2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Richardson, Jase
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Jersey Number 11
Jase Richardson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
- High School:
- Columbus (Fla.)
Bio
2024-25: An All-Big Ten Third Team by the coaches and the media and was selected to the All-Freshman Team … Named Great Lakes All-District Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches … Appeared in 36 games and started the final 15 games of the season … Finished second on the team in scoring with 12.1 points per game and was second in minutes played (25.3 per game) … Connected on 49.3 percent of his field goals (144-of-292), led the team in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 41.2 percent of his shots (47-of-114) … Third on the team in 3-point field goals made (47) … Second on the team in free throws made (102) and attempted (122) … Connected on 83.6 percent of his free throws (102-of-122) … Added 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists … Scored in double figures 23 times and led the team in scoring 11 times, including nine times in the final 19 games of the season … Had six games with at least 20 points … In the final 15 games of the season, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 47.0 percent from the floor (77-of-164) and 42.0 percent from 3-point land (29-of-69) … Was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times during the season (March 10, March 3, Feb. 24) … Made his first career start at home against Oregon (2/8), scoring a career-high 29 points, connecting on 9-of-13 shots, including 3-of-6 from 3-point land, and 8-of-9 from the free throw line … Scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in a win at Maryland (2/26) … Scored 6 points and handed out a team and career-best 8 assists in a win over Minnesota (1/28) … Set a career-best with 5 steals while scoring 12 points in a win over Washington (1/9) … Led the team in scoring with 20 points, his first game with at least 20 points, in a win at Rutgers (1/25) … Scored 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in a win at Michigan (2/21) … Tallied a game-high 22 points and grabbed 4 rebounds at Iowa (3/6) as the Spartans clinched the outright Big Ten regular season title … Closed out the regular season with 18 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win over Michigan (3/9), earning his third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor.
High School: Listed among the top-40 players in the country … A four-star recruit who was ranked No. 24 nationally by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals, No. 37 by 247 Sports and No. 45 by On3Sports … Ranked among the top-10 combo guards in the country, coming in at No. 4 by ESPN, No. 5 by 247 Sports and No. 6 by On3Sports … Ranked as high as No. 2 (ESPN) in the state of Florida … Selected to the Jordan Brand Classic and the Iverson Classic … Helped lead Columbus High School in Florida to a 27-4 record as a senior in 2023-24 … A first team all-state selection … Team won the Spalding Hoophall Classic and helped lead team to the Florida 7A Class State Championship … Played at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas and earned first team all-state honors as a junior and second team all-state as a sophomore before transferring to Columbus for his senior year … Averaged 16.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists for PG Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit during the summer of 2023.
Personal: Jason “Jase” Anthoney Richardson II … Born on Oct. 16, 2005 in Berkeley, Calif. … The son of Jason and Jackie Paul Richardson … Has a younger brother, Jaxon (16), and an older sister, Jaela (24) … His dad was a consensus Second Team All-American as a sophomore at Michigan State in 2001 and was a first round pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, embarking on a 14-year professional career … His mom played college basketball … Favorite TV show is Supacell … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite athletes are Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving … People he most admires are his family because they have always been there for him … Says his mom makes the best turkey chili … Played soccer up until eighth grade … Enjoys listening to music … Grew up playing the viola and can still play a bit.
High School: Listed among the top-40 players in the country … A four-star recruit who was ranked No. 24 nationally by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals, No. 37 by 247 Sports and No. 45 by On3Sports … Ranked among the top-10 combo guards in the country, coming in at No. 4 by ESPN, No. 5 by 247 Sports and No. 6 by On3Sports … Ranked as high as No. 2 (ESPN) in the state of Florida … Selected to the Jordan Brand Classic and the Iverson Classic … Helped lead Columbus High School in Florida to a 27-4 record as a senior in 2023-24 … A first team all-state selection … Team won the Spalding Hoophall Classic and helped lead team to the Florida 7A Class State Championship … Played at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas and earned first team all-state honors as a junior and second team all-state as a sophomore before transferring to Columbus for his senior year … Averaged 16.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists for PG Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit during the summer of 2023.
Personal: Jason “Jase” Anthoney Richardson II … Born on Oct. 16, 2005 in Berkeley, Calif. … The son of Jason and Jackie Paul Richardson … Has a younger brother, Jaxon (16), and an older sister, Jaela (24) … His dad was a consensus Second Team All-American as a sophomore at Michigan State in 2001 and was a first round pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, embarking on a 14-year professional career … His mom played college basketball … Favorite TV show is Supacell … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite athletes are Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving … People he most admires are his family because they have always been there for him … Says his mom makes the best turkey chili … Played soccer up until eighth grade … Enjoys listening to music … Grew up playing the viola and can still play a bit.
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