D.J. Richards, Jr. G  #2

Full Name: Damian Richards, Jr.

Current Team: McNeese State

Birthplace/Hometown: Houston, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-4 (193cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Draft Eligible in 2026

Draft Entry: 2026 NBA Draft

Pre-Draft Team: McNeese State (So)

High School: Cypress Creek High School [Houston, Texas]


NCAA

College: McNeese State (2024)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2022-23 Texas-San Antonio Fr 32 24 27.4 10.53 3.31 9.28 .357 1.97 5.91 .333 1.94 2.53 .765 0.72 3.94 4.66 0.88 0.41 0.03 1.53 2.09
2023-24 McNeese State So 34 8 26.2 11.35 3.59 7.71 .466 2.44 5.41 .451 1.74 2.18 .797 0.41 1.76 2.18 0.71 0.97 0.06 0.50 1.62
CAREER NCAA DI   66 32 26.8 10.95 3.45 8.47 .408 2.21 5.65 .391 1.83 2.35 .781 0.56 2.82 3.38 0.79 0.70 0.05 1.00 1.85

NCAA Season Stats - Totals

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2022-23 Texas-San Antonio Fr 32 24 878 337 106 297 .357 63 189 .333 62 81 .765 23 126 149 28 13 1 49 67
2023-24 McNeese State So 34 8 891 386 122 262 .466 83 184 .451 59 74 .797 14 60 74 24 33 2 17 55
CAREER NCAA DI   66 32 1,769 723 228 559 .408 146 373 .391 121 155 .781 37 186 223 52 46 3 66 122

NCAA Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season School Class GP Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2022-23 Texas-San Antonio Fr 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0.57 0.27 0.27 10 22 .313 0.85 0.45 1.30
2023-24 McNeese State So 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1.41 1.94 0.28 30 4 .882 2.99 1.56 4.55
CAREER NCAA DI   66 2 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0.79 0.70 0.28 40 26 .606 3.89 2.05 5.95

NCAA Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season School Class GP TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2022-23 Texas-San Antonio Fr 32 .502 .463 3.05 16.63 9.86 6.93 12.74 0.85 0.12 21.97 145.57 -3.40 1.13 99.3 109.8 11.92
2023-24 McNeese State So 34 .650 .624 2.00 8.18 5.16 4.66 5.41 2.18 0.32 18.05 171.40 -0.12 1.47 135.4 98.3 18.84
CAREER NCAA DI   66 .571 .538 2.54 12.48 7.57 5.64 9.45 1.51 0.21 20.02 157.99 -1.78 1.29 115.5 103.8 15.35

NCAA Awards & Honors

C-USA All-Freshman Team - 2023
C-USA Freshman of the Week - 12/12/2022, 12/19/2022
Southland All-Tournament Team - 2024
Southland Player of the Week - 12/18/2023