Deauzya "DiDi" Richards (born February 8, 1999) is an American basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college for the Baylor Lady Bears. Following the 2019–20 season, Richards was named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award as well as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. She averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and had 52 steals and 25 blocked shots.[1]
No. 2 – New York Liberty | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23) Houston, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) |
College | Baylor (2017–2021) |
WNBA draft | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | New York Liberty |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Had a breakout season as a sophomore, starting in all 38 games and helping the Lady Bears to a national championship ... Known for her solid on-ball defense, she was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team and was named Defensive Player of the Year.
Her reputation as one of the nation’s top on-ball defenders headed into her junior season was solidified when she swept National Defensive Player of the Year Awards from both Naismith and the WBCA. Named as the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Ranked 14th and 13th in the NCAA, respectively, in assists (171) and assists per game (5.7) while leading the Big 12 in both categories. Her 171 assists in the COVID-19-shortened season still ranked as the sixth-best total among Baylor juniors all-time. Played and started in all 30 games for Baylor, averaging a team-best 29.9 minutes per contest.
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Baylor | 33 | 169 | 47.1% | 0.0% | 51.0% | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
2018–19 | Baylor | 38 | 274 | 52.2% | 0.0% | 56.7% | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
2019–20 | Baylor | 30 | 246 | 49.7% | 0.0% | 77.5% | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
2020–21 | Baylor | 30 | 190 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 65.6% | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
Career | 131 | 879 | 48.3% | 0.0% | 64.2% | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | New York | 31 | 0 | 11.2 | .422 | .455 | .600 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 31 | 0 | 11.2 | .422 | .455 | .600 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | New York | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
New York Liberty current roster | |
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WBCA Defensive Player of the Year | |
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2021 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
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Baylor Lady Bears basketball 2018–19 NCAA champions | |
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