Richmond Named To Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List
2/27/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
In BIG EAST games this season, Richmond ranks in the top 10 in the conference in scoring (8th, 17.6 ppg), rebounding (7th, 7.7 rpg), assists (5.4 apg) and steals (3rd, 2.1). He leads third-place Seton Hall in scoring at 16.1 points per game and 5.0 assists per game. He also ranks second on the team in rebounding averaging 7.0 per contest. Richmond has seven games this year with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, the second-most in Division I, and he's been named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice.
At 963 career points as a Pirate, Richmond is approaching the 1,000-point, 400-rebound, 300-assist club at Seton Hall, which features only Terry Dehere, Andre Barrett, Shaheen Holloway, Khadeen Carrington and Myles Powell. He currently ranks in the top 20 in program history with 366Â career assists (16th) and 157 steals (15th).
The 40 honored players for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America consideration will be placed on the association's annual awards ballot, which will be distributed to members today. The ballot also includes the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman Player of the Year Award, the Henry Iba National Coach of the Year Award and the 15-man USBWA All-America Team. Members will have until Sunday, March 10 to vote for all of the honors that are based on regular-season performance. Write-ins will be accepted on the ballot as well.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy winner is to be announced at the NCAA Men's Final Four in Glendale, Ariz., from April 6-8. The formal presentation of the trophy will follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
