Hawks Sign Flyers Richardson to 10-Day Contract
January 27, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 27, 2007 - The Atlanta Hawks today signed Fort Worth Flyers forward Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract, according to Hawks' Executive Vice President/General Manager Billy Knight. Richardson is the seventh Gatorade Call-Up from the NBA Development League this season, the second from the Flyers.
The 6-foot-7 Richardson has started 15 games this season for the Flyers, averaging 18.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 1.5 apg (.466 FG%, .404 3FG%, .864 FT%). He is tied for 11th in the league in scoring. Richardson was selected by the Flyers with the ninth pick of the second round in the 2006 D-League Draft.
Last season at Delta State University, Richardson started all 31 games, and averaged 17.8 ppg and 5.0 rpg (.492 FG%, .404 3FG%, .810 FT%), leading the Statesmen with 65 three-pointers made, and scoring 20-or-more-points 12 times. He put in 15.0 ppg and 4.2 rpg as a junior in 2004-05.
He was named First Team All-Gulf South Conference following both his junior and senior campaigns, and is the school's 14th all-time leading scorer. Richardson played his first two collegiate seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, MS.
Following is the complete list of 2006-07 D-League to NBA GATORADE Call-Ups:
Player D-League Team NBA Team Date
Kelenna Azubuike Fort Worth Flyers Golden State Warriors Jan. 2
Andre Brown Sioux Falls Skyforce Seattle Sonics Jan. 5
Justin Williams Dakota Wizards Sacramento Kings Jan. 5
Dijon Thompson Albuquerque Thunderbirds Atlanta Hawks Jan. 6
Luke Jackson Idaho Stampede Los Angeles Clippers Jan. 8
Renaldo Major Dakota Wizards Golden State Warriors Jan. 17
Jeremy Richardson Fort Worth Flyers Atlanta Hawks Jan. 27
The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Anaheim Arsenal (Calif.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Bakersfield Jam (Calif.), Colorado 14ers (Broomfield), Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, N.D.), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Idaho Stampede (Boise), Los Angeles D-Fenders, Sioux Falls Skyforce (S.D.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.). Expansion teams in Utah and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have also been announced to begin play in the 2007-08 season.
The D-League continues to develop talent from across all disciplines for the NBA's 30 teams and the entire NBA umbrella. Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the NBA Development League, visit D-LEAGUE.com.
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