Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central
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Players<br />
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Jason Richardson… continued<br />
College<br />
Named Second Team All-America by the Associated Press, USBWA, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, Basketball Times<br />
and CBS Sportsline.com as a sophomore… Earned Third Team All-America honors from NABC as a sophomore…<br />
Selected First Team All-Big Ten Conference by the league’s media and coaches in 2001… An NABC and USBWA All-<br />
District selection and finalist for both the Wooden and Naismith awards… Helped Spartans to the 2000 NCAA<br />
Championship as a freshman and to NCAA Final Four as a sophomore… Listed as one of the top-15 freshman in<br />
the nation in the December 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated.<br />
Personal<br />
Full name is Jason Anthoney Richardson… Nickname is “J-Rich”… Has a 6’<strong>11</strong>.5” wingspan… Son of Elaine<br />
Richardson-Cook… Has a daughter, Jaela’, and two sons, Jason II and Jaxson… Has three brothers: Duane, Damond<br />
and Terrene, and two sisters: Tiffany and Trameka… Lists his mother and his uncle, Brian Bowen, as major influences<br />
on his life… During the summer of <strong>2010</strong>, returned to his hometown of Saginaw and hosted a food drive for needy<br />
families and a golf tournament benefiting the local United Way chapter... Also attended the <strong>2010</strong> Wolrd Cup in<br />
South Africa... In honor of his jersey number, donated $23,000 to Chances for Children, a <strong>Phoenix</strong> organization<br />
that works to save the lives of children living in poverty in Haiti, to aid relief efforts following the<br />
earthquake…Hosted “Man Up” Forum during 2009 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Weekend in <strong>Phoenix</strong>, a program designed to<br />
encourage young men to discuss issues affecting their lives... Took his “Man Up” Forum to Orlando in the summer<br />
of 2009 in conjunction with the “Tom Joyner Family Reunion,” attended by thousands and intended to empower<br />
and inspire young people... Also during 2009 All-Star Weekend, hosted 23 local <strong>Phoenix</strong> elementary school students<br />
at <strong>NBA</strong> Jam Session and McDonald’s <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Celebrity Game in a job shadow project meant to help students<br />
learn about life in the <strong>NBA</strong>... Named one of the HOT 25 of the Bay Area by 7x7 Magazine prior to the 2006-07<br />
season… A stellar hockey player until the 8th grade when his feet outgrew his ice skates… Named Michigan’s Mr.<br />
Basketball in 1998-99 after leading Saginaw Aurthur Hill to a berth in Michigan’s Class A title game… Selected a<br />
McDonald’s All-American as a senior after averaging 25.3 points and 12.8 rebounds… Enjoys listening to rap, R&B<br />
and reggae music.<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> Regular Season Statistics<br />
FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FREE THROWS REBOUNDS – AVERAGES –<br />
YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG<br />
01-02 Golden St 80 2629 464-1090 .426 82-246 .333 141-210 .671 124-216 340 236 106 31 <strong>11</strong>51 4.3 3.0 14.4<br />
02-03 Golden St 82 2698 476-<strong>11</strong>61 .410 123-334 .368 207-271 .764 <strong>11</strong>1-267 378 247 90 23 1282 4.6 3.0 15.6<br />
03-04 Golden St 78 2936 563-1284 .438 77-273 .282 258-377 .684 124-400 524 226 86 41 1461 6.7 2.9 18.7<br />
04-05 Golden St 72 2724 610-1368 .446 125-370 .338 214-309 .693 125-299 424 281 105 32 1559 5.9 3.9 21.7<br />
05-06 Golden St 75 2877 641-1438 .446 183-477 .384 276-410 .673 105-333 438 232 97 37 1741 5.8 3.1 23.2<br />
06-07 Golden St 51 1675 306-734 .417 <strong>11</strong>0-301 .365 92-140 .657 71-188 259 172 54 32 814 5.1 3.4 16.0<br />
07-08 Charlotte 82 3149 648-1468 .441 243-599 .406 249-331 .752 80-361 441 258 <strong>11</strong>6 57 1788 5.4 3.1 21.8<br />
08-09 Charlotte 14 491 97-220 .441 27-59 .458 41-55 .745 13-45 58 36 14 3 262 4.1 2.6 18.7<br />
08-09 <strong>Phoenix</strong> 58 1919 368-754 .488 102-266 .383 <strong>11</strong>2-144 .778 64-197 261 <strong>11</strong>0 62 25 950 4.5 1.9 16.4<br />
09-10 <strong>Phoenix</strong> 79 2485 473-98 .474 157-400 .393 136184 .739 81-323 404 143 66 33 1239 5.1 1.8 15.7<br />
TOTALS 671 23584 4646-10515 .442 1229-3324 .370 1726-2431 .710 899-2628 3527 1941 796 314 12247 5.3 2.9 18.3<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> Playoff Statistics<br />
FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FREE THROWS REBOUNDS – AVERAGES –<br />
YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG<br />
06-07 Golden St <strong>11</strong> 428 81-170 .476 29-82 .354 19-27 .704 24-50 74 22 14 5 210 6.7 2.0 19.1<br />
09-10 <strong>Phoenix</strong> 16 533 <strong>11</strong>2-223 .502 48-101 .475 44-58 .759 18-69 87 17 17 4 316 5.4 1.1 19.8<br />
TOTALS 27 961 193-393 .491 77-183 .421 44-58 .741 42-<strong>11</strong>9 161 39 31 9 526 6.0 1.4 19.5<br />
Career Highs<br />
POINTS – 44 (3/10/06, Golden State at Miami)<br />
FGM – 18 (4/16/02, Golden State at Sacramento)<br />
REBOUNDS – 14 (3 times, 1/19/08, Charlotte vs. Memphis;<br />
<strong>11</strong>/12/05, Golden State at <strong>Phoenix</strong>;<br />
<strong>11</strong>/8/05, Golden State at Milwaukee)<br />
ASSISTS – 8 (13 times, last 3/19/08, Charlotte at Indiana)<br />
BLOCKS – 3 (14 times, last 12/23/09 vs. Oklahoma City)<br />
STEALS – 8 (4/15/08, Charlotte at New Jersey)<br />
FGA – 32 (3/5/08, Charlotte vs. Golden State)<br />
3-PT FGM – 8 (3/29/07, Golden State vs. <strong>Phoenix</strong>)<br />
3-PT FGA – 14 (4/2/06, Golden State at Minnesota)<br />
FTM – 12 (4/12/08, Charlotte at Indiana)<br />
FTA – 14 (2/28/04, Golden State at Chicago)<br />
MINUTES – 51 (2 times, last 1/12/08, Golden State vs. Det.)
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