Tucker Allen Richardson is an American professional

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player who last played for

Brussels Basketball Brussels Basketball is a professional basketball club based in Neder-Over-Heembeek (Brussels), Belgium. The team plays in the BNXT League. Home games are played at the Sports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek. History The club was founded in 1957. In 19 ...

of the

BNXT League The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...

. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school

Richardson grew up in

Flemington, New Jersey Flemington is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Hunterdon Central Regional High School Hunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive high school, comprehensive, four-year state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school, and regional school district that serves students from five municipaliti ...

. He was named the

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Player of the Year after averaging 18.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 3.5 steals per game in his senior season. Richardson opted to enroll at

Blair Academy Blair Academy is a coeducational, boarding and day school for students in high school. The school serves students from ninth through twelfth grades as well as a small post-graduate class. The school's campus is located on a campus in Blairst ...

for a

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College career

Richardson became the Colgate Raiders' starting shooting guard early into his freshman season and was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after averaging 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. He averaged 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game as a sophomore. Richardson was named third team All-Patriot League after averaging 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game during his junior season. He was named first-team All-Patriot League as a senior after averaging 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Richardson decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Colgate for a fifth season. He scored 30 points in the Raiders' 80-68 upset win over Syracuse. Richardson was named the Patriot League Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the end of the regular season. Richardson was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Patriot League men's basketball tournament after recording a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in the final against Lafayette. It was the first triple-double in a Division I conference title game in 25 seasons. Richardson was selected to play in the

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after the end of his senior season. In his career, he led Colgate to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, and he is Colgate's all-time program leader in games played (155), wins (110), assists (626), steals (221), and three-point field goals made (268).

Professional career

Richardson signed with

BC Nokia BC Nokia is a professional basketball club based in Nokia, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga. History In the 2014–15 season, Nokia won the Finnish First Division and was promoted to the Korisliiga. The team finished i ...

of the Finnish

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to begin his professional career in July 2023. He averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game as BC Nokia won the Korisliiga. Richardson signed with

of the Belgian and Dutch

in July 2024.

References

External links

Colgate Raiders bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Tucker Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Finland American men's basketball players BC Nokia players Brussels Basketball players Blair Academy alumni Basketball players from Hunterdon County, New Jersey Colgate Raiders men's basketball players Hunterdon Central Regional High School alumni Sportspeople from Flemington, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)