
| 2016 | Sageese |
| 2016 | Al-Ahli |
| 2016 | Karpoš Sokoli |
| 2016–present | Sanat Naft Abadan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ryan Earl Richards (born 21 April 1991) is an English professional basketball player for Sanat Naft Abadan of the Iranian Super League. He was drafted by the Spurs with the 49th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
In 2005–06, Richards played for the Medway Park Crusaders club team, making regular appearances with the senior squad at only 14 in the English Basketball League's third division by the end of the season. He averaged four points and four rebounds per game and helped the Crusaders finish runner-up in the 2006 National Shield. He also competed for England at the 2006 U-16 European Championship despite being a year younger than most of the players in the tournament. He finished second on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.6 rpg).
In 2006–07, Richards played for Gran Canaria's U-16 cadet team at the Spanish Academy level. He also competed for its U-18 junior squad. He posted a 33-point performance in leading his club to a championship. In April 2007, he played for the World Select team at the Nike Hoop Summit at just 15 years old, going 0-2 from the field in three minutes. He later represented England at the 2007 U-16 European Championship, where he averaged 18.6 points and 11.6 rebounds over seven appearances in helping his squad to its highest-ever finish (fourth).
In 2007–08, Richards played for C.B. Agüimes of the Junior League of Canaria. He also played in three games for Real Madrid's junior team at the Nike Junior International Tournament, averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 22.4 minutes.
In 2008, Richards joined the junior program of Belgian club Belfius Mons-Hainaut. In Belgium's third division, he helped the squad go 16–8 in Group B. In March 2009, Richards made his debut in the Ethias League. During the 2008–09 season, he also played two games in the Nike Junior International Tournament for German club Brose Baskets, averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 29.3 minutes. Richards later played two games at the 2009 U-18 European Championship for England, averaging 29.0 points and 13.0 rebounds.
For the 2009–10 season, Richards joined Gran Canaria and started the season with the team's junior squad, La Caja Gran Canaria, in the Spanish EBA. He averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game over three appearances. Following this three-game stint, he began suiting up for the senior squad, but never made it onto the court with Gran Canaria. In January 2010, he was loaned to Swiss club BBC Monthey for the rest of the 2009–10 season. He played six games for Monthey before separating his shoulder. He averaged 13.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 20.3 minutes.
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