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| Dietrich James Richardson | |
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| College | Illinois |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey # | 1 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career | 2009–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | February 11, 1991 Peoria, Illinois |
| High school | Findlay Prep Henderson, NV |
Dietrich James "D.J." Richardson (born February 11, 1991 in Peoria, Illinois) is a freshman Division I basketball player at the University of Illinois. 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]
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.[2] In his senior year at Findlay Prep, his team (including Texas recruit Avery Bradley) won the national championship after finishing 33-0.[3] He was also chosen to play in the annual Senior Showcase game in Orlando.
Rankings
College
Richardson joined Brandon Paul at the University of Illinois for Bruce Webber's 2009 recruits. Andy Katz of ESPN called Richardson and Paul "the best freshman backcourt not at Kentucky [John Wall and Eric Bledsoe]".[7] Richardson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches and was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.[8]
References
- ^ "Player Bio: D.J. Richardson". fightingillini.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Player Bio: D.J. Richardson". fightingillini.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Zillgitt, Jeff (4/5/2009). "No. 1 Findlay Prep wins national title 74-66 vs. No. 2 Oak Hill". usatoday.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Rivals Profile of D.J. Richardson". rivals.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "ESPN Recruiting Profile of D.J. Richardson". 3/9/10. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Scout.com Profile of D.J. Richardson". Scout.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Katz, Andy (11/16/09). "24 things for the 24-hour marathon". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Big Ten Announces All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honorees". BigTen.org. 3/8/10. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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