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Nicholas Richards (born November 29, 1997) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Nick Richards

Richards with Kentucky in 2019
No. 4 – Charlotte Hornets
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-11-29) November 29, 1997 (age 24) Kingston, Jamaica
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Mary's (Manhasset, New York) The Patrick School (Hillside, New Jersey)
College	Kentucky (2017–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–present	Charlotte Hornets
2021	→Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2020) McDonald's All-American (2017)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Born and grew up in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] Richards competed in soccer, volleyball and track and field before being discovered by Andre Ricketts, a New York City based basketball scout, in the summer of 2013 during a basketball camp in Jamaica.[2] Ricketts brought him to the US, where Richards attended St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York. He transferred to The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey in 2014.[3]

He was ranked a five-star recruit in the class of 2017 (by ESPN) and committed to the University of Kentucky in November 2016.[4] He was UK’s first commit in the class of 2017 and chose Kentucky over Syracuse and Arizona.[2]

Richards played in the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game,[5] scoring two points, grabbing two rebounds and tallying two blocked shots in 14 minutes of action.[6] Participating in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic, he had ten points and three boards in 16 minutes of play.[7] Richards was picked to play for the World Select Team at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit.[8] He saw 19:29 minutes of action during the game, scoring 12 points and grabbing three rebounds.[9]

College career

Richards had then-career-highs of 25 points and 15 rebounds on November 22, 2017, contributing to the Wildcats' 86–67 win over IPFW.[10] He averaged 5.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a freshman but saw his playing time decrease as the season went on.[11] Richards posted 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore and led the team in blocks. Following the season he declared for the 2019 NBA draft but opted to return to Kentucky.[12] On November 8, 2019, Richards scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 91–49.[13] He had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks on January 4, 2020, in a 71–59 win over Missouri.[14] Richards had 25 points including the two clinching free throws and 13 rebounds on January 25, in a 76–74 overtime win over Texas Tech.[15] On February 4, Richards set a new career-high with 27 points on an 80–72 win over Mississippi State.[16] At the conclusion of the regular season, Richards was named to the First Team All-SEC.[17] He averaged 14 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game.[18] Following the season, Richards declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[19]

Professional career

In the 2020 NBA draft, Richards was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans (42nd overall) and immediately traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024.[20] On November 30, 2020, he signed a contract with the Hornets.[21] Richards was assigned to the Greensboro Swarm and made his NBA G League debut on February 21, 2021, scoring 26 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

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

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Charlotte	18	0	3.5	.444	.000	.636	.6	.1	.0	.0	.8
2021–22	Charlotte	50	5	7.3	.667	–	.698	1.7	.3	.2	.4	3.0
Career		68	5	6.3	.646	.000	.685	1.4	.2	.1	.3	2.4

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Kentucky	37	37	14.7	.616	–	.718	4.4	.2	.1	.9	5.1
2018–19	Kentucky	37	3	12.1	.598	–	.690	3.3	.2	.1	1.3	3.9
2019–20	Kentucky	31	30	29.6	.642	–	.752	7.8	.2	.1	2.1	14.0
Career		105	70	18.2	.627	–	.728	5.0	.2	.1	1.4	7.3

References

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio

На других языках

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- [en] Nick Richards (basketball)

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[ru] Ричардс, Ник

Ни́колас «Ник» Ри́чардс (англ. Nicholas Richards; род. 29 ноября 1997 года в Кингстоне, Ямайка) — ямайский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий в Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Шарлотт Хорнетс». Играет на позиции центрового. На студенческом уровне выступал за команду Кентуккийского университета «Кентукки Уайлдкэтс». На драфте НБА 2020 года он был выбран под сорок вторым номером командой «Нью-Орлеан Пеликанс».

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