Nick Richards

About

Nicholas Richards (born November 29, 1997) is a Jamaican professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Richards attended Jamaica College and competed in football, volleyball and track and field before being discovered by Andre Ricketts, a New York City-based basketball scout, in the summer of 2013 during a basketball camp in Jamaica. Ricketts brought him to the U.S., where Richards attended St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, New York. He transferred to The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey in 2014.
He was ranked a five-star recruit in the class of 2017 (by ESPN) and committed to the University of Kentucky in November 2016. He was UK’s first commit in the class of 2017 and chose Kentucky over Syracuse and Arizona.
Richards played in the 2017 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, scoring two points, grabbing two rebounds and tallying two blocked shots in 14 minutes of action. Participating in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic, he had ten points and three boards in 16 minutes of play. Richards was picked…