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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Will Richardson

  • Position G
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Teaneck, N.J.
  • Highschool Bergen Catholic

Biography

As a Sophomore (2023-24)
• Appeared in 32 games, 17 of which were starts
• Ranked second on the team with 9.8 points per outing
• Scored in double figures 18 times
• Dished out 1.9 assists per game with a 1.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Finished third on the team and 13th in the league with 1.3 steals per game
• Shot 33.3% from the floor and 29.0% from beyond the arc
• Netted a season-high 20 points in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship against Davidson (3/12/24)
• Scored 16 points on five separate occasions, including a 5-for-11 effort against A-10 Regular Season Champion Richmond (1/31/24)
• Recorded 15 points, six rebounds and four assists in a win over Columbia to close non-conference play (12/30/23)
• Had 10 points and six assists at George Washington to open A-10 play (1/3/24)
• Tallied 13 points and five rebounds in a road win over Rhode Island (1/24/24)

As a Freshman (2022-23)
• Appeared in all 33 games at guard, starting 16
• Averaged 6.6 ppg and 1.4 rpg to go with 34 assists
• Shot 41.9 percent from 3-point range, the highest single-season mark by a Fordham player since Brenton Butler (43.0%) in 2006-07.
• Averaged 9.2 ppg and shot 45.7 percent from deep over this final 17 games
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Feb. 20
• Scored a season-high 21 points, shooting 6-for-10 from behind the arc, at VCU (2/18/23)
• Netted 19 points, shooting 7-for-12 from the field, in win at La Salle (1/14/23)
• Connected on four of his seven 3-point tries and netted 16 points in the A-10 semifinals against Dayton (3/11/23)
• Finished with 16 points, shooting 4-for-5 from behind the arc, in win at St. Bonaventure (1/25/23)
• Scored 14 points, shooting 3-for-5 from behind the arc, at Tulane (12/3/22)
• Tallied a team-high 13 points against Dayton (1/10/23)
• Scored ten points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-for-4 from deep, against La Salle in the A-10 Quarterfinals (3/9/23)
• Recorded eight points, two rebounds, and two assisst in win over CCSU (12/11/22)
• Also had eight points in win over Saint Louis (1/31/23)
• Scored eight points in win over St. Bonaventure (2/15/23)
• Netted seven points versus UNH (11/15/22)
• Finished with six points vs. UIC (11/19/22)

Before Fordham
• A graduate of Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, N.J., where he played basketball for head coach Billy Armstrong.
• Member of three state championship teams.
• Averaged 19.5 ppg as a senior
• Named New Jersey State player of the year by NJ.com after his performance in the 2020 state tournament where he averaged over 22 points per game over a three-game span and led the Crusaders to a non-public state championship.
• Earned first-team All-North Jersey honors in 2020-2021.
• Averaged 18.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game in a COVID-shortened 2020-2021 season.
• Graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer.
• Averaged 18 points per game and added over five assists in 29 games as a sophomore in 2019-2020.
• Ranked the No. 21 combo guard in the 247Sports.com Composite in 2021-2022.
• Earned All-State, All-League and All-Conference honors in high school.
• Score 1,384 career points in high school.
 
Personal
• Son of Angela Williams and Michael Richardson.
• Has three older siblings.

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Freshman

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
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    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
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