Fred Richardson III

2015-16 CSU Men's Basketball- Fred Richardson III

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-7
Weight:
212
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
Prev School:
Lee College

2015-16 (SENIOR)
Played in 26 games, including five starts, his final season at CSU, averaging 3.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 14.2 minutes a game… Increased the averages to 3.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 15.5 minutes a contest in MW regular-season play… Made his first of three consecutive starts at Air Force (Jan. 20), handing out a season-high four assists in the win… Tallied season-highs 11 points, eight rebounds and 32 minutes against Fresno State (March 11) in the MW Semifinals… Also had 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 24 minutes off the bench at Boise State (Jan. 2)… Had 25 minutes in the overtime win at San Jose State (Jan. 9), scoring eight points and getting four rebounds… Had seven points and seven boards at Wyoming (Jan. 30)…

2014-15 (JUNIOR)
Sat out the first 11 games of the season while serving an NCAA suspension stemming from his freshman season at Oregon...Averaged 11.6 minutes, 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds, while hitting 14-of-14 attempts from the free-throw line and shooting 32 percent (8-for-25) from three-point range...Played in 22 games, all off the bench in his first season at CSU...Made his Colorado State debut vs. Charleston Southern (Dec. 22)...Played 20 or more minutes off the bench three times for the Rams...Played 21 minutes and tallied then-season highs with six points and four rebounds in the Rams' overtime victory at New Mexico State (Dec. 27)...Had his best game of the season, playing extended minutes in place of suspended J.J. Avila vs. Nevada (Jan. 14), helping the Rams' to a MW-record 56-point victory by tallying career highs in points (20), steals (2), field-goals made (7), field-goals attempted (11), three-pointers made (4) and free-throws made (4)...Was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range in the Rams' record-breaking win vs. the Wolf Pack.

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 18 games as a sophomore at Lee College in Baytown, Texas...Averaged 15.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest for the Runnin' Rebels...Tallied five games of 20 or more points...Scored a season-high 32 points in a road win against Angelina College, shooting 9-of-15 from the floor including seven made three-pointers...Shot 41.6 percent from the floor, including 36.1 percent from three-point range and connected on 74 percent from the free-throw line...Recorded five or more rebounds in 16 of 18 games, 12 boards vs. Paris Junior College (Jan. 11) and 10 rebounds at Lamar State-Port Arthur (Jan. 29)...Also averaged 1.8 assists per game, notching a season-high five helpers vs. Jacksonville College (March 5).

2012-13 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman at Oregon in 2012-13...Averaged 2.4 points and 0.8 rebounds in 5.1 minutes per contest...Shot 47 percent from the floor, including 38 percent from three-point range and connected on 71 percent from the free-throw line...Played a season-high 11 minutes vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 22)...Tallied his best scoring game with five points in seven minutes off the Ducks' bench at Stanford (Jan. 30).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played prep basketball at Clear Brook High School in Clear Brook, Tex. ...All-time leading scorer at CBHS with 1,820 career points in four seasons as a varsity player...Led the Wolverines team to a 29-4 overall record as a senior in 2011-12...Averaged 20.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as a senior... Was a 5A All-Region 3 honoree...Named to the All-District 24 team where he was recognized as both the Overall MVP and Offensive MVP...Earned all-tournament honors for District 24...Shot 50 percent from the field, including 36 percent from three-point range, and scored 20 or more points on 20 occasions in his senior campaign...Reached double-figures in scoring in all but one of his 33 outings in 2011-12...Averaged 19.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a junior...Named first team All-District 24 and Offensive MVP in junior season...Played prep basketball for coach Jason Pillow...Played AAU basketball for the Houston Defenders under the direction of coach Aaron Harrison...Considered Kansas State, Marquette, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Baylor before committing to Oregon coming out of high school.

PERSONAL
Son of Ginia Hamilton and Fred Richardson, Jr. ...Majoring in liberal arts at Colorado State.