66ers Re-Acquire Former NBA D-League All-Star Chris Richard
January 14, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Tulsa 66ers News Release
TULSA, Okla., January 14, 2010 - The Tulsa 66ers announced today that the team has re-acquired forward Chris Richard.
The number one overall selection in the 2008 NBA D-League Draft, Richard (6-9, 255) played in 20 games for the 66ers during the 2008-09 season, averaging 12.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. Richard was selected to the NBA D-League All-Star Game last season, but did not play due to injury.
Richard played in six preseason games for the Chicago Bulls earlier this season, averaging 3.5 points and 5.3 rebounds.
The University of Florida product won two national championships while in college.
To make room on the roster, the 66ers released center Steven Hill due to injury. Richard will wear jersey number 32 and will be in uniform for tonight's home game against Austin at 7 p.m. CST.
The updated 66ers roster is below:
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School
11 Cecil Brown G 6-4 200 UC Santa Barbara
7 Zabian Dowdell G 6-3 191 Virginia Tech
17 Moses Ehambe G 6-6 210 Oral Roberts
44 DeVon Hardin C 6-11 250 California
99 Marcus Lewis F 6-8 265 Oral Roberts
23 Larry Owens F 6-7 215 Oral Roberts
32 Chris Richard F 6-9 255 Florida
22 Mustafa Shakur G 6-3 190 Arizona
41 Deron Washington F 6-7 215 Virginia Tech
21 Latavious Williams F 6-8 210 Christian Life Academy (Tx.)
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