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D. J. Richardson
	Richardson playing for Illinois in January, 2012
No. 11 – Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	February 11, 1991 (age 33); Peoria, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Peoria Central (Peoria, Illinois); Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada);
College	Illinois (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–2019
Career history
2013	Güssing Knights
2014–2015	Korikobrat
2015–2016	Kouvot
2016–2017	Spirou Charleroi
2017	s.Oliver Würzburg
2017–2018	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2018	Aries Trikala
2018–2019	Aix Maurienne Savoie
Career highlights and awards
	Finnish League MVP (2016); Finnish League Finals MVP (2016); Finnish League champion (2016); Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2010); Big Ten All-Freshman team (2010); Third-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2013); Fourth-team Parade All-American (2009);

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Dietrich James "D. J." Richardson (born February 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of the LNB Pro B. He attended Peoria Central for his first three years of high school and transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada for his senior year.^[1] He played collegiately at the University of Illinois.

High school

As a junior at Peoria Central Richardson was selected to first-team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and second-team All-State by the AP and Chicago Sun-Times.^[1] In his senior year at Findlay College Prep, Richardson, along with Texas recruit Avery Bradley, led the Findlay College Prep Pilots to a high school national championship after beating Oak Hill 74-66 and finishing their season 33-0.^[2]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D.J. Richardson SG	Peoria, IL	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2007
D.J. Richardson SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #12 (SG) Rivals: #38 (overall) ESPN: #46 (overall)
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: "Illinois Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "ESPN - Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

College career

Richardson joined fellow 2009 recruits, including Brandon Paul, on the University of Illinois 2009–10 men's basketball team coached by Bruce Weber. Andy Katz of ESPN called Richardson and Paul "the best freshman backcourt not at Kentucky John Wall and Eric Bledsoe".^[3] Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.^[4] Richardson finished his career ranked 13th on Illini all-time scoring list (1,477 points, third in made 3-pointers (278), and tied for third in games played (138). After his senior season, Richardson was selected to participate in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.^[5]

College 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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Illinois	36	35	30.9	.399	.390	.775	2.7	2.1	0.7	0.2	10.5
2010–11	Illinois	34	30	26.8	.415	.385	.758	1.8	1.9	0.7	0.2	8.4
2011–12	Illinois	32	31	34.7	.387	.348	.774	3.0	1.7	0.8	0.2	11.6
2012–13	Illinois	36	36	33.8	.363	.322	.815	3.9	1.6	1.3	0.2	14.5
Career		138	132	31.5	.388	.355	.787	2.8	1.8	0.9	0.2	13.6

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Richardson worked out for the Utah Jazz in mid-September 2013.^[6] On October 24, 2013, Richardson signed to play professionally in Austria for the UBC Güssing Knights.^[7] In January 2014 Richardson signed to play for Toros de Aragua of the Venezuelan Professional Basketball League, however he suffered an ankle injury that forced the team to cut him before playing a game.^[8]

On July 31, 2014 Richardson signed with Korikobrat which competes as a member of the Korisliiga in Finland.^[9] After that season, he signed with Kouvot from the same Korisliiga for the 2015–16 season. He eventually won the Finnish championship with Kouvot.

On February 26, 2018, Richardson joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Player Bio: D.J. Richardson". fightingillini.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ Zillgitt, Jeff (2009-04-05). "No. 1 Findlay Prep wins national title 74-66 vs. No. 2 Oak Hill". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ Katz, Andy (2009-11-16). "24 things for the 24-hour marathon". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ "Big Ten Announces All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honorees". Big Ten Conference. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ Forza, Apollo (2013-04-09). "D.J. Richardson To Play In Portsmouth Invitational". Vox Media. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ "Richardson earns workout with NBA's Jazz". WCIA. 2013-09-16. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ "D.J. Richardson goes pro with Gussing". Court-Side Newspaper. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ Hammond, Sean (2014-02-24). "Former Illini D.J. Richardson giving Groce a helping hand". Daily Illini. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ "Lapuan Korikobrat sign D.J. Richardson". Sportnado. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
^ "Trikala lands DJ Richardson". Sportnado. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-31.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Profile at FIBA.com
Profile at Eurobasket.com
Profile at FightingIllini.com

[FIbio-1] "Player Bio: D.J. Richardson". fightingillini.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[2] Zillgitt, Jeff (2009-04-05). "No. 1 Findlay Prep wins national title 74-66 vs. No. 2 Oak Hill". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[3] Katz, Andy (2009-11-16). "24 things for the 24-hour marathon". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[4] "Big Ten Announces All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honorees". Big Ten Conference. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[5] Forza, Apollo (2013-04-09). "D.J. Richardson To Play In Portsmouth Invitational". Vox Media. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[6] "Richardson earns workout with NBA's Jazz". WCIA. 2013-09-16. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[7] "D.J. Richardson goes pro with Gussing". Court-Side Newspaper. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[8] Hammond, Sean (2014-02-24). "Former Illini D.J. Richardson giving Groce a helping hand". Daily Illini. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[9] "Lapuan Korikobrat sign D.J. Richardson". Sportnado. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

[10] "Trikala lands DJ Richardson". Sportnado. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-31.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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 *[[Korisliiga Finals MVP|Finnish League Finals MVP]] ([[2015–16 Korisliiga season|2016]])
 * [[Korisliiga|Finnish League]] champion ([[2015–16 Korisliiga season|2016]])
-* [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] Freshman of the Year – Coaches (2010)
+* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Freshman of the Year]] (2010)
 * Big Ten All-Freshman team (2010)
 * Third-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2013)
 * Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2009)
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 '''Dietrich James "D. J." Richardson''' (born February 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for [[Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket]] of the [[LNB Pro B]]. He attended [[Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois)|Peoria Central]] for his first three years of high school and transferred to [[Findlay Prep]] in [[Henderson, Nevada]] for his senior year.<ref name="FIbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/richardson_dj00.html |title=Player Bio: D.J. Richardson |publisher=fightingillini.com |accessdate=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322192233/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/richardson_dj00.html |archivedate=22 March 2010 }}</ref>  He played collegiately at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]].
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 ==College career==
-Richardson joined fellow 2009 recruits, including [[Brandon Paul]], on the [[2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|University of Illinois 2009–10 men's basketball team]] coached by [[Bruce Weber (basketball)|Bruce Weber]]. [[Andy Katz]] of ESPN called Richardson and Paul "the best freshman backcourt not at Kentucky [[John Wall (basketball)|John Wall]] and [[Eric Bledsoe]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=4659095 | title=24 things for the 24-hour marathon | last=Katz | first=Andy | date=2009-11-16 | publisher=[[ESPN]] | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref> Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030810aab.html | title=Big Ten Announces All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honorees | date=2010-03-08 | publisher=Big Ten Conference | accessdate=2015-02-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310222209/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030810aab.html | archive-date=2010-03-10 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Richardson finished his career ranked 13th on Illini all-time scoring list (1,477 points, third in made 3-pointers (278), and tied for third in games played (138). After his senior season, Richardson was selected to participate in the [[Portsmouth Invitational Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/4/9/4204992/d-j-richardson-to-play-in-portsmouth-invitational | publisher=[[Vox Media]] | title=D.J. Richardson To Play In Portsmouth Invitational | author=Forza, Apollo | date=2013-04-09 | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref>
+Richardson joined fellow 2009 recruits, including [[Brandon Paul]], on the [[2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|University of Illinois 2009–10 men's basketball team]] coached by [[Bruce Weber (basketball)|Bruce Weber]]. [[Andy Katz]] of ESPN called Richardson and Paul "the best freshman backcourt not at Kentucky [[John Wall]] and [[Eric Bledsoe]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=4659095 | title=24 things for the 24-hour marathon | last=Katz | first=Andy | date=2009-11-16 | publisher=[[ESPN]] | access-date=2015-02-11}}</ref> Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030810aab.html | title=Big Ten Announces All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honorees | date=2010-03-08 | publisher=Big Ten Conference | accessdate=2015-02-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310222209/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030810aab.html | archive-date=2010-03-10 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Richardson finished his career ranked 13th on Illini all-time scoring list (1,477 points, third in made 3-pointers (278), and tied for third in games played (138). After his senior season, Richardson was selected to participate in the [[Portsmouth Invitational Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/4/9/4204992/d-j-richardson-to-play-in-portsmouth-invitational | publisher=[[Vox Media]] | title=D.J. Richardson To Play In Portsmouth Invitational | author=Forza, Apollo | date=2013-04-09 | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref>
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+===College statistics===
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 ==Professional career==
-After going undrafted in the [[2013 NBA Draft]], Richardson worked out for the [[Utah Jazz]] in mid-September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/richardson-earns-workout-with-nbas-jazz/21702/4PejfviQu0uO8G9KFN46OA |title=Richardson earns workout with NBA's Jazz |publisher=[[WCIA]] |date=2013-09-16 |accessdate=2015-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211205237/http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/richardson-earns-workout-with-nbas-jazz/21702/4PejfviQu0uO8G9KFN46OA |archivedate=2015-02-11 }}</ref> On October 24, 2013, Richardson signed to play professionally in Austria for the [[UBC Güssing Knights]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/d-j-richardson-goes-pro-gussing/ | title=D.J. Richardson goes pro with Gussing | publisher=Court-Side Newspaper | date=2013-10-23 | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref> In January 2014 Richardson signed to play for [[Toros de Aragua]] of the [[Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Venezuela)|Venezuelan Professional Basketball League]], however he suffered an ankle injury that forced the team to cut him before playing a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/men_sports/men_basketball/article_d25e1836-9cf9-11e3-a962-0017a43b2370.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20150211215711/http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/men_sports/men_basketball/article_d25e1836-9cf9-11e3-a962-0017a43b2370.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-02-11 |title=Former Illini D.J. Richardson giving Groce a helping hand |publisher=[[Daily Illini]] |date=2014-02-24 |accessdate=2015-02-11 |author=Hammond, Sean }}</ref>
+After going undrafted in the [[2013 NBA draft]], Richardson worked out for the [[Utah Jazz]] in mid-September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/richardson-earns-workout-with-nbas-jazz/21702/4PejfviQu0uO8G9KFN46OA |title=Richardson earns workout with NBA's Jazz |publisher=[[WCIA]] |date=2013-09-16 |accessdate=2015-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211205237/http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/richardson-earns-workout-with-nbas-jazz/21702/4PejfviQu0uO8G9KFN46OA |archivedate=2015-02-11 }}</ref> On October 24, 2013, Richardson signed to play professionally in Austria for the [[UBC Güssing Knights]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/d-j-richardson-goes-pro-gussing/ | title=D.J. Richardson goes pro with Gussing | publisher=Court-Side Newspaper | date=2013-10-23 | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref> In January 2014 Richardson signed to play for [[Toros de Aragua]] of the [[Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Venezuela)|Venezuelan Professional Basketball League]], however he suffered an ankle injury that forced the team to cut him before playing a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/men_sports/men_basketball/article_d25e1836-9cf9-11e3-a962-0017a43b2370.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150211215711/http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/men_sports/men_basketball/article_d25e1836-9cf9-11e3-a962-0017a43b2370.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-02-11 |title=Former Illini D.J. Richardson giving Groce a helping hand |publisher=[[Daily Illini]] |date=2014-02-24 |accessdate=2015-02-11 |author=Hammond, Sean }}</ref>
 On July 31, 2014 Richardson signed with [[Korikobrat]] which competes as a member of the [[Korisliiga]] in Finland.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/finland/129713/lapuan-korikobrat-sign-dj-richardson.html | title=Lapuan Korikobrat sign D.J. Richardson | publisher=Sportnado | date=2014-07-31 | accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref> After that season, he signed with [[Kouvot]] from the same Korisliiga for the [[2015–16 Korisliiga season|2015–16 season]]. He eventually won the Finnish championship with Kouvot.
-On February 26, 2018, Richardson joined [[Aries Trikala B.C.|Aries Trikala]] of the [[Greek Basket League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/266065/trikala-lands-dj-richardson.html | title=Trikala lands DJ Richardson | publisher=Sportnado | date=2018-02-26 | accessdate=2018-03-31}}</ref>
+On February 26, 2018, Richardson joined [[Aries Trikala B.C.|Aries Trikala]] of the [[Greek Basket League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/266065/trikala-lands-dj-richardson.html | title=Trikala lands DJ Richardson | publisher=Sportnado | date=2018-02-26 | accessdate=2018-03-31 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6078108/playerview.html Profile] at [[FIBA]].com
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150212085054/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6078108/playerview.html Profile] at [[FIBA]].com
 *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/DJ_Richardson/Finland/Lapuan_Korikobrat/183116 Profile] at Eurobasket.com
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211185737/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dj_richardson_446617.html Profile] at FightingIllini.com
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+[[Category:Würzburg Baskets players]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Peoria, Illinois]]
+[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]