Quentin Richardson

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Quentin Richardson
Image:Quentin Richardson cropped.jpg
Position	Forward/Guard
Nickname	QR, Q-Rich
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Team	New York Knicks
Nationality	USA
Born	April 13 1980 (1980-04-13) (age 29) Chicago, Illinois
College	DePaul
Draft	18th overall, 2000 Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	2000–present
Former teams	Los Angeles Clippers (2000-2004) Phoenix Suns (2004-2005)
Awards	NBA All-Star Three Point Shootout (2005)

Quentin Richardson (born April 13 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. He is a swingman.

1 Collegiate career
2 Professional career
3 Other Endeavors
4 Accomplishments
5 Family
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Collegiate career

Richardson arrived at DePaul University after leading Whitney Young High School to the state AA boys Basketball title in 1998. He averaged 17.9 points per game, and 10.2 rebounds per game in his two seasons at DePaul. He became the only player in school history to have 1,000+ points, 500+ rebounds, and 100+ three-point field goals. As a freshman, he was elected both the Conference USA Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. Richardson declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore year with DePaul in 2000.

[edit] Professional career

Richardson was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 18th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. He was selected after fellow Clippers Darius Miles and Keyon Dooling. Richardson would star in a documentary with Miles entitled The Youngest Guns which chronicled their first three seasons in the NBA with the Clippers. Richardson would spend four seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent.

The 2004-05 season was a big one for not only Richardson, but the Suns as well. He set a new Suns single-season record for three-point field goals, eclipsing the previous record of 199 set by Dan Majerle. He finished the season with a league-leading 631 three-point attempts, and 226 three-point field goals,^[1] co-leading the league with Kyle Korver.^[2] Richardson also set a Suns franchise record with nine threes against the New Orleans Hornets on December 29, 2004.^[1] Richardson would also go on to win the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout that same season. The Suns finished the regular season with a league best 62 wins and 20 losses. He made his playoff debut with the Suns in 2005 who would eventually lose to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Richardson was traded from the Suns, along with 2005 draft pick Nate Robinson, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and Dijon Thompson in the offseason.^[1]

[edit] Other Endeavors

Richardson has appeared in multiple acting roles, most notably as himself in the 2002 film Van Wilder.^[3]

[edit] Accomplishments

Conference USA Player of the Year in 1998-1999
Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 1998-1999
2005 NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout Champion
Named 1998 Player of the Year by USA Today
McDonald's All American
State Championship Team, Whitney Young Magnet H.S.
Named 1999 Player of the Year by The Chicago Sun-Times

[edit] Family

Richardson was born to Lee and Emma Richardson. In 1992, he lost his mother to breast cancer, his grandmother to natural causes, and also his brother, Bernard, who was shot and killed in Chicago, aged 23.^[4] Another of Richardson's brothers, Lee Jr., was murdered on December 5, 2005 in Chicago during a robbery.^[4]^[5]

Richardson dated and was engaged to R&B singer Brandy Norwood.^[5] They have since split.^[5] Richardson has a house in Palos Heights, Illinois in Westgate Estates.