Malachi Richardson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Malachi Richardson

| image = 20150329 MCDAAG closed practice Malachi Richardson (3).JPG

| caption = Richardson in the McDonald's All-American Game closed practice in March 2015

| position = Shooting guard / small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 205

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|5}}

| birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.

| high_school = Trenton Catholic Academy
(Hamilton, New Jersey)

| college = Syracuse (2015–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 22

| draft_team = Charlotte Hornets

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = {{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}}

| team1 = Sacramento Kings

| years2 = 2016–2018

| team2 = →Reno Bighorns

| years3 = {{nbay|2017|end}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}

| team3 = Toronto Raptors

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = →Raptors 905

| years5 = 2019

| team5 = Hapoel Holon

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Vanoli Cremona

| years7 = 2021

| team7 = Canton Charge

| years8 = 2021

| team8 = Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = Wilki Morskie Szczecin

| years10 = 2022–2023

| team10 = GTK Gliwice

| years11 = 2023

| team11 = Indios de Mayagüez

| years12 = 2023–2024

| team12 = Pelita Jaya

| years13 = 2024–2025

| team13 = Astros de Jalisco

| highlights =

ACC All-Freshman team (2016)
McDonald's All-American (2015)
First-team Parade All-American (2015)

}}

Malachi Lewis Richardson{{cite web |title=Malachi Lewis Richardson (USA) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/210270-malachi-lewis-richardson |website=FIBA Basketball |access-date=January 13, 2025}} (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

High school and college career

Richardson attended Trenton Catholic Academy his freshman year, then spent his sophomore year at Roselle Catholic High School before returning to Trenton Catholic Academy for his junior and senior years,{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Schneider|url=http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boysbasketball/index.ssf/2013/08/boys_basketball_malachi_richardson_leaves_roselle_catholic_returns_to_trenton_catholic.html|title=Boys Basketball: Malachi Richardson leaves Roselle Catholic, returns to Trenton Catholic|work=NJ.com|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2016}} to team back up with coach Fred Falchi, who came out of retirement to coach. In his high school career at Trenton Catholic Academy, Malachi scored a total 1,245 points, averaging 19.2 points in his junior year and 18.7 in his senior year.{{cite web|url=http://www.cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12229|title=Syracuse bio|work=Cuse.com|access-date=November 12, 2016}} Richardson was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked 23rd overall recruit and fifth-best shooting guard in the 2015 high school class.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/161988 |title=Malachi Richardson – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 26, 2023}}

Richardson played one season of college basketball for Syracuse, averaging 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/malachi-richardson-1.html|title=Malachi Richardson College Stats|work=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 12, 2016}} Richardson was also named to the ACC All-Freshman team.{{Cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2016/3/6/56dc9643e4b0a1e4d7548e61_131480936033756516.aspx?path=mbball|title=ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams|date=March 6, 2016|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=May 16, 2020}} On April 18, 2016, he declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Waters|url=http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/malachi_richardson_entering_name_in_the_nba_draft_not_sign_with_agent.html|title=Malachi Richardson entering name in the NBA Draft, not signing with agent|work=Syracuse.com|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016}}{{cite web|first=George|last=O'Gorman|url=http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20160418/SPORTS/160419721|title=Syracuse freshman Malachi Richardson enters NBA draft, won't sign with agent|work=Trentonian.com|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Malachi Richardson

| position = SG

| hometown = Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey{{!}}Hamilton, NJ

| highschool = Trenton Catholic Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 190

| 40 =

| commitdate = December 13, 2013

| scout stars = 5

| rivals stars = 4

| espn grade = 95

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2015

| rivals ref title = 2015 Syracuse Signees

| scout ref title = 2015 Syracuse Signees

| espn ref title = 2015 Syracuse Signees

| rivals school = Syracuse

| scout s = 185

| espn schoolid = 183

| scout overall =

| rivals overall =

| espn overall = 23

| accessdate =

| bball = yes

}}

Professional career

=Sacramento Kings (2016–2018)=

On June 23, 2016, Richardson was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Schneider|url=http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2016/06/nba_draft_2016_njs_malachi_richardson_drafted.html|title=NBA Draft 2016: N.J.'s Malachi Richardson drafted 22nd overall by Hornets, who trade him to Kings|work=NJ.com|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=November 12, 2016}} His rights were later traded to the Sacramento Kings on July 7, 2016, in exchange for Marco Belinelli.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-acquire-malachi-richardson|title=Kings Acquire Malachi Richardson|work=NBA.com|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}} On July 15, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-papagiannis-richardson-labissiere|title=Kings Sign Papagiannis, Richardson and Labissiere|work=NBA.com|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016}} On February 16, 2017, he was ruled out for four to six weeks after suffering a partial thickness tear of his right hamstring the night before.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/malachi-injury-update-021617|title=Malachi Richardson Injury Update|work=NBA.com|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Kawahara|first=Matt|url=http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article133255854.html|title=Kings' Malachi Richardson out 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring injury|work=Sacbee.com|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017}} He was later shut down for the remainder of the season on March 26, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/malachi-richardson-32617/|title=Malachi Richardson Injury Update|work=NBA.com|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Ham|first=James|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/source-kings-shutting-down-rookie-richardson-season|title=SOURCE: KINGS SHUTTING DOWN ROOKIE RICHARDSON FOR SEASON|work=csnbayarea.com|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017}} During his season-and-a-half with the Kings, he had multiple assignments with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League.{{cite web|url=http://gleague.nba.com/all-time-nba-assignments/|title=All-Time NBA Assignments|work=NBA.com|access-date=February 8, 2018}}

=Toronto Raptors (2018–2019)=

On February 8, 2018, Richardson was traded to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Bruno Caboclo.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-acquire-bruno-caboclo|title=Kings Acquire Bruno Caboclo|work=NBA.com|date=February 8, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2018}} On February 11, in Charlotte, he played in his first game with the Raptors.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975579|title=Raptors vs. Hornets - Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=February 11, 2018|access-date=April 28, 2018}} During the rest of the season, he received multiple assignments to Raptors 905, Toronto's G League affiliate.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/teams/Raptors-905/41/Transaction_History/2018|title=2017-2018 Raptors 905 Transactions History|work=RealGM.com|access-date=April 15, 2018}}

On February 6, 2019, Richardson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers,{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/richardson-preldzic-second-round-pick-acquired-toronto|title=Richardson, Preldžić, Second-Round Pick Acquired From Toronto|work=NBA.com|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2019}} by whom he was waived the following day.{{cite web|title=Team Acquires Ennis From Houston|url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/team-acquires-ennis-houston|website=NBA.com|access-date=February 7, 2019|date=February 7, 2019}}

=Hapoel Holon (2019)=

On March 14, 2019, the Canton Charge of the NBA G League announced that they had added Richardson,{{cite web|url=https://canton.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-add-two-players-2/|title=Charge Add Two Players|date=March 14, 2019|work=NBA.com|access-date=March 14, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} but he did not make any appearances for the Charge.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

On August 17, 2019, Richardson signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news|title=Malachi Richardson signs with Hapoel Holon|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/malachi-richardson-signs-with-hapoel-holon/|access-date=August 17, 2019|work=Sportando.basketball|date=August 17, 2019}} On November 30, 2019, Richardson recorded a career-high 24 points, while shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range, along with five assists in a 109–95 win over Ironi Nahariya.{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 8: Nahariya Vs U-NET Holon|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=24064&lang=en|access-date=December 14, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=November 30, 2019}} In 15 games played for Holon, he averaged 11.6 points and 2 assists per game. On December 14, 2019, he parted ways with Holon.{{cite news|title=Hapoel Holon, Malachi Richardson part ways|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/hapoel-holon-malachi-richardson-part-ways/|access-date=December 14, 2019|work=Sportando.basketball|date=December 14, 2019}}

=Vanoli Cremona (2019–2020)=

On December 16, 2019, Richardson signed with Vanoli Cremona in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A as a replacement for Vojislav Stojanović.{{cite news |title=Vanoli Cremona signs Malachi Richardson |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/vanoli-cremona-signs-malachi-richardson/ |work=Sportando.basketball |date=December 16, 2019 | access-date=December 16, 2019|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} However, he had an unfortunate experience in Cremona: one month after his debut with the team he fractured his right hand{{cite web |title=Stop di due mesi per Malachi Richardson |url=https://www.vanolibasket.com/stop-di-due-mesi-per-malachi-richardson/ |publisher=vanolibasket.com |date=January 27, 2020 |language=it }} during the match against Virtus Roma on January 26.{{cite web |title=Vanoli Basket Cremona 103-92 Virtus Roma |url=http://web.legabasket.it/game/1672666/vanoli_basket_cremona-virtus_roma-103:92 |publisher=legabasket.it |date=January 26, 2020 |language=it }} He underwent a surgery{{cite web |title=Malachi Richardson operato con successo alla mano destra |url=https://www.vanolibasket.com/malachi-richardson-operato-con-successo-alla-mano-destra/ |publisher=vanolibasket.com |date=January 31, 2020 |language=it }} and was released from the team on February 11.{{cite web |title=Risolto il contratto con Malachi Richardson |url=https://www.vanolibasket.com/risolto-il-contratto-con-malachi-richardson/ |publisher=vanolibasket.com |date=February 11, 2020 |language=it }}

=Canton Charge (2021)=

For the 2020–21 season, Richardson joined the Canton Charge of the G League{{cite web|title=Charge Announce 2021 Roster|url=https://canton.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-announce-2021-roster/|website=NBA.com|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021}} where he played 15 games, averaging 8.4 ppg while shooting 46% from beyond the arc.{{cite news|first=Ennio|last=Terrasi Borghesan|title=Fortitudo Bologna signs Malachi Richardson|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/fortitudo-bologna-signs-malachi-richardson/|newspaper=Sportando|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}

=Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna (2021)=

On July 30, 2021, Richardson signed with Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A. After playing in six games averaging 10.3 points per game, he parted ways with the team on November 12.{{cite news |title=Fortitudo Bologna, Malachi Richardson part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/fortitudo-bologna-malachi-richardson-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=November 13, 2021 |date=November 12, 2021|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}

=Wilki Morskie Szczecin (2021–2022)=

On November 16, 2021, Richardson signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/n/21639/malachi-richardson-w-kingu-szczecin.html|title=Malachi Richardson w Kingu Szczecin|last=|first=|date=November 16, 2021|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=November 16, 2021}}

=GTK Gliwice (2022–2023)=

On December 17, 2022, he signed with GTK Gliwice of the PLK.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/malachi-richardson-joins-tauron-gtk-gliwice/|title=Malachi Richardson joins Tauron GTK Gliwice|last=|first=|date=December 17, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=December 17, 2022|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

=Pelita Jaya (2023–2024)=

In December 2023, Richardson signed with the Pelita Jaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).{{cite web |title=Malachi Richardson Merapat ke Pelita Jaya |url=https://iblindonesia.com/news/malachi-richardson-merapat-ke-pelita-jaya |website=IBL |access-date=January 13, 2025 |date=December 11, 2023}}

=Astros de Jalisco (2024)=

In October 2024, Richardson signed with the Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).{{cite web |last1=De Roa |first1=Alberto |title=Former NBA players Thomas Robinson and Malachi Richardson signed with Mexican team Astros de Jalisco for the remainder of the 2024 season. |url=https://hoopshype.com/rumor/3245560/ |website=HoopsHype |access-date=January 13, 2025 |date=October 26, 2024}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}}

| style="text-align;left;"| Sacramento

| 22 || 0 || 9.0 || .412 || .286 || .789 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 3.6

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align;left;"| Sacramento

| 25 || 4 || 12.8 || .330 || .308 || .773 || 1.3 || .5 || .4 || .0 || 3.5

| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto

| 1 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto

| 22 || 0 || 4.7 || .310 || .320 || .800 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 70 || 4 || 8.9 || .358 || .301 || .783 || 1.0 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 2.8

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| Syracuse

| 37 || 37 || 34.4 || .369 || .353 || .720 || 4.3 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .3 || 13.4

References

External links

[http://www.cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12229 Syracuse Orange bio]
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Malachi-Richardson/Summary/49322 RealGM profile]

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Indonesia

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basketball players from Trenton, New Jersey

Category:Canton Charge players

Category:Charlotte Hornets draft picks