Ryan Earl Richards was born on 24 April 1991 and is a British-Jamaican basketball player who last played for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association.
28 Facts About Ryan Richards
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Ryan Richards began playing in England and has played for short spells for numerous teams in several countries.
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Ryan Richards was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 49th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, but never played a regular season game for the team.
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Ryan Richards averaged four points and four rebounds per game and helped the Crusaders finish runner-up in the 2006 National Shield.
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Ryan Richards competed for England at the 2006 U16 European Championship as an U15 player.
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Ryan Richards posted a 33-point performance in leading his club to a championship.
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Ryan Richards later represented England at the 2007 U16 European Championship, where he averaged 18.6 points and 11.6 rebounds over seven appearances in helping his squad to a fourth-place finish.
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Ryan Richards played in three games for Real Madrid's junior team at the Nike Junior International Tournament, averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 22.4 minutes.
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In 2008, Ryan Richards joined the junior program of Belgian club Belfius Mons-Hainaut.
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Ryan Richards later played two games at the 2009 U-18 European Championship for England, averaging 29.0 points and 13.0 rebounds.
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Ryan Richards averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game over three appearances.
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Ryan Richards played six games for Monthey before separating his shoulder.
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Ryan Richards averaged 13.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 20.3 minutes.
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On 24 June 2010, Ryan Richards was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 49th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
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On 9 September 2011, Ryan Richards signed with Swiss club Lugano Tigers.
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In July 2012, Ryan Richards joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2013, Ryan Richards re-joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
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On 19 July 2014, Ryan Richards signed with Zepter Vienna, returning to the club for a second stint.
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Ryan Richards then had a short stint with Al-Ahli in May 2016.
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On 26 September 2016, Ryan Richards signed with the San Antonio Spurs for training camp.
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On 20 October 2016, Ryan Richards signed with Karpos Sokoli in Macedonia.
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On 9 March 2018, Ryan Richards signed with Hallmann Vienna of the Osterreichische Basketball Bundesliga.
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On 26 April 2018, Ryan Richards was reported to have parted way with the team without playing a game due to shoulder injury.
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On 12 February 2020, Ryan Richards signed for the Plymouth Raiders.
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On 6 July 2020, Ryan Richards signed with the Phoenix Brussels of the Pro Basketball League.
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Ryan Richards later featured for Great Britain in senior international games from 2017 to 2019.
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In summer 2016, Ryan Richards joined Overseas Elite to participate in ESPN's The Basketball Tournament.
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Ryan Richards joined Ram Nation for the 2018 ESPN's The Basketball Tournament.