Akeem Richmond

Richmond attended Southern Lee High School in Sanford, North Carolina where he recorded 2,846 points in his career, the second-highest career total in NCHSAA history. He also led the state of North Carolina in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 29.2 points per game for head coach Gaston Collins as Southern Lee finished the season with a 20-7 record.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Akeem Richmond PG	Sanford	Southern Lee High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 29, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A

In his freshman season at Rhode Island, Richmond was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team after averaging 8.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 36 games. His 81 three-pointers set a school freshman record and he finished 2009–10 ranked fourth nationally among all freshmen. He was also just the third freshman in A-10 history to connect on at least 80 treys in a single season.[2][3]

In his sophomore season, he appeared in all 34 games, earning the start in 26 contests. He averaged 9.3 points and 2.4 rebounds while connecting on 75 three-pointers on the season.[2][3]

In May 2011, he transferred to East Carolina and subsequently sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[4]

In his redshirted junior season, he played all 35 games while averaging 10.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.1 minutes per game.[2][3]

In his senior season, he started all 34 games while averaging a team-high 18.0 points per game, ranking second in Conference USA. He became the first player in school history to lead the NCAA in a statistical category, topping the charts in three-point field goals made (155), attempted (392) and three-pointers per game (4.56); all ECU single-season records. He subsequently finished his career ranked seventh on the all-time NCAA Three-Point Field Goals Made list with 416. He also earned second-team All-Conference USA honors in 2013–14.[2][3]

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Richmond signed with the Houston Rockets on October 25, 2014.[5] He was waived by the Rockets on October 27[6] and then acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League on November 2.[7] He appeared in 29 games for the Vipers in 2014–15, averaging 10.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.[8]

On November 2, 2015, Richmond was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers,[9] only to be waived by the Vipers on November 11.[10] On January 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns.[11] In 15 games for Reno, he averaged 6.7 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

In October 2016, Richmond joined Malaysian club NS Matrix for the Seri Mutiara Champions Cup.[12]

On November 28, 2016, Richmond signed with the NW Tasmania Thunder for the 2017 SEABL season.[13][14] He parted ways with the Thunder on April 4, 2017, with a family illness forcing him back to the US. He appeared in three games, averaging 13 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[15]

Richmond is the son of Eric and Vickie Richmond, and has five siblings: a brother, Eric, and four sisters, Tenille, Emma, Michelle and Dorece. His father played football at East Carolina.[2]

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders

• Akeem Richmond at nbadleague.com
• Akeem Richmond at ecupirates.com