2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Julian Richardson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Woodland Hills, CA
- High School:
- El Camino Real
Richardson appeared in five games and averaged 2.2 minutes on the floor with CSUN ... Collected a steal and an assist in a season-high five minutes vs. Pomona-Pitzer (11/11/16) ... Grabbed a rebound in two minutes vs. Stanford (11/13/16) ... Tallied an assist at Boise State (12/21/16).
2015-16 Season (Sophomore, Fullerton College)
Richardson helped lead the Hornets to the Southern California Regional Semifinals ... Earned All-Orange Empire Conference First Team honors ... Scored 14.7 points and pulled down 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a sophomore ... Shot 41.9 percent from the floor and 39.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc ... Finished with an 80.8 shooting percentage from the free-throw line.
2014-15 Season (Freshman, Niagara University)
Came off the bench and appeared in 11 contests ... Shot 7-for-22 from the field (31.8 percent) and 7-for-8 from the free throw line (87.5 percent) ... Finished with 2.2 points and 0.5 assists per game ... averaged 8.0 minutes on the floor.
El Camino Real High School
Richardson helped the Conquistadors to a 25-7 overall record and an unbeaten 10-0 league record as a senior ... Led El Camino to a CIF LA City Division I Championship in 2013-14 ... Helped El Camino earn a City Division II Championship in 2011-12 ... Averaged 20 points in 2013-14 ... Earned all-league, all-city and all-state honors from 2011-14 ... Received a league MVP nod in 2014 and a city most valuable player award in 2011.
Personal
Born on September 21, 1995 ... Son of Jerome "Pooh" and Lynn Richardson ... Father played in the NBA from 1989-1999 and competed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers ... Has four sisters, Bree, Lauren, Milan and Madison ... Favorite athlete is Carmello Anthony ... Other favorites include Denzel Washington, Tasha Smith, the tv show "Power," the film "Training Day," J. Cole and Netflix ... Favorite food is chicken ... Chose CSUN because it was close to home ... Lists winning a Division I Championship in high school as his greatest sports moment ... Listens to music as a pregame ritual ... Names Malcolm X as the person he most would like to meet in history ... The best advice he has been given was to "control what you can" ... his advice to young people would be to stay humble ... Watches a lot of throwback basketball games ... Can't imagine a week without his computer ... Biggest obstable he had to overcome was recovering from a concussion.
