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NY Knicks ~Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson~ Signed Basketball Jersey.
Custom jersey. Everything sewn on, size XL.
Hand-signed by Micheal Ray Richardson.
The autograph includes an official James Spence Authentication
(JSA) hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes.
Authentication: JSA COA
Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. He played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies. The No. 4 overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Richardson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight years with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and New Jersey Nets. He was a four-time NBA All-Star, and led the league in steals in three seasons. He later became a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).
Richardson lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, as of 2015. He has 11 grandchildren. Richardson puts on youth basketball clinics with Otis Birdsong, his longtime friend and former teammate. He worked for a financial firm, and he and his wife, Kimberly, owned a beauty salon. His son, Amir Richardson, is a professional soccer player in France.
Richardson was the subject of the TNT Network 2000 film
Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?, narrated by Chris Rock.
Honors
Richardson was Inducted into the
Montana Grizzly Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
In 2001, Richardson was inducted into the
Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame at the University of Montana.
Richardson was named to the list of
Big Sky Conference 50 Greatest Male Athletes in 2013.
Born April 11, 1955 (age 68)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Manual (Denver, Colorado)
College Montana (1974–1978)
NBA draft 1978: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1978–2002
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number 20
Coaching career 2004–2014
Career history
As player:
1978–1982 New York Knicks
1982–1983 Golden State Warriors
1983–1986 New Jersey Nets
1986–1987 Long Island Knights
1987–1988 Albany Patroons
1988–1991 Virtus Bologna
1991–1992 Split
1992–1994 Livorno
1994–1997 Olympique Antibes
1997–1998 Cholet Basket
1998–1999 Montana Forlì
1999–2000 Livorno
2001 Olympique Antibes
2002 AC Golfe-Juan-Vallauris
As coach:
2004–2007 Albany Patroons
2007–2011 Oklahoma / Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
2011–2014 London Lightning
Career highlights and awards
As player:
4× NBA All-Star (1980–1982, 1985)
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1980, 1981)
NBA Comeback Player of the Year (1985)
3× NBA steals leader (1980, 1983, 1985)
NBA assists leader (1980)
French Basketball Cup champion (1998)
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1990)
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup top scorer (1990)
LNB Pro A champion (1995)
2× Italian Cup winner (1989, 1990)
LBA steals leader (1989)
2× LBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1993)
5x LBA All-Star Game (1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)
Croatian Cup winner (1992)
3× First-team All-Big Sky (1976–1978)
As coach:
2× CBA champion (2008, 2009)
2× NBL Canada champion (2012, 2013)
2× NBL Canada Coach of the Year (2012, 2013)
PBL Coach of the Year (2010)
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,253 (14.8 ppg)
Rebounds 3,056 (5.5 rpg)
Assists 3,899 (7.0 apg)
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