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William Richard (born December 24, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins and the Florida Gators. He was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 56th pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.
Richard grew up in Fairburn, Georgia and attended Woodward Academy.
His senior season, he averaged 24.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game, and during his time at Woodward played on the varsity basketball team with current Utah Jazz center, Walker Kessler. He earned first-team All-State honors as a senior and finished his high school career with over 1,000 points and 90 wins.
Richard was a key player on the Woodward Academy team that won the Georgia 4A State Championship during his junior year.
He was ranked second in the state of Georgia for scoring per 32 minutes and was named to the GHSAA first-team All-State.
Coming out of high school, he committed to playing college basketball for Belmont.
In the first round of the 2022 National Invitation Tournament, Richard…
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