Jase Richardson

About

Jason Anthoney Richardson II (born October 16, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.

Richardson was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Denver, Colorado. Before the start of his freshman year of high school his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he attended Bishop Gorman High School. Richardson averaged 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals per game as a sophomore. After missing most of his junior year, Richardson finished his Nike EYBL career as the third-leading scorer (20.1 PPG) and an unprecedented 10-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio making him most efficient point guard regardless of circuit and earning first team Peach Jam Honors. Richardson transferred to Christopher Columbus High School in Westchester, Florida before the start of his senior season where he averaged 15 points, six rebounds and four assists helping lead Christopher Columbus to their third straight FHSAA 7A State Championship and a final four appearance at Chipotle Nationals alongside Cameron Boozer. He was…