Jason Anthoney (J-Rich) Richardson (born January 20, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player with for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.
A 6'6", 225 lb. shooting guard/small forward, Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, earning the NBA Rookie Challenge MVP and All-Rookie Team First Team honors his debut season in the league.
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Jason Anthoney (J-Rich) Richardson (born January 20, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player with for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.
A 6'6", 225 lb. shooting guard/small forward, Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, earning the NBA Rookie Challenge MVP and All-Rookie Team First Team honors his debut season in the league.
He is regarded as one of the NBA's most demonstrative dunkers, winning the NBA Slam Dunk crown in 2002 and 2003, joining Michael Jordan as the competition's only back-to-back champions.
The Warriors drafted Jason Richardson out of Michigan State University with the 5th overall pick. It was while playing for Michigan State that he and fellow current NBA players Mateen Cleaves, Charlie Bell, and Morris Peterson (and current Melbourne Tiger and NBL first-teamer Dave Thomas) won an NCAA National Championship.
Richardson competed in the Rookie Challenge...
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