Chris Richard (basketball) explained

Chris Richard
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	9
Weight Lb:	255
Birth Date:	25 December 1984
Birth Place:	Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
High School:	Kathleen (Lakeland, Florida)
College:	Florida (2003–2007)
Draft Year:	2007
Draft Round:	2
Draft Pick:	41
Draft Team:	Minnesota Timberwolves
Career Start:	2007
Career End:	2011
Career Number:	32, 35
Career Position:	Power forward / center
Team1:	Minnesota Timberwolves
Team2:	→Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years3:	–
Team3:	Tulsa 66ers
Team4:	Chicago Bulls
Years5:	2010–2011
Team5:	Liaoning Dinosaurs
Highlights:	2× NCAA champion (2006, 2007) Florida Mr. Basketball (2003)

Chris Richard (born December 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Richard, a power forward, played college basketball for the University of Florida. He has a wingspan of 7'4½".^[1] His role was that of the sixth man that came off the bench for the Florida Gators national championship men's team during the 2006–07 season. He is a former Mr. Basketball in the state of Florida (2002) and scored 8 points to go along with 8 rebounds (5 offensive) in his final game of his college career.^[2] He was taken 1st overall in 2008 D-League draft by the Tulsa 66ers.^[3]

In the 2007–08 NBA season, Richard played 52 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Richard signed with the Chicago Bulls during the 2009–10 NBA season.^[4] He played 18 regular season games, and was waived on June 30, 2010.^[5]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota| 52 || 3 || 10.7 || .471 || .000 || .593 || 2.6 || .3 || .2 || .2 || 1.9|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago| 18 || 0 || 12.4 || .517 || .000 || .636 || 3.3 || .4 || .4 || .2 || 2.1|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 70 || 3 || 11.1 || .4u3 || .000 || .605 || 2.8 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 1.9

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Chicago| 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

External links

Notes and References

http://www.bullz-eye.com/sports/features/2007/nba_draft-sleepers.htm NBA Draft sleepers
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=274000063 Ohio State 75, Florida 84
Web site: 2008 NBA D-League Draft Results . . November 25, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105201943/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/draft_board_08.html . November 5, 2015 . dead .
Web site: Richard signed; Hunter waived . March 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100306132442/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/2080188,CST-SPT-bsep03.article . March 6, 2010 . dead .
Web site: Bulls Waive Kurz, Richard To Create More Cap Space . June 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100703135304/http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67614/20100630/bulls_waive_kurz_richard_to_create_more_cap_space . July 3, 2010 . dead .