Jase Richardson | |
Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
Number: | 11 |
Position: | Point guard |
League: | Big Ten Conference |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Birth Place: | Berkeley, California |
Nationality: | American |
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Jason “Jase” Anthoney Richardson II (born October 16, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans.
Richardson was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Denver, Colorado.[1] Before the start of his freshman year of high school his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he attended Bishop Gorman High School. Richardson averaged 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and 2 steals per game as a sophomore.[2] Richardson transferred to Christopher Columbus High School in Westchester, Florida before the start of his senior season.[3] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at Michigan State, where his father played, over offers from Alabama and Cincinnati.[4] [5]
Richardson enrolled at Michigan State University in June 2024 in order to take part in the Spartans' summer practices.[6] He made his college basketball debut during Michigan State's season opener against Monmouth on November 4, 2024, and scored 10 points with two rebounds and four assists in a 81-57 win.[7]
Richardson's father, Jason Richardson, was a second-team All-American at Michigan State and member of the Spartans' 2000 national championship team and played in the National Basketball Association for 14 seasons.[8]