St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Richmond, Kadary
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Tuesday, August 05
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Wednesday, July 16
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Wednesday, June 04
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Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 1
Kadary Richmond
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- South Shore / Brewster Academy
- Prev School:
- Seton Hall
Bio
2024-25:
Team Captain… Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist… All-BIG EAST Second Team… All-MET First Team… BIG EAST All-Tournament Team… Started 35 of 36 contests averaging 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game… Dished out 191 assists which ranks fifth-most in program history in a single-season… Tied for ninth on the program's single-season steals list (72)…. Ranked top-20 in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7) and total steals (72)… Named to Sporting News Midseason All-America Third Team… Tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 24)… Earned four BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nods (Jan. 27, Feb. 3,Feb. 17 and March 9)… Selected as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Player of the Week (Feb. 18)… Finished the year with 28 double-figure scoring performances, six double-doubles and one triple-double… Logged a 12-point 12-rebound double-double in BIG EAST Tournament Championship against Creighton (March 15)… Went for 12 points and 10 boards in the BIG EAST Semifinal victory over Marquette (March 14)… Became the first St. John’s player since Ron Artest in 1999 to record a triple-double going off for 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists at No. 20/20 Marquette (March 8)… Went for 18 points against RV/RV UConn (Feb. 23)… Added 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting at DePaul (Feb. 19)… Exploded for a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double and added four steals in the win over then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Posted a double-double finishing with 17 points on 7-of-10 (70%) shooting and a season-high 10 assists at Villanova (Feb. 12)… Logged 18 points and season-best 11 rebounds in the win over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Poured in a season-high 24 points on 10-of-14 (71.4%) shooting and dished out eight assists against Providence (Feb. 1)… Registered 19 points, five helpers and seven caroms in the overtime victory over Xavier (Jan. 22)… Posted 18 points and seven boards in BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Dec. 17)… Added 18 points and eight rebounds against Harvard (Nov. 30)… Recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists in St. John’s debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
2023-24 (Seton Hall):
All-BIG EAST First Team … First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … All-Met First Team … named to the NIT All-Tournament Team averaging 13.8 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game and 6.4 assists per game … named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice (Jan. 8 and Jan. 15) … selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times (Nov. 13, Dec. 27, Jan. 22, Feb. 19) … earned Met Writers Player of the Week twice (Jan. 9 and Jan. 16) … ranked second in Division I with nine 20-point, five-rebound, five-assist games this season … led the league with 77 steals … one of only two BIG EAST players to finish in the top 11 in league play in scoring (10th at 17.1 points per game), rebounding (11th at 6.9 rebounds per game), assists (5th at 5.1 assists per game) and steals (2nd at 2.2 steals per game) … shot 82.6 percent from the free-throw line in league play, which was tied for 7th in the conference … one of seven Seton Hall players to register 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists in their careers … posted four double-doubles … logged nine 20-point games against BIG EAST competition … recorded 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and then career-high six steals vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 6) … matched program record with eight steals to go with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in a win against No. 5 UConn (Dec. 20) … registered a season-high 24 points, 12 rebounds and five helpers in a victory over Butler (Jan. 13) … notched the second triple-double in Seton Hall history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against No. 18 Creighton (Jan. 20) … posted a career-high with 13 assists to go with 20 points, eight rebounds and only one turnover against Xavier (Feb. 14) … Tallied 18 points and dished out 11 assists at St. John’s (Feb. 18) … reached the 1,000-point plateau in the win over Villanova (Mar. 6) … Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in the NIT second round win over North Texas (Mar. 23) … rattled off 21 points and 13 rebounds against Indiana St. in the NIT Championship (Apr. 4).
2022-23 (Seton Hall):
Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team … Twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … posted 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds across 27.6 minutes … shot 44.4 percent from three-point territory … logged 53 total steals and averaged more 4.0 assists per contest for the second consecutive season … finished in a three-way tie for first in the BIG EAST averaging 2.0 steals per game … Posted five games with at least five assists and scored in double figures 14 times … season was cut short due to a back injury, missing final five games … posted 17 points five rebounds and five assists at Kansas (Dec. 1) … went off for a career-high 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Providence (Dec. 17) … posted 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists against St. John’s (Dec. 31) … secured a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against UConn (Jan. 18) … finished with 15 points, 13 boards and seven assists at St. John’s (Feb. 1).
2021-22 (Seton Hall):
Started 26 of 32 games ... averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game … recorded 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Yale (11/14) … delivered a 27-point effort on 10-of-13 shooting performance in an overtime victory against UConn (Jan. 8) … Tallied 14 points, three rebounds and seven assists in a victory over Creighton (Feb. 4) ... Scored 16 points and dished out five assists at Villanova (Feb. 12) ... Recorded 12 points, 10 assists and five rebounds against Georgetown (March 2).
2020-21 (Syracuse):
Played in 28 games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 21 minutes per game as a freshman... Ranked third on the team with 86 assists ... made his first career start against Niagara (Dec. 3) and recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win … notched a personal-best 10 assists to go with four steals against North Carolina (March 1) ... tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory against San Diego State (March 19) ... helped upset No. 16/14 Virginia Tech with 13 points off the bench.
Personal:
Kadary Richmond was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2001 ... He is the son of Florence Etienne ... He has two brothers, Daquan and Farrell, and two sisters, Kiara and Flarissa ... 2020 First Team All-New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) at Brewster Academy ... 2019 New York City Public School Player of the Year at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.
Team Captain… Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist… All-BIG EAST Second Team… All-MET First Team… BIG EAST All-Tournament Team… Started 35 of 36 contests averaging 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game… Dished out 191 assists which ranks fifth-most in program history in a single-season… Tied for ninth on the program's single-season steals list (72)…. Ranked top-20 in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7) and total steals (72)… Named to Sporting News Midseason All-America Third Team… Tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 24)… Earned four BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nods (Jan. 27, Feb. 3,Feb. 17 and March 9)… Selected as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Player of the Week (Feb. 18)… Finished the year with 28 double-figure scoring performances, six double-doubles and one triple-double… Logged a 12-point 12-rebound double-double in BIG EAST Tournament Championship against Creighton (March 15)… Went for 12 points and 10 boards in the BIG EAST Semifinal victory over Marquette (March 14)… Became the first St. John’s player since Ron Artest in 1999 to record a triple-double going off for 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists at No. 20/20 Marquette (March 8)… Went for 18 points against RV/RV UConn (Feb. 23)… Added 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting at DePaul (Feb. 19)… Exploded for a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double and added four steals in the win over then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Posted a double-double finishing with 17 points on 7-of-10 (70%) shooting and a season-high 10 assists at Villanova (Feb. 12)… Logged 18 points and season-best 11 rebounds in the win over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Poured in a season-high 24 points on 10-of-14 (71.4%) shooting and dished out eight assists against Providence (Feb. 1)… Registered 19 points, five helpers and seven caroms in the overtime victory over Xavier (Jan. 22)… Posted 18 points and seven boards in BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Dec. 17)… Added 18 points and eight rebounds against Harvard (Nov. 30)… Recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists in St. John’s debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
2023-24 (Seton Hall):
All-BIG EAST First Team … First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … All-Met First Team … named to the NIT All-Tournament Team averaging 13.8 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game and 6.4 assists per game … named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice (Jan. 8 and Jan. 15) … selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times (Nov. 13, Dec. 27, Jan. 22, Feb. 19) … earned Met Writers Player of the Week twice (Jan. 9 and Jan. 16) … ranked second in Division I with nine 20-point, five-rebound, five-assist games this season … led the league with 77 steals … one of only two BIG EAST players to finish in the top 11 in league play in scoring (10th at 17.1 points per game), rebounding (11th at 6.9 rebounds per game), assists (5th at 5.1 assists per game) and steals (2nd at 2.2 steals per game) … shot 82.6 percent from the free-throw line in league play, which was tied for 7th in the conference … one of seven Seton Hall players to register 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists in their careers … posted four double-doubles … logged nine 20-point games against BIG EAST competition … recorded 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and then career-high six steals vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 6) … matched program record with eight steals to go with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in a win against No. 5 UConn (Dec. 20) … registered a season-high 24 points, 12 rebounds and five helpers in a victory over Butler (Jan. 13) … notched the second triple-double in Seton Hall history with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against No. 18 Creighton (Jan. 20) … posted a career-high with 13 assists to go with 20 points, eight rebounds and only one turnover against Xavier (Feb. 14) … Tallied 18 points and dished out 11 assists at St. John’s (Feb. 18) … reached the 1,000-point plateau in the win over Villanova (Mar. 6) … Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in the NIT second round win over North Texas (Mar. 23) … rattled off 21 points and 13 rebounds against Indiana St. in the NIT Championship (Apr. 4).
2022-23 (Seton Hall):
Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team … Twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … posted 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds across 27.6 minutes … shot 44.4 percent from three-point territory … logged 53 total steals and averaged more 4.0 assists per contest for the second consecutive season … finished in a three-way tie for first in the BIG EAST averaging 2.0 steals per game … Posted five games with at least five assists and scored in double figures 14 times … season was cut short due to a back injury, missing final five games … posted 17 points five rebounds and five assists at Kansas (Dec. 1) … went off for a career-high 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Providence (Dec. 17) … posted 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists against St. John’s (Dec. 31) … secured a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against UConn (Jan. 18) … finished with 15 points, 13 boards and seven assists at St. John’s (Feb. 1).
2021-22 (Seton Hall):
Started 26 of 32 games ... averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game … recorded 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Yale (11/14) … delivered a 27-point effort on 10-of-13 shooting performance in an overtime victory against UConn (Jan. 8) … Tallied 14 points, three rebounds and seven assists in a victory over Creighton (Feb. 4) ... Scored 16 points and dished out five assists at Villanova (Feb. 12) ... Recorded 12 points, 10 assists and five rebounds against Georgetown (March 2).
2020-21 (Syracuse):
Played in 28 games and averaged 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 21 minutes per game as a freshman... Ranked third on the team with 86 assists ... made his first career start against Niagara (Dec. 3) and recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in the win … notched a personal-best 10 assists to go with four steals against North Carolina (March 1) ... tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in the NCAA Tournament victory against San Diego State (March 19) ... helped upset No. 16/14 Virginia Tech with 13 points off the bench.
Personal:
Kadary Richmond was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2001 ... He is the son of Florence Etienne ... He has two brothers, Daquan and Farrell, and two sisters, Kiara and Flarissa ... 2020 First Team All-New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) at Brewster Academy ... 2019 New York City Public School Player of the Year at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.