| Jereme Richmond | |
|---|---|
| College | Illinois |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard-Forward |
| Jersey # | 22 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 13, 1992 Evanston, Illinois |
| High school | Waukegan High School Waukegan, IL |
Jereme Richmond (born March 3, 1992) is a former college basketball player for the University of Illinois. Following the end of his freshman season, Richmond declared for the 2011 NBA Draft though he was not drafted.
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As a freshman, Richmond attended North Shore Country Day High School of Winnetka, Illinois. Following a transfer in his sophomore year, he excelled as the starting small forward for the Waukegan High Bulldogs basketball team of Waukegan, Illinois. As a junior, he led Waukegan to a runner-up finish in the 2009 IHSA Class 4A State Tournament. The next year as a senior he led the team to a third-place finish in the same tournament.
In his senior year, Richmond was named to the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game roster.[1] Richmond was also named the 2010 Illinois Mr. Basketball. Following his senior year, Richmond was a member of the USA Basketball U18 National Team that won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in June 2010.
According to ESPNU, Richmond was the twenty-third best overall high school recruit for the class of 2010 as well as the fourth best small forward.[2] According to Rivals.com, Richmond was the thirty-fifth best overall recruit. [3]
Entering his freshman year at Illinois, Richmond was widely considered by scouts as a talented player. Playing primarily as a wing player, he has good length making him a good on the ball defender and a capable shot blocker. His strengths include his ability to attack from the wing with the ball creating shots for himself or teammates.
During the 2010-11 season, Richmond played 22.1 minutes per game appearing in all regular season games except one. During the season, Richmond averaged 7.6 points per game, 1.8 assists per game and 5.0 rebounds per game.[4]
He declared for the 2011 NBA Draft on April 5, 2011, but went undrafted.[5]
On August 9, 2011 Richmond was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, illegal possession of a firearm, and unlawful use of a handgun after he allegedly beat his seventeen year old girlfriend and threatened to shoot her.[6][7][8] On October 5, Richmond tested positive for marijuana after a random drug test while on bond. When the Lake County court learned of this, he was taken to jail on October 21. He was due to return to court on November 7.[9] On December 1, a 9-1-1 recording played in the Lake County Circuit Court revealed that Richmond was one of four visitors to the residence and that the ex-girlfriend's father had called leading to the following discourse: "Who has the gun?" Waukegan 911 operator Denise Christianson asked the father. "The other guy is with the gun … No, not Jereme. The guy with the do-rag," the father said on the tape. "He’s short. They’re in front of the house. Jereme is coming inside the house."[10] On December 22, Richmond was placed on court-ordered home detention, meaning that it is mandatory that he be home between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. as a bond condition. No court date had been set for his trial on battery and weapons charges at the time of the home detention order.[11]