Tulsa's Richard Signs With Chicago Bulls
February 5, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2010 - The Chicago Bulls today signed center/forward Chris Richard of the Tulsa 66ers making him the 12th GATORADE Call-Up of the 2009-10 NBA D-League season. Richard joins 70 current NBA players with NBA D-League experience.
The 6-8, Richard has appeared in nine games with the 66ers this season, averaging 10.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 30.6 minutes. He notched two double-doubles and scored in double figures on five occasions, including a season-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds in a 111-87 win over the Iowa Energy on Jan. 29. A two-year member of the 66ers, Richard played 20 games in Tulsa last season, when he averaged 12.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in 30.7 minutes.
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft (41st overall), Richard was assigned to the NBA D-League's Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Timberwolves NBA D-League affiliate during his rookie campaign. In six games for Sioux Falls, Richard averaged 10.2 points and 11.5 rebounds.
A four-year contributor at the University of Florida, Richard finished his career averaging 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 141 NCAA games. During his final NCAA season, Richards averaged 6.2 points and 3.7 rebounds and was named 2007 SEC Sixth Man of the Year. Richards is the winningest player in Florida history, having been a part of 112 victories, three SEC Tournament titles, an SEC East title, an SEC regular season title and two national titles in his four years in Gainesville.
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