Anthony Richardson

Anthony Lamont Richardson (born July 29, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He was one of the top prospects of the high school class of 2001, being named North Carolina Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American. He played 4 years of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, and went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He then earned an all-star selection in the CBA and was named the 2007 USBL Player of the Year while also leading the league in scoring. He played 9 years of professional basketball, with experiences in Germany, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands and in the NBA D-League. High school career Richardson is the son of Norman Primous and Mary Richardson, and was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he attended Leesville Road High School. He played 4 years of varsity basketball at Leesville, where he was coached by Darryl Robinson; he gained national recognition during his senior year, when he contributed to lead the team to the 4A state championship game, which Leesville lost to Richard J. Reynolds High School 94–73. Richardson was ranked the no. 9 power forward and the no. 50 player in the nation by ESPN, while Bob Gibbons ranked him 18th overall, and 1st in the state of North Carolina. During his high school years he played both the power forward and the small forward positions. He averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his senior season, and was named 2001 North Carolina Mr. Basketball. His successful senior year earned him a selection as a McDonald's All-American and in the Parade All-America Third Team. In the 2001 McDonald's game, which was played in Durham, North Carolina, he wore jersey number 45 (his usual 54 was taken by Kwame Brown) and he scored 10 points, shooting 4/10 from the field and 2/3 from the free throw line. He also played in another high school all-star game, the Capital Classic, where he scored 7 points (2/9 shooting, 3/4 on free throws). College career Richardson was recruited by several NCAA Division I programs, and considered offers from Clemson, Florida State, NC State, East Carolina, Maryland and Wake Forest. He committed to Florida State in the fall of 2000, being the first player to commit for the Seminoles that year, and the sixth McDonald's All-American to sign for Florida State. After initially falling short on his SAT college admissions test, he qualified instead on the ACT.