Kadary Richmond

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Kadary Richmond jumper vs. Indiana State

Kadary Richmond goes up for a shot against St. John's at UBS Arena

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Kadary Richmond takes a jumper against Xavier

Kadary Richmond Shooting a Layup against Xavier

Kadary Richmond celebrates a basket against St. John's

Kadary Richmond drives to the bucket against Creighton

Jan 13, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Seton Hall Pirates guard Kadary Richmond (1) celebrates after defeating the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 9, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Seton Hall Pirates guard Kadary Richmond (1) dribbles as Georgetown Hoyas guard Wayne Bristol Jr. (31) defends during the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

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Kadary Richmond drives through the lane against Marquette.

Kadary Richmond drives past a UConn defender on Dec. 20.

Kadary Richmond reacts after making a basket against UConn

Kadary Richmond drives to the bucket at No. 6 Baylor

Kadary Richmond drives to the basket against FDU

Kadary Richmond with the ball against Saint Peter's

Kadary Richmond shoots a three-pointer at NJIT

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Kadary Richmond going for layup at St. John's

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Kadary Richmond goes up against Connecticut

Kadary RIchmond shoots a floater against St. John's

Kadary Richmond drives to the rim against Providence

Kadary Richmond Driving vs. Georgetown at BIG EAST Tournament

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Height:
6-6
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
South Shore / Brewster Academy
Prev School:
Syracuse

**2024 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM**
**2024 NIT ALL-TOURNAMENT**
**2024 ALL-MET FIRST TEAM**
**2024 NABC ALL-DISTRICT FIRST TEAM**
**2024 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WATCH LIST**
**2023 PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM**

2023-24: All-BIG EAST First Team … First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … All-Met First Team … Named to the NIT All-Tournament Team averaging 13.8 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game and 6.4 assists per game … Ranked 39th in program history in scoring with 1,106 points, 10th all-time with 422 assists and 10th all-time with 183 steals at the time of his graduation ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice (Jan. 8 and Jan. 15) … Became the first Pirate since Sandro Mamukelashvili in 2020-21 to earn multiple BIG EAST Player of the Week awards in the same season and the first Seton Hall player to earn the league's top weekly honor in consecutive weeks since Myles Powell … Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times (Nov. 13, Dec. 27, Jan. 22, Feb. 19) … Named Met Writers Player of the Week twice (Jan. 9 and Jan. 16) … Ranked second in Division I with nine 20-point, five-rebound, five-assist games this season … Topped the conference in total steals at 77 … One of only two players in the BIG EAST to finish in the top 11 in league play in scoring (10th at 17.1 points per game), rebounding (11th at 6.9 rebounds per game), assists (5th at 5.1 assists per game) and steals (2nd at 2.2 steals per game) … Shot 82.6 percent from the free-throw line in league play, which was tied for 7th in the conference … One of seven Seton Hall Pirates to record 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists in their Seton Hall careers (Terry Dehere, Shaheen Holloway, Andre Barrett, Khadeen Carrington and Powell) … One of eight players in the BIG EAST with four-plus double-doubles … Had nine 20-point games against BIG EAST competition … Recorded 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and then career-high six steals vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 6) … Registered the most steals by a BIG EAST player this season and matched a Seton Hall program record with eight in a win against No. 5 UConn to go along with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists … Had a season-high 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a win over Butler (Jan. 13) … Posted the second triple-double in Seton Hall history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against No. 18 Creighton (Jan. 20) … Made the most free throws by a BIG EAST player this season with 13 vs. Georgetown (Feb. 7) … Notched a career-high with 13 assists to go with 20 points, 8 rebounds and only one turnover against Xavier (Feb. 14) … Tallied 18 points and dished out 11 assists in the comeback victory at St. John’s (Feb. 18) … Registered his 1,000th point as a Pirate in the win over Villanova (Mar. 6) … Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in the NIT second round win over North Texas (Mar. 23) … Recorded a 21-point, 13-rebound double-double vs Indiana St. in the NIT Championship (Apr. 4).

2022-23: Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team … Twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … Had his best season as a collegian statistically, setting career highs in scoring (10.1 points per game), rebounding (5.2 rpg), minutes (27.6 mpg), three-point percentage (44 percent), free throw attempts (101) and free throws made (70) … Matched his career high with 53 steals and averaged more 4.0 assists per contest for the second consecutive season … Led the team in rebounding in BIG EAST play, averaging 5.5 rebounds per game, and finished second in scoring with 11.8 points per game … Finished in a three-way tie for first in the BIG EAST averaging 2.0 steals per game … Finished ninth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9 a/to) and seventh with 4.6 defensive rebounds per game … Posted five games with at least five assists and scored in double figures 14 times … Season was cut short with a back injury that forced him to miss the last five games the season … Led the Pirates in scoring with 17 points at Kansas (12/1), also adding five rebounds and five assists … Matched his career-high with six steals in the road win over Rutgers (12/11), becoming first pirate since Quincy McKnight in 2019 to hit that mark … Exploded for a career-high 28 points and matched his career best with nine rebounds against Providence (12/17) … Had a great all-around game on New Year’s Eve against St. John’s with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists … Flirted with a triple-double against Butler (1/7), finishing with 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds … Secured his second career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against UConn (1/18) … Finished with 15 points, 13 boards and 7 assists at St. John’s (2/1), the first such game by a Pirate since at least 2010.

2021-22: Started 26 of 32 games for the Pirates... Became the primary starting point guard the second half of the season ... Averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game … Ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game and fifth in steals per game….Had 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Yale (11/14) ... Recorded 10 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, and four steals in a victory over Wagner (12/1) ... Delivered a career-high 27 points, including 17 straight, on 10-of-13 shooting in an overtime victory against UConn (1/8) ... Tallied a season-high 5 steals to go along with 11 points and 4 assists against No. 22 Marquette (1/15) ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds to go along with 12 points, seven assists, and three steals in a victory over Georgetown (2/1) ... Tallied 14 points, three rebounds, and seven assists in a victory over Creighton at the Prudential Center (2/4) ... Scored 16 points and dished out five assists at Villanova (2/12) ... Recorded 12 points and five rebounds while tying his career-high in assists with 10 against Georgetown (3/2) ... Helped the Pirates beat Georgetown in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/11) with nine points, three assists, and two rebounds.

BEFORE SETON HALL: Played in 28 games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 21 minutes per game as a freshman at Syracuse ... Ranked third on the team with 86 assists ... Recorded a personal-best 10 assists and snagged four steals in the home win against North Carolina ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory against San Diego State ... Helped Syracuse to an upset victory against #16/14 Virginia Tech with 13 points off the bench ... Had seven assists and five steals at Rutgers ... Made his first career start against Niagara and recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win.

PERSONAL: Kadary Richmond was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2001 ... He is the son of Florence Etienne ... He has two brothers, Daquan and Farrell, and two sisters, Kiara and Flarissa ... 2020 First Team All-New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) at Brewster Academy ... 2019 New York City Public School Player of the Year at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.