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D.J. Richardson
PG/SG - 6'3, 195lbs - 33 years old - 0 years of NBA experience
Retired - Retired after 2019 season
  • Birthdate: 02/11/1991
  • Drafted (NBA): Undrafted, 2013
  • Pre-draft team: Illinois
  • Country: USA
  • Hand: Right
  • Agent: -
Stats
Transactions
DateLeagueTransaction
24th October, 2013AustriaSigned for the remainder of the season with Gussing Knights.
3rd November, 2013AustriaReleased by Gussing Knights.
30th July, 2014FinlandSigned a one year contract with Lapuan Korikobrat.
4th January, 2015FinlandLeft Lapuan Korikobrat.
28th February, 2015FinlandSigned for the remainder of the season with Kouvot Kouvola.
11th June, 2015FinlandRe-signed by Kouvot Kouvola to a one year contract.
29th June, 2016BelgiumSigned a one year contract with Spirou Charleroi.
23rd June, 2017GermanySigned a one year contract with Oliver Baskets Wurzburg.
Career Moves
2009 - 2013Illinois (NCAA)
October 2013 - November 2013Gussing Knights (Austria)
July 2014 - January 2015Lapua (Finland)
February 2015 - June 2016Kouvot (Finland)
June 2016 - June 2017Spirou Charleroi (Belgium)
June 2017 - presentOliver Baskets Wurzburg (Germany)
Articles about D.J. Richardson

March 15, 2011

The only other players in Illinois's rotation are senior role player Bill Cole (whose job is to hit open threes, rebound, and not make mistakes, two of which he regularly achieves), and sophomore guards Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson. Both have rather underperformed as sophomores after promising freshman seasons. Paul is slightly more selective about his shot selection and continues to play decent defense, but he still has many a wild moment, and struggles rather a lot inside the arc for one so athletic. Richardson, it appears, has forgotten how to dribble, and suffered the rare ignonimity of his numbers going down across the board from freshman to sophomore seasons. The problems of the duo are representative of Illinois's struggles as a whole. They were tipped for a lot more than this.

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