Ryan Richardson

Photo by: Robert Casey

Photo by: Robert Casey

Photo by: Robert Casey

Photo by: Darin Hogge/Weber State Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chandler, AZ
High School:
Dobson

Ryan finished his four-year Wildcat career in 2018. In his four seasons at Weber State, Richardson played in 117 career games and started in 84 games. He finished his career 29th in Weber State history in scoring with 1,024 points. He also ranked fifth in career 3-pointers made with 235 and ninth in career 3-point percentage. He earned All-Big Sky honors as a senior.

2017-18 (Senior)
Started in all 31 games for the Wildcats during the season, helping Weber State to its third-straight 20-win season...Earned Big Sky All-Conference honors for the first time in his career as he was named to the All-Big Sky third team...Finished second on the Wildcat team and 15th in the Big Sky in scoring at 13.5 points per game...Scored in double figures in 26 of 31 games, including a stretch of 20-straight double figure games...Had a career-high 27 points twice during the year, including an overtime win at Portland State...Finished third in the conference in 3-pointers per game with 91 3’s for an average of 2.9 per game...The 91 3-pointers ranks as the fifth most in a season in WSU history...Shot 42.7 percent from 3-point range, which was seventh best in the conference...Also led the team in steals with 33 and shot 75 percent from the free throw line.

2016-17 (Junior)
Played in 33 games for the Wildcats and started in 27 games...Scored in double figures 11 times during the year and tied his career-high with 22 points in WSU’s overtime win at Portland State...Was second on the Wildcat squad in 3-pointers with 63 during the season and made at least two 3-pointers 20 times...Knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers in a win at Idaho State...Finished 14th in the Big Sky in 3-pointers per game at 1.9 and was 13th in the league in 3-point percentage at .406...Was second on the Wildcat team in steals with 30...Grabbed 67 rebounds with a career-high of six rebounds at Idaho State.

2015-16 (Sophomore)
Played in 29 games and started 26 games for the Wildcats during the 2015-16 season...Was part of the Wildcat team that won the Big Sky regular season title, the Big Sky Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament...Averaged 6.7 points per game for the Wildcats and scored in double figures eight times...Had a career-high 21 points in a win over Portland State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament in Reno, Nev...Also scored 15 points in the Big Sky Tournament Championship game against Montana and made eight 3-pointers in the three tournament games...Knocked down 48 3-pointers during the season, second most on the Weber State squad and shot 36 percent from 3-point range...Also led the team in free throw percentage at 84.6 percent, finishing 22 of 26 from the line during the year.

2014-15 (Freshman)
Played in 24 games as a true freshman for the Wildcats...Scored in double figures in four games with a career-high 22 points in the Big Sky opener at Eastern Washington...Knocked down six 3-pointers in that game and was 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, tied for the eighth best percentage in a game in WSU history...Also scored 17 points in a win at Montana State...Averaged 6.0 points per game overall and scored 7.2 per game in Big Sky games...Knocked down 33 3-pointers during the season, the fourth most on the Wildcat squad..Made four or more 3-pointers three times...Shot 36 percent from the field and 84 percent from the free throw line.

Dobson High School
Graduated from Dobson High School in 2014...Earned All-City League and was a two-time All-Star at Dobson...Helped lead coach Rick McConnell’s team to the Final Four and Elite Eight playoff appearances...As a senior averaged 18.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game...Knocked down 110 3-pointers during the season, a school record for most in a season...As a junior in 2012-13 he averaged 16.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game...During final two seasons knocked down 187 3-pointers and shot 46 percent from 3-point range...Played for the Arizona Compton Magic AAU team, coached by Ray Arvizu. Richardson was also recruited by Nevada, Utah State, Northern Arizona and Portland State.

Personal
Was born Nov. 14, 1995 in Colorado Springs, Colo...Middle name is Jamal...Parents are Robert Richardson and Amber Kellogg...Has two siblings, Robert and Sian...Is majoring in Professional Sales at Weber State...Enjoys singing.