Brooklyn’s Kadary Richmond Named BIG EAST Player of the Week

The BIG EAST named St. John’s Men’s basketball standout guard Kadary Richmond Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Richmond, a former South Shore High School (Brooklyn) player, averaged a team-high 17.5 points, shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and 77.8 percent at the free-throw line to help lead the Red Storm to wins at DePaul and UConn last week.

A big reason for St. John’s BIG EAST 15-2 dominance, he added 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 27.0 minutes of play.

Richmond scored 17 points and grabbed nine boards in an 82-58 road win against the Blue Demons.

Also, the graduate student posted 18 points, four assists, two steals and two blocks in an 89-75 victory over UCONN at Madison Square Garden.

This season, Richmond is averaging 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 helpers and 2.0 thefts per tilt.

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