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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]

DiDi Richards

No. 2 – New York Liberty
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
NCAA champion (2019) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2021) Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2020) WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (2020)

College career

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.

Baylor statistics

Source[2]

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

WNBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

References

External links

• Baylor Bears bio
• WNBA draft bio

На других языках

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- [en] DiDi Richards

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[ru] Ричардс, Диди

Диузия «Диди» Ричардс (англ. Deauzya "DiDi" Richards; род. 8 февраля 1999 года в Хьюстоне, штат Техас, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступающая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Нью-Йорк Либерти», которой она была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2021 года во втором раунде под общим семнадцатым номером. Играет на позиции атакующего защитника и лёгкого форварда.

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