Everage Richardson

Everage Lee Richardson (born December 23, 1985) is an American-Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Breiðablik.[1] A high scoring guard, he has played professionally in Germany, Luxembourg and Iceland.

Everage Richardson
No. 24 – Breiðablik
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1985-12-23) December 23, 1985
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican / Icelandic
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington Irving
(New York, New York)
College
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010TUS Treis-Karden Baskets
2010–2013Bodfeld Baskets
2013–2014Itzehoe Eagles
2014–2017Résidence Walferdange
2017–2018Gnúpverjar
2018–2020Hamar
2020–2021ÍR
2021–presentBreiðablik
Career highlights and awards

College career

Richardson played college basketball for Coastal Carolina from 2006 to 2008 and averaged 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as a senior.[2]

Club career

Richardson spent the 2009–2010 season with TUS Treis-Karden Baskets where he helped the club win the German 2. Regionalliga and achieve promotion to the 1. Regionalliga.[3] In 2011–2012, Richardson averaged 42.1 points per game for Bodfeld Baskets,[4] earning him the nickname "Die Schwarze Perle" (English: The Black Pearl).[5] He continued to dominate on the court in 2012–2013[6] and was named the MVP of the 1st Regionalliga Nord at the end of the season.[7]

In 2013, Richardson joined SC Itzehoe in the 1. Regionalliga.[8]

He played for Résidence Walferdange in the Total League from 2014 to 2017.[9]

In 2017, Richardson signed with newly promoted Gnúpverjar in the 1. deild karla.[10][11] He led the league in scoring, averaging 38.9 points per game.[12][13]

In May 2018, Richardson signed with Hamar.[13] He led the 1. deild karla in scoring again during the 2018–2019 season, averaging 29.7 points per game.[14] During the 2019–2020 season, he averaged a league leading 26.5 points per game,[15] helping Hamar to the second best record in the league. However, due to the season finishing prematurely due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland, Hamar was not promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla.[16]

On 16 April 2020, Richardson signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍR.[17][18] He appeared in 22 games, averaging 18.1 and team leading 6.2 assists per game.[19]

After one season with ÍR, Richardson signed with newly promoted Breiðablik in June 2021.[19] In his Úrvalsdeild debut with the team, he had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in an overtime loss against KR.[20] On 7 February 2022, Richardson scored 44 points in a victory against Tindastóll. It was the highest scoring output by any player in the Úrvalsdeild in the season.[21] Richardson resigned with Breiðablik in April 2022. [22]

References
  1. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (18 October 2021). "Körfuboltakvöld um hinn síunga Richardson: Svo góður mótor í honum miðað við hann er orðinn gamall". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. Raimondi, Marc (16 August 2010). "Year overseas the key to Richardson's superb summer". New York Post. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. Staszewski, Joseph (17 July 2010). "Tri-State Classic notebook: Richardson returns to Germany". New York Post. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. "Publikumsliebling Richardson bleibt ein we". Volksstimme (in German). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. Donevan, Connor (21 October 2012). "Basketball's Top Scorer Is Not In The NBA". NPR. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. George, Daniel (30 November 2012). "Aschersleben zu Gast in Elbingerode". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. "Everage Richardson ist "Player of the Year"". basketball-elbingerode.de. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. George, Daniel (6 February 2014). "Das Top-Team-Quartett um die Tigers". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. Haas, Romain (17 December 2016). "Richardson (Walferdange) : "Terminer l'année sur 2 victoires"". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  10. "Everage Richardson til Gnúpverja". gnupnation.is (in Icelandic). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  11. "Gnúpverjar semja við stigahæsta Bandaríkjamann ársins 2012". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  12. "1. deild karla (2017-2018 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  13. "Framlagshæsti leikmaður deildarinnar í Hamar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  14. "1. deild karla (2018-2019 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. "ÍR-ingar semja við þann stigahæsta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (18 March 2020). "Reiður þjálfari Hamars lætur KKÍ heyra það". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  17. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (16 April 2020). "Everage Richardson til ÍR "Ég er tilbúinn fyrir nýja áskorun"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  18. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 January 2021). "Demanturinn í ÍR sem er að verða uppáhalds leikmaður Benna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. Davíð Eldur (25 June 2021). "Everage til Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. "KR vann nýliðana í framlengingu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  21. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 February 2022). "Aðeins tveir eldri hafa skorað fjörutíu stig í úrvalsdeildarleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. Sturla Stígsson (8 April 2022). "Danero og Everage framlengja við Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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