Malachi Richardson

Malachi Richardson

No. 23 – Sacramento Kings
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) January 5, 1996
Trenton, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Trenton Catholic Academy
(Hamilton, New Jersey)
College Syracuse (2015–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Sacramento Kings
2016 →Reno Bighorns
Career highlights and awards

Malachi Richardson (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

High school and college career

Richardson attended Trenton Catholic Academy his freshman year, then spent his sophomore year at Roselle Catholic High School before returning to Trenton Catholic Academy for his junior and senior years,[1] to team back up with coach Fred Falchi, who came out of retirement to coach. In his high school career at Trenton Catholic Academy, Malachi scored a total 1,245 points, averaging 19.2 points in his junior year and 18.7 in his senior year.[2]

Richardson played one season of college basketball for Syracuse, averaging 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[3] On April 18, 2016, he declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.[4][5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malachi Richardson
SG		 Hamilton, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2016–present)

On June 23, 2016, Richardson was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[6] His rights were later traded to the Sacramento Kings on July 7, 2016, in exchange for Marco Belinelli.[7] On July 15, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings.[8] On February 16, 2017, he was ruled out for four to six weeks after suffering a partial thickness tear of his right hamstring the night before.[9][10] He was later shut down for the remainder of the season on March 26, 2017.[11][12] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.[13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Sacramento 22 0 9.0 .412 .286 .789 1.0 0.5 .2 .0 3.6
Career 22 0 9.0 .412 .286 .789 1.0 0.5 .2 .0 3.6

References

  1. ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (August 1, 2013). "Boys Basketball: Malachi Richardson leaves Roselle Catholic, returns to Trenton Catholic". NJ.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Syracuse bio". Cuse.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Malachi Richardson College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Waters, Mike (April 18, 2016). "Malachi Richardson entering name in the NBA Draft, not signing with agent". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ O'Gorman, George (April 18, 2016). "Syracuse freshman Malachi Richardson enters NBA draft, won’t sign with agent". Trentonian.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Schneider, Jeremy (June 24, 2016). "NBA Draft 2016: N.J.'s Malachi Richardson drafted 22nd overall by Hornets, who trade him to Kings". NJ.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kings Acquire Malachi Richardson". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kings Sign Papagiannis, Richardson and Labissiere". NBA.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Malachi Richardson Injury Update". NBA.com. February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ Kawahara, Matt (February 16, 2017). "Kings’ Malachi Richardson out 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring injury". Sacbee.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Malachi Richardson Injury Update". NBA.com. March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Ham, James (March 26, 2017). "SOURCE: KINGS SHUTTING DOWN ROOKIE RICHARDSON FOR SEASON". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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