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Jason Richardson
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American basketball player
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1981-01-20 ) January 20, 1981 (age 45) , Saginaw, Michigan , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Listed weight
- 225 lb (102 kg)
- High school
- Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Michigan)
- College
- Michigan State (1999–2001)
- Nba draft
- 2001 : 1st round, 5th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Golden State Warriors
- Playing career
- 2001–2015
- Position
- Shooting guard
- 2001 2007
- Golden State Warriors
- 2007 2008
- Charlotte Bobcats
- 2008 2010
- Phoenix Suns
- 2010 2012
- Orlando Magic
- 2012 2015
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Points
- 14,644 (17.1 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 4,245 (5.0 rpg)
- Assists
- 2,284 (2.7 apg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Richardson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saginaw
- Child
- Jase Richardson
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- Michigan State University
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Mass
- 225
- Official website
- www.jrich23.com
- Image
- Jason Richardson.jpg
- Height
- 198
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- Commons category
- Jason Richardson
- date of birth
- 1981-01-20
- drafted by
- Golden State Warriors
- birth name
- Jason Anthoney Richardson
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jason Anthoney Richardson Sr. (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Richardson has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Richardson is often remembered for his proficiency in dunking and shooting. Early in his career, he won the NBA Dunk Contest in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the second player, after Michael Jordan, to win the competition in consecutive years. Later, he became a more proficient shooter, leading the league in three-pointers made from the 2007–08 to 2011–12 seasons, with 820. Since 2021, Richardson has been an active player for Tri-State of the BIG3.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jason Richardson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.